Waking up to the news of the Russian meteor shower was interesting. And those of us with overactive imaginations were thinking up all sorts of crazy scenarios. But no, we are not under attack. And it isn’t related to the asteroid that also flew by earth today. I am thankful that so many Russians have dash cams in their cars. Though the reason is sad - insurance scams. Because of them the rest of the world was able to view a variety of captures of this event.
Five more cool nature / science-y things:
- Parrotlet Chicks Learn Their Calls From Mom and Dad. They may have their own names even.
- Listen to These Baby Ants Talking. Whoa.
- Timelapse of Boston’s nemopocalypse - “I pointed my camera out my dining room window for 30 hours of Nemo in Boston, from the start of precipitation on Friday to the end of Saturday’s cleanup, and condensed it all down to a minute. Enjoy this wintry timelapse! That’s me waving at the camera for a few frames around 0:33.”
- Better Flavor, Fresher Longer: Or, Why You Should Bother with Whole Spices
- And speaking of food and ingredients, here’s a list of problematic ingredients that are banned in other countries but still legal in the U.S. Thanks a lot FDA.
Last night the boyfriend took me out to a very special Valentine’s Day dinner at The Bell Museum. Where we wound up being interviewed by a Pioneer Press reporter in this piece: Bell Museum offers ’science nerds’ a place to celebrate love. My photos from the evening are here. It was a nice little break from some big ticket stress items in my life right now. Which I should probably attend to sooner rather than later.
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