I don't necessarily believe that the world is going to end in 2012, but I do find the public's growing speculation on when and how the apocalypse will hit fascinating. In just over a decade, we've witnessed the public devolve into mass hysteria more than once with events like 1999's 'Y2K' scare or l…

man, why didn't i choose a cooler blogging platform when i started this thing? i guess xanga WAS all the rage... in 2003. now it's 2012 and tumblr or wordpress is where it's at. oh well. to you xanga, i remain faithful... for now. i also have a love/hate relationship with capitalization; however, i…

This is a guest post from Danielle! This year, I'm making my New Year's Resolutions a month before 2012 actually rolls around. I've realized I always save my goals and resolutions for a specific day - I say I'll start being healthy in 2012, and then, when that fails come the first weekend, I say I'…

NIGHT SKY I joined the Barnard-Seyfert astronomy club in Nashville. The group met at the Adventure Science Center. Eagle-eye Barnard (1857-1923) was born in Nashville. He was a great observer. He photographed the Milky Way and discovered the first Jovian moon since Galileo. Carl Seyfert was in…