Musings on science, the Bible, and fantastic literature (and sometimes basketball and other stuff).
God speaks to us through the Bible and the findings of science, and we should listen to both types of revelation.
The title is from Psalm 84:11.
The Wikipedia is usually a pretty good reference. I mostly use the World English Bible (WEB), because it is public domain. I am grateful.
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Showing posts with label automobiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label automobiles. Show all posts
Thursday, January 10, 2019
What's unique about this auto brand/model name?
Look at the above list of various automobile brands or models. There's something unique about the Toyota name, as shown here. What is it?
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Sunspots 700
Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:
Computing: National Public Radio on the question of whether self-driving cars should have ethics built in.
Food: National Public Radio reports on the likely effect of climate change on five important crops. All five will be impacted negatively.
Health: (or something) Gizmodo reports that families have been scattering the ashes of their loved ones at Disney theme parks.
Politics: Gizmodo discusses a case, from the 19th Century (!) on the question of whether people can use photographs of individuals without their permission.
National Public Radio discusses the meaning of "nationalism," and the history of the use of that word.
Earther reports that the newly elected President of Brazil wants to turn the rain forest into a soybean field.
Earther also reports that President Trump has designated a new national monument, with significance for African-American history.
Science: Science Magazine reports that there is considerable variety in the shape of women's birth canals, which means that fetuses have different challenges when being born, depending on their mother's anatomy.
New Scientist has posted winners of an astronomy photo contest.
Scientific American reports that tiny bits of plastic are commonly found in people's poop.
Scientific American discusses the determination of sex, which is complicated and difficult to predict, and may even change as the individual matures.
The graphic used in these posts is from NASA, hence, I believe, it is public domain.
Thanks for looking!
Labels:
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Global Climate Change,
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sex,
transgender
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Sunspots 698
Things I have recently spotted that may
be of interest to someone else:
Christianity: Christianity Today reports that many US Christians hold heretical beliefs about the gravity of sin, the importance of worshiping with others, and the nature of the Holy Spirit.
Finance: (or something) Scientific American reports that there are now a million electrically powered autos in the US.
Food: Listverse on the origins of 10 common foods (including bagels, ice cream cones, and others.)
Health: Scientific American on doctors being slow to use new technology. (The article says that thermometers were resisted for a long time!)
History: About the life of Ella Mae Wiggins, a textile worker who became a leader in the struggle for better pay and conditions for textile workers, but who was shot to death in 1929, by textile mill security employees.
Politics: FiveThirtyEight has a solid analysis of how the Supreme Court responds to resistance to its actions from Congress and/or the President, based on the history of such situations.
Science: Scientific American tells us the function of a horse's tail. Really.
The graphic used in these posts is from NASA, hence, I believe, it is public domain.
Thanks for looking!
Christianity: Christianity Today reports that many US Christians hold heretical beliefs about the gravity of sin, the importance of worshiping with others, and the nature of the Holy Spirit.
Finance: (or something) Scientific American reports that there are now a million electrically powered autos in the US.
Food: Listverse on the origins of 10 common foods (including bagels, ice cream cones, and others.)
Health: Scientific American on doctors being slow to use new technology. (The article says that thermometers were resisted for a long time!)
History: About the life of Ella Mae Wiggins, a textile worker who became a leader in the struggle for better pay and conditions for textile workers, but who was shot to death in 1929, by textile mill security employees.
Politics: FiveThirtyEight has a solid analysis of how the Supreme Court responds to resistance to its actions from Congress and/or the President, based on the history of such situations.
Science: Scientific American tells us the function of a horse's tail. Really.
The graphic used in these posts is from NASA, hence, I believe, it is public domain.
Thanks for looking!
Labels:
automobiles,
Ella Mae Wiggins,
food,
heresy,
horses,
ice cream cones,
links,
medicine,
Supreme Court,
unions,
workers
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