Category Archives: Science

My Building Museum

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Stan Flouride

After my HASF posters post I received several requests for views of the rest of the building. Since I became manager in the 1990s I have turned it into a museum of San Francisco & California memorabilia. The tour starts … Continue reading →

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Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme…

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Stan Flouride

Anyone who watches science fiction movies is undoubtedly familiar with some version of those words and it never ends well for humankind. But in real life sometimes it does. As Isaac Asimov once said, “The most exciting phrase to hear in science, … Continue reading →

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The 12,400km by 200m Nature Preserve

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Stan Flouride

The European Green Belt initiative is a grassroots movement for nature conservation and sustainable development along the corridor of the former Iron Curtain. The term refers to both an environmental initiative as well as the area it concerns. The initiative is carried out under … Continue reading →

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Falcon Heavy Test Flight: A Momentous Event

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Stan Flouride

The world’s newest, most powerful rocket in decades has reached space. It took a few weather delays Tuesday, but the private space company SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center. Watch the video of the launch at the … Continue reading →

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Illustrations from the Russian Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890-1907) |

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Stan Flouride

From Runiverse, a sort of Russian Google Books: Dear users!  Again we present you the “Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron”. We carried out work to restore the integrity of the publication. The volumes XXVIIa and XXVIII, dedicated to Russia, and also … Continue reading →

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Rock n’ Roll legend Chuck Berry dead at 90

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Stan Flouride

Chuck Berry died Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the age of 90. Police in Missouri where he has been living said, “The St. Charles County Police Department sadly confirms the death of Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr., better known as … Continue reading →

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Never-before-seen gatherings of hundreds of humpback whales

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Stan Flouride

In a mysterious change to their normal behaviour, humpback whales are forming massive groups of up to 200 animals.Humpbacks aren’t normally considered to be terribly social. They are mostly found alone, in pairs, or sometimes in small groups that disband … Continue reading →

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New Ancient Otter Species Was the Size of a Wolf

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Stan Flouride

Dr. Denise Su, curator and head of paleobotany and paleoecology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History was co-author on new research that described a species of otter new to science and that is among the largest otter species known. … Continue reading →

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Pineapple Express Soaks California 

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Stan Flouride

An atmospheric river has been flooding California and other parts of the western United States with rain and snow for nearly a week. Precipitation could be measured in feet rather than inches in some locations, and rivers and valleys filled … Continue reading →

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Anti-Surveillance Fabric Aims to Confuse Facial Recognition

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Stan Flouride

Berlin-based artist and technologist Adam Harvey aims to overwhelm and confuse these systems by presenting them with thousands of false hits so they can’t tell which faces are real. The Hyperface Camouflage project involves printing patterns on to clothing or … Continue reading →

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