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What if the Earth Suddenly Stopped Spinning?

XKCD’s Randall Munroe has launched a video series around his “What If?” books and today answers the question, what if the earth stopped spinning?

  • By David Crotty
  • Feb 2, 2024
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Book Review: "What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions" by Randall Munroe

A new book by the creator of xkcd takes crazy questions about science and tackles them with verve, humor, great illustrations, and great examples of how to break down even the strangest problems.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Oct 2, 2014
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The Earth at Night — And a Mysterious Patch of Light Appears Suddenly in North Dakota

A new composite of nighttime satellite images reveals the Earth at night — and a remarkable boom town in North Dakota.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Feb 1, 2013
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Curiosity About the Breathtaking "Mars Curiosity Descent" Video?

An impressive video of the Mars Curiosity Rover’s landing — from the Rover’s perspective — has been circulating. Now, a “how it was made” video reveals some of what it took to make it.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Sep 21, 2012
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The Earth As Seen From Space

Amazing views of Earth from the periphery of space.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 3, 2011
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Japan's Earthquakes Captured on Google Earth

A short film showing how earthquakes occurred sporadically, then cataclysmically, around Japan.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 17, 2011
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Journal of Cosmology and Alien Life — Reputation Precedes Refutation, But Are Brands Enough?

Alien life? Or just the will to publish, and some accomplices? While those in the field know the pecking order, those outside still get fooled.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 9, 2011
  • 12 Comments

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