Science and SciFi
David Martin, a retired British civil servant was cleaning the chimney of his house in Bletchingley (Surrey), 35 miles south of London, when he found the remains of a pigeon. But this was not any… Read More »The most secret of messages…
When Apple launched iBooks Author back in January 2012 I was quite curious to see the things that you were able to do with it. It all looked very nice and relatively easy to use.… Read More »iBooks Author supports LaTeX now
Earlier this week I had the great opportunity of attending the Opening Gala of the London Film Festival at the IMAX in London. The film that had the honour of opening the 2012 edition was… Read More »This country likes what science gives it, but doesn’t like the questions science raises – Frankenweenie
Muchas gracias por sus enseñanzas Dr Leopoldo García-Colín Scherer. Todo un honor haber sido su estudiante.
Finalmente un poco de tiempo para escribir algo para el blog, y en esta ocasión una gran oportunidad para contestar una pregunta que a inicio de la semana Jorge Soto, si de Moenia, me envió.… Read More »Un universo sin centro…
Teak and mahogany are pricey woods – particularly for the environment. So Norwegian company Kebony is offering a green alternative – by transforming abundant softwoods such as pine and maple into hardwoods using biowaste. The… Read More »Word of the Day: Kebonisation
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While visiting the city that never sleeps I finally had the chance to visit the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York. The main attraction for me was the prospect of seeing and… Read More »The Shuttle Enterprise
A few posts ago I wrote about the Great Uncomformity, and I was quite interested when I got to hear about Curiosity, the rover, photographing unconformities on Mars. As I explained in the aforementioned post,… Read More »Martian Unconformity