Day: August 27, 2010
Impressive video of asteroid discovery from 1980-2010
This rules. View of the solar system showing the locations of all the asteroids starting in 1980, as asteroids are discovered they are added to the map and highlighted white so you can pick out the new ones. The final colour of an asteroids indicates how closely it comes to the inner solar system. – … Read more
WWII air raids on Japan were so successful that it was hard to find suitable targets for the A-bombs
In World War I, it was the trenches that captured the imagination of poets. In World War II, it was aerial combat. It is a question that Mr. Swift asks repeatedly in “Bomber County.” The U.S. and Britain dropped 1.6 million tons of bombs on Germany, causing civilian casualties of more than one million and … Read more
There’s Always Been Product Placement in the Arts
Jennifer Edwards: “I hate to be a kill-joy, but the vast majority of classical art pieces were designed as product placement ads paid for by monarchs and religious institutions. The Sistine Chapel is an advertisement, just like Shakespearean plays and Swan Lake – all were bought and paid for by the wealthy for a purpose.” … Read more