Hooray–we’re all downwind of that reactor. Or one of the other three. Let’s order some iodine tablets! The good news is the leaks are not high in the atmosphere, so they might not reach us. That’s according the industry-friendly NRC, anyhow. So they just go into the ocean and all over eastern Japan. Which also [...]
A nice geeky article on cooking onions just right. Yes, you can make dip out of them if you want, but why limit yourself? They are onions, one of nature’s most perfect foods…. Several great tips in here for sauteeing things beyond onions: – baking soda greatly speeds the browning. Use gingerly (too much and [...]
Data obtained by NASA’s Kepler mission has been put up with a nice, simple interface. And you, yes you, can aid in the ongoing search for extrasolar planets. With a short learning curve, it has already become my favorite ‘wind down’ activity. It seems it may have eclipsed Angry Birds….
During working hours (PST), you can watch the good folks at the Jet Propulsion laboratory build the next Mars rover. So cool (albeit a little slow on the action scale). You can comment on the side, and earlier today there was a growing movement begging the engineers to do a dance on camera. At first [...]
So you know how Einstein showed that time is relative? And that time for someone moving quickly is different for someone staying still? And that gravity causes the exact same effect? Now clocks have gotten so precise that a team of researchers has measured time dilation in every-day scenarios: time moves differently for two clocks [...]
Very interesting note on nitrate/nitrites found in bacon from the always-excellent Cook’s Illustrated. Nitrate-Free Bacon I often see “no nitrates or nitrites added” bacon in the grocery store. How does this differ from regular bacon? — Eric Williams, New Orleans, LA. Nitrite has long been a controversial food additive, with studies showing it forms carcinogenic [...]