Forgot to post this last week, so in case you missed the headlines a meteorite smashed through the family practice office of Dr. Frank Ciampi’s in Lorton, Virginia.  The palm-sized visitor was taken to the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History (hey, I was just there a few weeks ago!), where Carri Corrigan confirmed that the [...]

If all goes well in four months, my wife and I will be having our first child – a baby boy! Yes, I’m already shopping for Playskool Dobsonian reflectors. Although she’s a physician, I had to let her in on how the entire childbirth procedure will really go down: Ted Brogan

In the grand tradition of Sealab 2021, here is an awesome mashup of one of Bill Shatner’s cover of Common People (featuring Joe Jackson, produced by Ben Folds) and the often-forgotten Star Trek animated series.  You’ll never look at Kirk and Spock the same way again without checking your phaser.

I received a package in the mail today and being Sunday, I knew something was up.  Sure enough, the envelope had strange writing on it, and the postmark was dated November, 2017.  2017…  hmm, I knew that date sounded familiar.  I went to my bookshelf where all my DVDs are lined up, and there it [...]

I missed this bit of science news when it was released: Top scientists (from Zissou Labs?) created a powerful new microscope, and released never-before-seen images of chemical reactions.  We’re finally able to resolve individual atoms and molecules into their constituent hairy-faced quarks.

If you didn’t catch the release earlier this week, the groovy folks at Symphony of Science have released a new video.  This one features Carl Sagan, Robert Jastrow, Michio Kaku and some Richard Dawkinsy goodness. Now I know you want to get your galactic groove on to the rest of the videos. Man, the song [...]

One of my favorite bands in recent years, Black Moth Super Rainbow (who just happen to be from Pittsburgh), is releasing their new album “Eating Us” on May 26.  Like the other BMSR songs, this album has awesometacular song titles like “Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise” (free mp3), “Iron Lemonade” and “Tooth [...]

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Hello!  Sorry so “silent” lately – the normal school workload, plus some extra reading for the summer coming up, plus trying to get the UC Observatory up and running makes Davin something something.  Well, I guess that would be “deblogged.”  When things get to the point where I only have 3 budgeted mouse clicks per [...]

Just popping my head up from my books to pass on this neat-o vide-o. The Mars Exploration Rovers have been an incredible success, as I’m sure anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock knows. So what will NASA do as a roving encore? Build a car-sized 6-wheelin’ monster truck that will cruise for Martian [...]

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