Science and Energy Earthquakes in Turkey, Indonesia, Japan, Oklahoma and Texas – what’s important to know. Ian PalmerFeb 22, 2023 A very big earthquake occurred on February 6, 2023 near the border between Turkey and Syria, and it rocked the... Read More
Science and Energy A warming earth changes some things, not others – so is climate change as bad as they say? Ian PalmerOct 24, 2022Oct 24, 2022 Global warming is true. It has been verified by gradual events taking place over the past 150 years: glaciers retreating,... Read More
Science and Energy How to prevent a mid-size asteroid from wiping out a city. Ian PalmerOct 5, 2022Oct 5, 2022 The simplest way to do this is to give the asteroid a bump…to knock it off course. The physics is... Read More
Science and Energy The first pictures from the new James Webb Telescope – mind-blowing insights to our universe. Ian PalmerJul 15, 2022Jul 15, 2022 This week, the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) were released by NASA. The telescope replaces the... Read More
Science and Energy The most distant star ever discovered, and it’s really really old. Ian PalmerApr 16, 2022Apr 16, 20222 Comments on The most distant star ever discovered, and it’s really really old. Hubble Space Telescope.A new star has been discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope, which has been turning up amazing pictures... Read More
Science and Energy A new telescope may tell us about how the universe began. Ian PalmerJan 8, 2022Jan 8, 20224 Comments on A new telescope may tell us about how the universe began. Civilization as we usually define it began about 10,000 years ago. Egyptians lived in towns and cities 7,000 years ago.... Read More
Science and Energy The elusive neutrino – a mysterious subatomic particle that may be a key to the unexplained dark matter of the universe. Ian PalmerOct 26, 2021Oct 26, 20212 Comments on The elusive neutrino – a mysterious subatomic particle that may be a key to the unexplained dark matter of the universe. The neutrino is a subatomic particle, smaller than a proton and an electron. The neutrino was proposed by Enrico Fermi... Read More
Science and Energy Three large meteors that hit and damaged the earth – are there more to come? Ian PalmerJul 26, 2021Jul 26, 20211 Comment on Three large meteors that hit and damaged the earth – are there more to come? I watched a Nova film on PBS recently about a meteor that struck the earth near a small town in... Read More
Science and Energy Collision between two stars – a neutron star and a black hole. Ian PalmerJul 3, 2021Jul 3, 20214 Comments on Collision between two stars – a neutron star and a black hole. The death of stars.I watched the sun come up this morning over the Sandia mountains. Our sun is all gas,... Read More
Science and Energy Why Norway Leads In EVs—And The Role Played By Cheap Renewable Electricity. Ian PalmerJun 30, 2021Jun 30, 2021 Originally posted on Forbes.com on June 19, 2021 In the Superbowl ad with Will Ferrell, the comedian punches his fist... Read More