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Archive for July, 2009

Chicken or the egg?

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

So, which came first – our disinterest in actual news or the media directing our attention away from it? Click thru for examples of how the covers of Newsweek and Time magazine differ between the US edition and the rest of the world.

Sociological Images ยป American Vs. International News:

Sunrise

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Space shuttle launches on hold

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Glad they are being cautious and I hope Endeavour has a safe return flight/landing.

NASA probes new space shuttle fuel tank problem

NASA will hold off launching any more space shuttles until it understands why strips of insulating foam peeled off the fuel tank used by shuttle Endeavour, the U.S. space

So wrong…

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Nasa likely taped over original Apollo 11 moon walk footage | Science | guardian.co.uk

It was mankind’s crowning achievement, with millions around the world glued to their television sets as astronaut Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the surface of the moon 40 years ago.

But in the scientific equivalent