Ecology of Absence (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
The impending demolition of the two gasometers in Shrewsbury draws me back to the demolition of the gasometer in Forest Park Southeast. Once one of two gasometers at Laclede Gas Company's Pumping Station G and built in 1901 (rebuilt in 1942), the Forest Park Southeast gasometer was a landmark for over a century. When Highway 40 was first built, the gasometer's prominence greatly increased, and it was...
Saint Louis Urban Workshop (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
{St. Louis Mounted Patrol at Forest Park headquarters c.1902 - image courtesy of Missouri History Museum} I imagine that most people didn't notice the couple paragraphs by the Post-Dispatch on-line that mentioned the St. Louis Police Department's Mounted Patrol Unit. We'll they've moved out at their stable in the southeast corner of Forest Park due to lead contamination at the existing building. Where...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Courier Press The Evansville Museum will throw a Halloween welcome party Saturday for its newest guest, a 2,000-year-old baby mummy. A family public opening for the new show, "The Child Mummy," will run from noon to 2 p.m. in the museum, where the exhibition will remain through Nov. 29. The display features the mummified remains of an Egyptian child who scientists believe was 7 to 8 months...
Cocktail Party Physics (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
A brief post in anticipation that I will learn something brilliant tomorrow to share with you. Hello from St. Louis. I'm at SciFest '09, the International Science Festival at the St. Louis Science Center. Here's a little secret: I am...
Mike Brotherton: SF Writer (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
If you’re in St. Louis right now, Oct. 7-11, you may be interested in attending SciFest 09: Public conversation, hands-on workshops and exhibits form the core of the festival. Each day will include a free showcase of spectacular science demonstrations, experiments, and experiences throughout the Science Center in addition to ticketed sessions presented by world-renowned [...]
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
Since the age of 6, I've always wanted to go to space. So, I studied medicine -- thinking that was my path to orbit, but alas, NASA didn't agree, so I had to find another plan -- a plan that led to the founding of the first X PRIZE.
The Ethical Palaeontologist (Free subscription) | 29/07/2009
I share most of the same readers as ReBecca and the Friends of the SH Knight Museum , but it always does good to keep things up near the top of the feed reader. The Casper Star-Tribune have a poll asking: Should UW put funds into keeping the Geological Museum open? As of this time, 76% of voters have agreed: Yes, it needs to be open all the time. If you'd like to add your support, it's on the front...
Star Stryder (Free subscription) | 16/01/2009
Hi Everyone, Okay, I officially forfeit. The International Year of Astronomy pwnd me. I am her eager slave and I willingly sacrifice all my spare moments to helping her succeed. I am looking for time to blog. It will happen. Eventually. In the interium, if you are in the St Louis Area, I’ll be giving a talk at [...]
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