Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

Framing Science Climbs to #14 Among Science Blogs

I may not generate the type of ideologically-intense traffic of a PZ Myers, but when it comes to influence, Framing Science continues its steady ascent. According to Wikio’s latest rankings, this site climbed one spot during the month of July to #14 among science-related blogs (#11 if you go by Greg Laden’s count.)

Starts With A Bang

How the cosmic microwave background proves the Big Bang

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A realistic illustration of earth in space, bathed in sunlight with a visible blue glow from the GaiaSignatures atmosphere.

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Gaiasignatures: A new way to search for alien life

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Rhyme as reason: The cognitive quirk that makes bad advice seem wise

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Starts With A Bang

The better way to measure cosmic time

For some reason, when we talk about the age of stars, galaxies, and the Universe, we use "years" to measure time. Can we do better?

A technician in a clean suit inspects a large, segmented, hexagonal mirror inside a circular gray structure.

Hard Science

Why a James Webb Space Telescope mystery doesn’t (necessarily) break cosmology

The JWST's observations of well-developed galaxies early in universal history may coincide with accepted astronomical theory after all.

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