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Posts by
Larry Sessions
Signs of the seasons as hottest months are upon us
July is the hottest month in many places. From a temperature standpoint, midsummer has begun. These are signs of the seasons.
July 13, 2010
Global changes point to connections between all things
Global changes are part of everyday life, and are reflected in the interconnections between all things. Read more about our interconnected world.
April 22, 2010
Destination Moon, a scifi classic
Destination Moon refers to the 1950 scifi classic. Across the board, the media makes inexcusably egregious mistakes, and promotes misconceptions, about our moon.
February 6, 2010
The infamous Heene hoax was a stunt
The Heene hoax shows us humans tend to favor initial impressions. If the first impression you get of something is that it is an alien spacecraft, it sticks.
October 22, 2009
Apollo 11. Four forward. Drifting to the right a little.
Do you remember where you were and what you were doing when Apollo 11 landed on the moon? Most of us who are old enough do remember.
July 20, 2009
Preparing to say goodbye to the Shuttle
The Space Shuttle program is mandated to end on September 30, 2010, less than a year and a half from now. I am preparing to say goodbye.
April 7, 2009
Hey cutie! Hey cutie!
The Chickadee as harbinger of the growing season was a welcome sound, if not sight, today. So hearing "Hey cutie" wasn't directed at me.
March 19, 2009
The Large Hadron Collider – LHC – black holes and energy
The atoms in the body of an average person corresponds to about 1.6 gigatons of TNT in energy. The likelihood of spontaneous explosion is low, similar to that of the Large Hadron Collider to cause any harm.
September 9, 2008
Red skies and volcanoes create beauty
Red skies and volcanoes from early Roman stories to today. Learn about unusual conditions that can create beautiful views in our skies at sunrise and sunset.
August 31, 2008
