Tag Archives: Friday Links

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This week, from the BBC: eleven untranslatable words from other languages. Enjoy!

If you’ve ever been curious about Zen, this introductory talk gives one of the best overviews to the whole thing that I’ve ever heard. Just click the icon in the upper left that says POD.

Enjoy, and have a great weekend!

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25 million years ago, cats disappeared from the fossil record and didn’t return for for over 6 million years. What was the cause of this cat gap? Nobody really knows.

There’s some random knowledge for ya. Hope your weekend is fabulous.

NASA Johnson style!

From the Onion: new, modernized space camp simulates frustration of budget cuts.

See you Monday!

“The Expert” – what happens in the business world when somebody actually knows what they’re talking about? Chaos, of course.

This sweet infographic gives you a rundown of all the active probes currently buzzing around in the solar system. (Make sure you enlarge it so you can read the text.) New Horizons is on its way to Pluto now, arriving next year!

Since blog reader applenpear asked about Enceladus yesterday, here’s a quick article from Scientific American with a rundown on just what’s so fascinating about this icy moon of Saturn.

Have a stellar weekend!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp89tTDxXuI

Quadcopters playing catch. Enjoy!

In this TED talk, Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page gives us his vision of the future: balloon-based Internet, bicycles on cables, and a sweet AI demo. He also talks about his position on government surveillance.

Join the quest to discover the worst episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. What’s your pick? For me, it’s any Troi-centric episode from the first season. (But if you’re reading this, Marina, we still love you!)

Have an outstanding weekend, and congratulations to my mom on winning first prize in the art show!

Somebody made a robot that solved the Rubik’s cube in 3.25 seconds. Humans are such strange and wonderful creatures.

Edgar Allen Poe and the passive-aggressive raven.

Have a stellar weekend!