March 2012
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thevolunteerfiredepartment asked: hey is this offical run or just a fandom blog? either way it's wicked cool and you should check out my science blog science-hipster if you can!!! hitting the reblog button a lot on you guys!!
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Just one person in a room adds 37 million bacteria... →
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In Memory of Adrienne Rich
nationalbook:
Adrienne Rich’s history-making 1974 National Book Award acceptance speech
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Planetarium
By Adrienne Rich
Thinking of Caroline Herschel (1750—1848) astronomer, sister of William; and others.
A woman in the shape of a monster
a monster in the shape of a woman
the skies are full of them
a woman ‘in the snow
among the Clocks and instruments
or measuring the ground with poles’
in her 98 years to discover
8 comets
she whom the moon ruled
like us
levitating into...
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“This was a train wreck for the Obama administration…This law looks like it’s...”
– CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin on the way the wind seems to be blowing during the Supreme Court hearings. (via tpmmedia)
Why this might not be bad for Obama and his reelection bid.
(via cheatsheet)
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Does Mexico Have Better Health Care Than the U.S.? →
As the U.S. Supreme Court holds an unprecedented three days of hearings on whether the 2010 health care law is constitutional, we take a look at how other countries handle health care. A 2010 analysis by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that promotes health care in the United States, found that the U.S. spent more per capita on health care than any other industrialized country. The...
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WatchCaribou Fights Like a Boss
An older caribou bull is forced to fend off a herd of young males intent on stealing his mate. Will he stop to fight or keep up with the chase? He has to play his cards right, as the victor will be the new “boss.”
(We are gearing up for Frozen Planet! Tonight on Discovery Channel at 8pm e/p)
More Frozen Planet videos here
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The Liberator of Dead Dog Beach →
Christina Beckles, an ex-Golden Gloves champion, now spends most of her time and money saving abandoned and abused dogs from a beach in Puerto Rico called Dead Dog Beach.
