“What will happen to humanity when the sun reverses its magnetic poles? Nothing that we know of.” It happens every 11 years…Sun’s magnetic field poised to reverse polarity, scientists say | EarthSky.org This reversal happens every 11 years and is tied to the sun’s cycle of activity, now near its peak. The effects of the …

This! Over the last few months I’ve run across rhetoric that claims feminism is a womens’ only club. Trying to understand this perspective and talking with friends I came to the understanding that feminism isn’t about exclusion, but that unlike a decade or two ago, identifying as a feminist today requires significantly less self reflection. …

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“The last thing I heard him yelling was, ‘Have you been to space? Because I’ve been to space!’” hehehe!Chris Hadfield ejected from movie theatre for loudly heckling Gravity Responding to numerous patron complaints, the staff of the Empire Theatres Waterloo reportedly removed famed Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield after he would not stop heckling a screening …

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This is happening in my backyard.RCMP, protesters withdraw after shale gas clash in Rexton Native protesters against shale gas fracking in Rexton, N.B., have mostly dispersed after a day of clashes with RCMP officers who moved to enforce an injunction against a blockade, prompting a violent reaction in which five RCMP vehicles were burned and …

“Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell […] emphasized that it preserved a round of spending cuts negotiated two years ago with Obama and Democrats.” So wait a minute, by spending cuts does he mean the “compromise” known as the budget sequestration? Which had no compromise, only harsh cuts that everyone was supposed to hate… Why does …

“The paper presents an indirect GNSS-based method for the tracking of drop bears to effectively map the animal population, study animal behaviour and enhance conservation efforts.” It should be noted that Mulder and Scully are listed in the references… and surveyors will note the awkwardness of a tripod and Trimble 4000 strapped to the back …

I somehow missed this last weeks. I’m disappointed with my social network for not bringing it to my attention earlier… 😉Congressional Aides Withholding Sex Until Budget Compromise Is Reached WASHINGTON—As the shutdown of the federal government enters its second week, with legislators on both sides of the aisle having so far failed to bring a …

Three years conveniently captured by Facebook.You and Anna Haskin via Facebook

“the simple addictive pleasure of being a remote controlled ball”Grand St. Grand St. is a new shop for creative technology. via Facebook

The tea party created an existential threat to America, not Obamacare By pretending that the Affordable Care Act poses such an existential risk to the republic that it merits dragging our national character through the mud of a government shutdown, tea party Republicans are belittling the very real crises America soon may face. via Facebook

/rant/The problem with millennials | in the pursuit of There is no problem. The term and the dialog are symptomatic of the human experience. Labels and stereotypes are what we do best. via Facebook

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Heck yeah! Some of the science payload used for monitoring “space weather” (which doubles as the positioning and attitude system) came from my department here at UNB.UNB Technology Launched into Space After a two-week delay, a rocket carrying a GPS instrument designed by University of New Brunswick scientists was launched into space aboard the SpaceX …

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