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Norman Edmund, RIP - TB - 1/29/2012 5:11:37 AM
- Re: Norman Edmund, RIP - ER - 1/29/2012 1:35:47 PM

Rethinking "Out of Africa" - TB - 1/19/2012 11:38:07 PM
- Re: Rethinking "Out of Africa" - alcaray - 1/22/2012 9:44:55 PM
- How did the Orangutans get out of Africa? - Lee - 1/22/2012 9:25:10 PM
  - Re: How did the Orangutans get out of Africa? - bowser - 1/28/2012 9:12:48 AM
  - Orangutan walking - Robert - 1/27/2012 4:46:20 PM
  - Re: How did the Orangutans get out of Africa? - ER - 1/27/2012 2:13:02 PM
  - Re: How did the Orangutans get out of Africa? - TB - 1/22/2012 9:53:17 PM
  - Re: How did the Orangutans get out of Africa? - alcaray - 1/22/2012 9:40:29 PM
- Re: Rethinking "Out of Africa" - bowser - 1/20/2012 2:28:19 AM

Galileo Roller Coaster - alcaray - 1/22/2012 5:45:36 AM
- Re: Galileo Roller Coaster - alcaray - 1/22/2012 5:47:04 AM
  - Re: Galileo Roller Coaster - Robert - 1/22/2012 7:37:00 PM
    - Re: Galileo Roller Coaster - alcaray - 1/22/2012 9:35:13 PM
      - Re: Galileo Roller Coaster - Robert - 1/22/2012 11:06:11 PM
        
        Re: Galileo Roller Coaster - alcaray - 1/22/2012 11:50:16 PM
        
        Nope, missed it. - Robert - 1/23/2012 12:11:39 AM
        
        Re: Nope, missed it. - alcaray - 1/23/2012 1:14:39 AM
        
        Re: Nope, missed it. - alcaray - 1/23/2012 1:35:59 AM
        
        Re: Nope, missed it. - TB - 1/23/2012 5:25:04 AM
        
        Re: Nope, missed it. - bowser - 1/27/2012 10:21:45 AM
        
        Re: Nope, missed it. - alcaray - 1/24/2012 7:06:51 AM
        
        Poi Zoners? - Robert - 1/24/2012 6:46:06 PM
        
        Re: Poi Zoners? - TB - 1/24/2012 6:55:42 PM
        
        Re: Poi Zoners? - Robert - 1/24/2012 7:31:57 PM
    - Re: Galileo Roller Coaster - TB - 1/22/2012 7:58:00 PM
      - Yep. All these HTML "WYSIWYG" editors are a snake's nest of compromises and kludges. - Robert - 1/22/2012 11:03:02 PM
  - Re: Galileo Roller Coaster - VelociraptorBlade - 1/22/2012 6:51:18 AM

8 years into it, Opportunity still operating on Mars. - bowser - 1/25/2012 8:53:52 AM
- Re: 8 years into it, Opportunity still operating on Mars. - podrock - 1/27/2012 6:05:22 AM
- Re: 8 years into it, Opportunity still operating on Mars. - alcaray - 1/26/2012 10:07:28 AM
  - Re: 8 years into it, Opportunity still operating on Mars. - ER - 1/27/2012 3:56:08 AM
    - Re: 8 years into it, Opportunity still operating on Mars. - bowser - 1/27/2012 5:15:48 AM

World's best collection of nuclear paraphernalia - TB - 1/21/2012 10:41:47 PM
- Oh wow! Look at the mushroom cloud! Far out, man! - Robert - 1/22/2012 11:08:15 PM
- Re: World's best collection of nuclear paraphernalia - ER - 1/21/2012 10:53:18 PM

Universal flu vaccine on the way - TB - 1/15/2012 10:34:46 PM
- Re: Universal flu vaccine on the way - bowser - 1/15/2012 11:57:26 PM
  - Re: Universal flu vaccine on the way - Lindy - 1/18/2012 11:34:36 PM
    - I've had pretty good luck with flu shots. - TB - 1/18/2012 11:46:01 PM
      - Re: I've had pretty good luck with flu shots. - Lindy - 1/19/2012 6:22:41 PM
        
        Re: I've had pretty good luck with flu shots. - TB - 1/19/2012 11:36:14 PM
        
        Re: I've had pretty good luck with flu shots. - bowser - 1/20/2012 2:38:10 AM
        
        I've done this before and itemized it, including license fees paid to university researchers and everything else. - TB - 1/20/2012 2:43:25 AM
  - Re: Universal flu vaccine on the way - TB - 1/16/2012 3:03:55 AM

Sciences "most beautiful theories". Fascinating! - bowser - 1/16/2012 6:50:37 AM

How to get a cosmos from nothing. - bowser - 1/10/2012 8:34:04 AM
- Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - VelociraptorBlade - 1/10/2012 6:39:26 PM
  - Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - johannes - 1/12/2012 12:27:35 AM
    - Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - visitor - 1/12/2012 12:46:58 AM
      - Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - visitor - 1/12/2012 4:49:57 AM
        
        Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - ER - 1/12/2012 5:41:42 AM
        
        Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - johannes - 1/12/2012 5:18:04 PM
        
        Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - ER - 1/12/2012 7:30:01 PM
        
        Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - johannes - 1/12/2012 11:44:51 PM
        
        Work - RobVG - 1/14/2012 8:50:58 PM
        
        Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - ER - 1/13/2012 12:38:01 AM
        
        Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - ER - 1/13/2012 2:17:24 AM
        
        Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - johannes - 1/13/2012 7:42:43 PM
        
        Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - ER - 1/14/2012 12:27:23 AM
        
        Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - johannes - 1/14/2012 6:20:10 PM
        
        Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - ER - 1/14/2012 9:59:12 PM
        
        Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - johannes - 1/15/2012 1:21:26 AM
        
        Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - ER - 1/15/2012 1:44:12 AM
  - A lot of people are going to fiddle with this for a long time. - TB - 1/10/2012 6:46:59 PM
- Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - ER - 1/10/2012 6:23:57 PM
  - Re: How to get a cosmos from nothing. - VelociraptorBlade - 1/10/2012 7:02:23 PM
  - That first line ("it's a postponement of an answer") is a very good way to put it. - TB - 1/10/2012 6:40:32 PM
    - Re: That first line ("it's a postponement of an answer") is a very good way to put it. - ER - 1/11/2012 12:38:03 AM
      - PS - ER - 1/11/2012 12:46:35 AM
    - Re: That first line ("it's a postponement of an answer") is a very good way to put it. - bowser - 1/11/2012 12:05:22 AM
      - You don't have to prove negatives. - TB - 1/11/2012 12:38:29 AM
      - Re: That first line ("it's a postponement of an answer") is a very good way to put it. - ER - 1/11/2012 12:35:15 AM
      - Re: That first line ("it's a postponement of an answer") is a very good way to put it. - TB - 1/11/2012 12:33:30 AM

12 Skywatching events of 2012 - TB - 1/13/2012 2:59:32 AM
- Re: 12 Skywatching events of 2012 - FrankC - 1/13/2012 6:46:53 AM
  - Re: 12 Skywatching events of 2012 - bowser - 1/13/2012 9:06:14 AM

There are as many planets as there are stars - RobVG - 1/12/2012 3:22:10 AM
- Do I hear 1.6 ? - RobVG - 1/13/2012 2:23:23 AM
  - Re: Do I hear 1.6 ? - ER - 1/13/2012 2:42:31 AM
- Re: There are as many planets as there are stars - FrankC - 1/12/2012 9:50:27 PM
- Re: There are as many planets as there are stars - ER - 1/12/2012 4:21:25 AM

Asimo learns - RobVG - 1/10/2012 2:58:57 AM
- Re: Asimo learns - bowser - 1/10/2012 4:58:16 AM

DARPA discovers improved radiation exposure treatment - TB - 1/7/2012 7:55:14 PM
- Re: DARPA discovers improved radiation exposure treatment - ER - 1/7/2012 10:58:05 PM
  - The DARPA website had basically the same news release. - TB - 1/8/2012 5:42:42 AM

Saturn eclipses Cassini - RobVG - 12/10/2011 9:03:17 PM
- Re: Saturn eclipses Cassini - ER - 1/6/2012 5:37:38 PM
- The Darkside - RobVG - 1/6/2012 5:03:25 PM
  - Re: The Darkside - ER - 1/6/2012 8:20:43 PM
    - Re: The Darkside - RobVG - 1/7/2012 1:31:44 AM
      - Re: The Darkside - ER - 1/7/2012 4:35:55 AM
- Re: Saturn eclipses Cassini - ER - 12/11/2011 8:59:24 PM
  - Sometimes it is the viewport effect. - Robert - 12/11/2011 9:35:05 PM
- Beautiful. - Robert - 12/11/2011 5:26:55 AM
  - Re: Beautiful. - RobVG - 12/11/2011 8:22:32 PM

Cleaning Optics - RobVG - 1/2/2012 9:19:27 PM
- Re: Cleaning Optics - bowser - 1/4/2012 5:10:50 AM
- Re: Cleaning Optics - RobVG - 1/2/2012 10:53:05 PM
  - Re: Cleaning Optics - Robert - 1/3/2012 4:46:00 PM
    - Re: Cleaning Optics - RobVG - 1/3/2012 5:28:08 PM
- Cool 'Scope. - ER - 1/2/2012 10:23:52 PM
  - Re: Cool 'Scope. - RobVG - 1/2/2012 10:50:33 PM
    - It looks like a really ice instrument. - ER - 1/3/2012 1:46:30 AM
      - It's an 11" SCT - RobVG - 1/3/2012 3:12:28 AM
        
        Re: It's an 11" SCT - ER - 1/3/2012 3:43:39 AM

Why doesn't distilled water cost more? - ER - 1/2/2012 5:27:51 AM
- Re: Why doesn't distilled water cost more? - ER - 1/2/2012 1:39:28 PM
- Corrector plates, oculars and primaries I assume. - RobVG - 1/2/2012 7:25:19 AM
  - Re: Corrector plates, oculars and primaries I assume. - bowser - 1/2/2012 9:28:18 AM

Gypsum Vein = water - podrock - 12/31/2011 7:27:20 PM
- Re: Gypsum Vein = water - FrankC - 1/1/2012 6:45:31 AM
- Re: Gypsum Vein = water - Rita Book - 1/1/2012 4:38:49 AM

Another Russian Failure - RobVG - 12/25/2011 6:53:57 PM
- Re: Another Russian Failure - bowser - 12/26/2011 4:48:23 PM
  - Re: Another Russian Failure - TB - 12/26/2011 5:52:38 PM
    - Re: Another Russian Failure - bowser - 12/26/2011 6:38:52 PM
      - The customer. - TB - 12/26/2011 7:04:51 PM
        
        Re: The customer. - bowser - 12/26/2011 9:30:08 PM

Why the British were doomed to lose the race to the South Pole - TB - 12/15/2011 11:17:17 PM
- Re: Why the British were doomed to lose the race to the South Pole - bowser - 12/16/2011 6:57:16 PM
  - Re: Why the British were doomed to lose the race to the South Pole - VelociraptorBlade - 12/20/2011 2:15:45 AM
    - Re: Why the British were doomed to lose the race to the South Pole - bowser - 12/20/2011 4:11:04 AM
      - Re: Why the British were doomed to lose the race to the South Pole - VelociraptorBlade - 12/20/2011 6:44:00 AM

Discovery Powers Down - RobVG - 12/20/2011 6:06:51 AM

Does anyone understand the Higgs Boson and Higgs field? - bowser - 12/13/2011 7:41:37 PM
- Some videos - RobVG - 12/15/2011 5:03:55 AM
- Pass me the aether... - Robert - 12/13/2011 9:18:49 PM
  - Re: Pass me the aether... - bowser - 12/14/2011 1:54:09 AM
- Re: Does anyone understand the Higgs Boson and Higgs field? - ER - 12/13/2011 8:55:03 PM
  - Re: Does anyone understand the Higgs Boson and Higgs field? - FrankC - 12/13/2011 10:18:34 PM
    - Re: Does anyone understand the Higgs Boson and Higgs field? - TB - 12/13/2011 10:21:05 PM
      - It's epicycles all the way down. - ER - 12/13/2011 10:51:47 PM
        
        Re: It's epicycles all the way down. - VelociraptorBlade - 12/19/2011 7:07:45 AM
        
        Re: It's epicycles all the way down. - ER - 12/20/2011 1:57:54 AM
        
        Re: It's epicycles all the way down. - bowser - 12/20/2011 4:21:15 AM
        
        Re: It's epicycles all the way down. - VelociraptorBlade - 12/20/2011 2:16:30 AM

Paul Allen announces new space venture - TB - 12/13/2011 10:03:46 PM
- Re: Paul Allen announces new space venture - VelociraptorBlade - 12/19/2011 6:49:14 AM

Soyuz launches with 6 satellites in French Guiana - bowser - 12/17/2011 11:47:20 PM

Scientific literacy test - TB - 12/10/2011 11:03:02 PM
- Re: Scientific literacy test - FrankC - 12/11/2011 10:12:49 PM
  - Re: Scientific literacy test - Jody - 12/11/2011 11:06:55 PM
- Fun, I missed 11 - RobVG - 12/11/2011 8:21:31 PM
- Spoilers! - ER - 12/11/2011 3:38:22 AM
  - Re: Spoilers! - TB - 12/11/2011 4:31:40 AM
    - Re: Spoilers! - ER - 12/11/2011 6:04:29 AM
      - It's a little ironic that you and the test writer used a fractional coefficient. n/t (n/t) - RobVG - 12/13/2011 8:07:21 PM
        
        Re: It's a little ironic that you and the test writer used a fractional coefficient. n/t - ER - 12/13/2011 11:17:15 PM
        
        I don’t remember ever seeing the conversion formula written with “9/5”. - RobVG - 12/14/2011 12:15:11 AM
        
        Re: I don’t remember ever seeing the conversion formula written with “9/5”. - ER - 12/14/2011 12:48:06 AM
        
        Still say it was easier to remember "-40." - TB - 12/13/2011 11:52:14 PM
        
        Re: Still say it was easier to remember "-40." - ER - 12/14/2011 12:50:11 AM
        
        Re: Still say it was easier to remember "-40." - bowser - 12/15/2011 6:40:09 AM
        
        Re: Still say it was easier to remember "-40." - ER - 12/17/2011 8:38:12 PM
- What I whiffed (spoilers) - TB - 12/11/2011 12:48:55 AM
- Re: Scientific literacy test - bowser - 12/10/2011 11:20:50 PM

Lunar eclipse Dec. 10 - TB - 12/8/2011 7:16:30 PM
- Re: Lunar eclipse Dec. 10 - ER - 12/9/2011 12:34:31 AM

Voyager in the borderlands - TB - 12/7/2011 4:44:40 PM
- Re: Voyager in the borderlands - bowser - 12/7/2011 5:29:13 PM

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