Natural world

Nature and the natural world

AAAS: ‘One hundred billion trillion’ planets where alien life could flourish – Telegraph

by Steve Baker 15 February 2009 in Technology, Natural world Comments are Disabled

The case for charitable funding of space programmes? Within four years Dr Boss, who was speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting, believes it will have found one in our galaxy and that will prove his theories about their abundance. He then would like researchers to […]

Merry Christmas from the Chilterns

by Steve Baker 25 December 2008 in Photography, Natural world Comments are Disabled

Winter woodland, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

From Flickr: paragliding to the moon

by Steve Baker 19 December 2008 in Natural world, Fun, Photography Comments are Disabled

A cheerier post to end the day: Para o alto e avante!!!, originally uploaded by Phugu S3IS & REBEL XTI. I am not responsible for the content of other people’s Flickr photostreams.

BBC NEWS | Health | People still willing to torture

by Steve Baker 19 December 2008 in Politics, Natural world Comments are Disabled

Decades after a notorious experiment, scientists have found test subjects are still willing to inflict pain on others – if told to by an authority figure. US researchers repeated the famous “Milgram test”, with volunteers told to deliver electrical shocks to another volunteer – played by an actor. Even after […]

Shocking Science 2008 | The smell of fear

by Steve Baker 19 December 2008 in Technology, Natural world, Fun Comments are Disabled

Having exposed volunteers to the whiff of sweat from skydivers, researchers concluded that humans can smell fear via Shocking Science 2008 | Science | guardian.co.uk .

A lovely day for a skydive

by Steve Baker 6 December 2008 in Natural world, Photography Comments are Disabled

Winter woodland, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. But family first: it was also a good day to walk for a pub lunch. And I might sneak in a few jumps tomorrow, on Weston’s last day of the year…

Coughing up to curb climate change

by Steve Baker 25 November 2008 in Natural world, Politics Comments are Disabled

Peter Lilley MP at the BBC reveals a hidden bombshell of environmental expense and political sophistry: The UK’s Climate Change Bill, which commits future governments to cut CO2 emissions by 80% from 1990 levels by 2050, is about to receive Royal Assent but at what cost? Peter Lilley MP asks […]