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POPSThe life-giving power of literature
I used to get bored out of my brain before I started reading I could never latch on to it to easily till I found words of wisdom and writing that could be applied to life also learning about the outside world/universe through factual writing like national geographic and the guardian newspaper has really opened a lot of doors for life,conversation,enjoyment and distraction reading offered answers to the meaning of life and the universe which had seriously distressed me beforehand the quote from volataire sums it up: Despite the enormous quantity of books, how few people read! And if one reads profitably, one would realize how much stupid stuff the vulgar herd is content to swallow every day." — Voltaire this is particulary true in the days of crappy prime time tv shows and hyped up media I also read somewhere about the calming effect good reading material promoting creative thought can have on ones nerves which I found very true oh and the source goodreads is awesome che
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POPSScientists find 8ft bug fossil The ancient sea scorpion, was estimated to have been over 8ft long, by the size of a fossil claw found. They say it was likely to have been one of the largest ancestors of arachnids, almost half a yard larger than any found previously.
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POPSDid Mega-volcanoes kill the Dinosaurs ? They have concluded that the massive volcanic eruptions, happened about 280,000 years after the asteroid strike. I'm wondering how the meteor strike would have worked on the Tectonic scale. Sure seems like the kind of thing that could shake up some inactive volcanoes. In geological time, 280,000 years is not a particularly long time.
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POPSWave action could eat more coast The studies are of the Australian coasts, but there are no doubt effects that will be felt all over the world. Apart from the compound effect of the erosion, with sea level rise, it could be an escalation of the global warming problem, but the big question will remain.How can we pretend our computer models are accurate because of the limited amount of information we put in them. There are too many things we "Don't think of" The computers are being fed volumes of information but the lack of certain effects can still make predictions a waste of time. The weather is changing dramatically, but you don't have to be a weather man to know that. We are still as good at predicting weather as we have ever been
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POPSMouse click reveals ancient coastline The link 'map' is to the page where the map is displayed. It is still a work in progress, and requires 1024x768 screen resolution, and fast internet connection (500kB download) plus flash player.
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POPSWhiff of ancient oxygen turns back clock Oxygen was toxic to early life forms. The 'Great Oxidation Event' changed the environment so these organisms could not survive apart from some places where oxygen is excluded, like deep sea vents. This event gave the opportunity for a new strand of life to develop of which we are a part.
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