Monthly Archives: June 2010

Design of Experiment: AT&T vs. Verizon 3G Networks

Hey there PaleoPals.  Today’s article is a bit unorthodox, as it’s actually a quick summary of an experiment that I did with a friend for one of my graduate classes recently.  If you’re interested in engineering, statistics, testing, and scientific … Continue reading

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Is it really Friday?

The days are starting to blur. Sleep is a distant memory. Here are some links, but be warned that next week promises little relief. Related Media: Pictures of the Mind: What the New Neuroscience Tells Us About Who We Are … Continue reading

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The Twin Paradox (part TWO)

virginia lottery Preamble Welcome to the Twin Paradox part 2. In this section, i will explain the concept of time dilation, which lies at the heart of the twin paradox. Related Media: Pictures of the Mind: What the New Neuroscience … Continue reading

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REVIEW: Jurassic Park Redemption #1 from iFanboy.com

Hey Paleoposse, I’m gonna level with ya, this one is a bit of cheat but it’s still worth reading. I wrote a review of the comic Jurassic Park Redemption #1 that went up this morning over at iFanboy.com. If you … Continue reading

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SUCK, SQUEEZE, BANG, AND BLOW! Or, How a Jet Engine Works!

Here at Science… sort of, we know that our listeners are high-flying important-types, who spend more time in the air than they do on the ground. So while you’re flyin’ in first class on a Boeing Triple-Seven, sippin on Courvoisier, … Continue reading

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Another Manic Monday: How the Sausage is Made

If you’ve listened to Episode 41, which just went up, you’ll have heard Jacob make a comment about how much of a shambles our operation is. And he’s right. What you listen to each week is the floating head of … Continue reading

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Friday Postings from the Paleocave Wall

*Note: No one got the answer right to the surprise question from last week based on the image in this post. Guess again everyone! (hover over the image for a hint) It’s another Friday and we wanna make sure you … Continue reading

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Ben’s update from the road

hey peeps. Sorry I’m not done the awesome “twin paradox part 2″ article. I worked on it for a couple hours tonight. and it’s coming together but it’s a real piece of work. Related Media: The Everything Kids’ Science Experiments … Continue reading

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Flying Holmes

If you read my previous mini-post, you’ll know I’m airborne right now. 8696 meter high to be exact. The plane has wifi so I could actually craft something pretty decent with all my usual resources but it costs like 8 … Continue reading

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Pulling a Ben… sort of

Here’s the skinny, paleoposse. I’m in an airport posting from my phone (the future is awesome). I’m running on very little sleep (you know who you are). My flight is supposed to leave in 7 minutes (it won’t). But here … Continue reading

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