Typographic map of the world
Textual mapping: flawed but still impressive — http://maphugger.com/post/38323044556/laconic-history-of-the-world-2012-my-first
Category Archives: earth
Send your poem to space
Humans can not only put people on the moon, we can also send poems to space. On Thursday, September 20, 2012, a large helium-filled balloon was launched from Weston Park, west of the University of Sheffield in Sheffield, England. Equipped Continue reading Send your poem to space
We Stopped Dreaming
Two video clips that argue “we stopped dreaming,” trading in exploration and experimentation for hedonism, extravagance and, in some cases, expediency: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbIZU8cQWXc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFO2usVjfQc Narration by Neal deGrasse Tyson, with video by NASA, NOAA and a host of other sources. It Continue reading We Stopped Dreaming
Online notebooks
Have you ever wondered how to keep track of all those interesting and ephemeral pieces of trivia that you find on the Internet? The odd photos, strange captions, useful Web sites and such? You haven’t? Too bad: here are Continue reading Online notebooks
Alien abduction and conspiracy
The top photo was taken in New Mexico at the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array, part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Socorro. The middle photo is clearly an Unidentified Flying Object. The bottom photo was taken at a Continue reading Alien abduction and conspiracy
Revenge of the Bay Hydrographer
Cover of an educational comic devoted to a (now retired) NOAA research vessel used to both map Chesapeake Bay and explore new technologies for underwater mapping. Revenge of the Bay Hydrographer cover (full size), page 1 (full size), page 2 (full size), page 3 (full size), page 4 (full size), page Continue reading Revenge of the Bay Hydrographer
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Stellwagen Bank is a National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Massachusetts, headquartered in an old Coast Guard station in Scituate. This visit was during a frozen February 2001. Photos from Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 2001.
Walla Walla, 2000
The oldest town in Washington State, Walla Walla was founded as a mission by Marcus Whitman in 1836. It later became a Hudson’s Bay Company outpost, a territorial fort, and the capitol of Washington Territory. After Washington became a state, Continue reading Walla Walla, 2000
Western Washington, 2000
From sea level to skyline, a visit to Western Washington. A visit to: Silverdale Bremerton Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park Whidbey Island Port Townsend Port Angeles Photos from Western Washington, 2000.