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I'm including this one not only because dinosaurs are cool - duh! but also because these are in my home state of Texas. It's been eons since I've been to Glen Rose (see what I did there?). Really need to get back up there one of these days.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/02/us/dinosaur-tracks-texas-drought-climate/index.html


I have gradually been falling out of love with the Disney franchise for some time now. I found this blog post interesting for that reason, but also because I used to love amusement parks, and this one sounds like it needs to go on my bucket list.


These duds are super pricey but I must admit some of the items are very tempting . . .

https://thenationalbureau.com/

Who else is super pumped about all the space telescope news?


I want!


“The tectonic plates that cover Earth like a jigsaw puzzle move about as fast as our fingernails grow"

https://www.sciencealert.com/watch-a-billion-years-of-tectonic-plate-movements-in-just-40-seconds

20 Historical Words That We Should Bring Back


Space blizzard!

Read the entire article here. 


I don't think of a placebo as a trick. I'm dying to know exactly how it works.


Now who wouldn't want to help save the world?


Ridiculously cool. Occupy Mars.


Last year we were so fortunate to be in the path of totality for the solar eclipse. We had a house full of people come to visit, with family and friends traveling from as far away as Texas and Florida. It was totally worth it (see what I did there??)! The weather was perfect. The eclipse was mind-blowing. I'm already planning to attend the next one in 2024. If you get the opportunity to travel to the path of totality, take it. Way better than the ho-hum non-totality garden variety eclipse. I heard it described this way last year: it's like the difference between kissing a guy and marrying him.


Understanding evolution the right way: we're fishies, not monkeys! (feeling pretty superior about my Pisces status about now)


Dust storm on Mars blocking out the sun, taken by Opportunity rover. More details here at the JPL website.


Incredible miniatures depicting post-apocalyptic New York City


The International Space Station flew over my house last night at 9:22 p.m. It was a little cloudy but I was able to see it clearly for about 20 seconds. So. Freakin. Cool. There are several ISS tracking sites if you'd like to check it out. This one is from NASA.


So apparently the moon isn't exactly a chip off the ol' block after all?


When I was in high school, I opted to attend one of the first magnet schools. I enrolled in the science curriculum because at the time I planned to pursue a career in medicine. That didn't pan out. But I'm still fascinated by science and the natural world. This video is wonderfully hypnotic and explains momentum and inertia more enjoyably than any boring textbook.


Any fellow bird nerds out there? Click on this link to see the migration routes below in motion. It's amazing.


After reading this article on how viewing art affects the brain, I resolved to consume more art this year. I caught the Matisse exhibit at our local museum, which was beyond cool (not the least of which was due to a surprise exhibit by Renee Cox). But once every now and then was not enough. So I added the DailyArt app to my phone, which I highly recommend. I've been enjoying the heck out of it. One of the delights I discovered in a roundabout way through the app was this article about how a photographer recreated some of Gustav Klimt's paintings using real, live humans. Enjoy!


I really wanted to see this in person when we were down in Florida last week, but wasn't able to make it happen. Next time!


I am obsessed with this video. I have no idea how much it costs. But I can imagine myself being more intrigued by the process than by the actual results 🙂