That’s the good news. The bad news? It requires a fMRI machine, so don’t hold your breath for a home version just yet.
A true invisibility cloak?
Scientists and engineers say it’s becoming possible to creat a “cloak” that would steer all electromagnetic radiation around an object, essentially rendering it invisible. The CBC story linked to compares it to Harry Potter’s cloak, but the good old Romulan cloaking device from Star Trek seems a better fit to me. In either case, it’s …
Another Slightly Belated Photo of the Day: Lilacs
Too busy getting ready for opening night of Candide to do much blogging today. The opening went very well–standing ovation, extremely complimentary comments from Lynda Haverstock, the Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan, who was present tonight, all that good stuff. But I didn’t want to miss my photo of the day completely, so here it is, late …
Slightly Belated Photo of the Day: Tulip Innards
More photos here.
"Software beings are we, not this crude matter…"
Solo computer games—at least the more sophisticated ones—are designed to present the player with the illusion that he or she is interacting with actual human (or alien) beings, and that just out of his or her sight, millions more such beings are going about their everyday lives without regard for his or her actions. In …
The Stardance project
Jeanne Robinson, wife of Canadian SF writer Spider Robinson, was on the short list to take a ride into orbit back when NASA had its Civilians in Space program, which was shut down in the wake of the Challenger disaster. Jeanne, a dancer, had hoped to pioneer zero-gravity dance, which she and Spider had already …
The Katrina heroes the media missed
Here’s a fascinating articleon what really happened in New Orleans after Katrina, and how badly the media botched the job of reporting it.
Photo of the Day: Local Colour
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Bad news for space elevators?
Maybe. Research indicates carbon nanotubules may not point the way to materials strong enough to make them possible. But other researchers disagree. So the jury, as is often the case in scientific matters, is still out.
Come see me in Candide!
If I blog rather less than some days for the next week, please bear with me: I’m in the throes of the final rehearsals leading up to Wednesday’s opening of the five-show run of Regina Lyric Light Opera‘s production of Candide, in which I play Voltaire/Pangloss/The Governor/The Host/The Sage. It’s a lot of fun but …
Photo of the Day: Night Tree
A bit fuzzier than I’d like (long exposure, no tripod, heavier camera than my little Canon), but here’s the view from my balcony, looking down. I like the way the colors came out. More photos here.
Super broccoli!
A childhood nightmare come true.
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