In Glittering Gems, Reading Earth’s Story

In Glittering Gems, Reading Earth’s Story

“It has taken a while for geologists to decode the cookbook for gems. Jade, for example, puzzled geologists for decades. “For a long time people looked at this crazy rock, and it didn’t make any sense,” said George Harlow, a geologist at the American Museum of Natural History. But thanks to the research of Dr. Harlow and other geologists, jade now has a back story.”

Read more from The New York Times: http://goo.gl/CwEhf

Hello, #lazyplus.  I’m looking for an android app that takes up the whole display, reacts in some way when you touch…

Hello, #lazyplus.  I’m looking for an android app that takes up the whole display, reacts in some way when you touch it, but doesn’t keep any state.  Just sort of a visual toy (as opposed to a game of some sort) that my 9 month old can play with while we’re traveling.

I’m looking because this morning she was playing with the lock screen on my wife’s phone, and she loved the way the dots lit up when she touched them, and the little lines that showed up when she dragged her fingers around.  Any ideas?

It’s honestly hard to find the right set of words to express how moving this is.  For months, I’ve been sharing…

It’s honestly hard to find the right set of words to express how moving this is.  For months, I’ve been sharing Chris Hadfield’s pictures from the ISS with various people, but this video really brings home the incredible oddity and beauty of the place he’s been for the past little while.  Kudos to Commander Hadfield, and congratulations on his safe return.