Space Photography on a balloon

This is one of the coolest things I've read about in a long time.

a bigger threat than China

Taiwan's president said climate change presents a bigger threat to the island than China.

where I write

An interesting collection of authors' workspaces. It's interesting that half of the authors have cats.

Alaskan blob

I hope Monsterquest is moving on this.

Islam's blind spot

It's interesting that only Muslims are only outraged about their fellow brethrens killed in the West while those who died in ethnic conflicts outside of Europe or the Middle East like India or China were ignored.

Cap-n-Trade

Nate Silver's take on the prospect of last week's Climate Change Bill passing the Senate.

biodegradable plastics

This is even cooler than Homer Simpson's aerodynamic nuclear power plant.