Because I promised I’d blog about this one…
This year, I’ve taken up cycle touring, trying to get enough exercise and experience in to consider a run to Vancouver next year. So far all I’ve managed to get in are weekend jaunts, which in general I quite enjoy. Last weekend, a small group and I did one such tour, designed to be an introduction to other new tourists, which turned out to be about a 90km ride followed by a 3km hike through the brush. It’s the third such jaunt I’ve done this year, but the first one I’ve done with a camera, and the first one I’ve had people ask me to blog, so…
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[I had this written up yesterday, but apparently clicked 'save draft' instead of 'publish'.]
Via Mike Dunford at The Questionable Authority, I see a new meme starting - Earth Day resolutions, or in a less pretentious name, “Smaller, Bigger, Better”:
I’d like you to take a minute or two to come up with three things that you can do to be more environmentally friendly. The first should be something that’s small, and easy to do. The second should be more ambitious - something you’ll try to do, but might not manage to pull off. The third should be something you can do to improve something you’re already doing.
Sounds to me like a good place to start, and if I have these in public it’ll be easier to stick to them. Here’s what I can come up with. (more…)
Obligatory Pi Day Remarks
To all science-people (thanks for the heads-up, Steve!): Time variation of a fundamental dimensionless constant is a must-read example of… something. It’s certainly eye-opening.
To all non-science-people:
To all anti-science people (should any stumble upon this): Let me spell it out for you - the previous link was meant as satire. Though, given the cut-and-paste style of pseudoskepticism (illustrated wonderfully by Kate at ClimateSight and Nexus Six), it’d be interesting to try something similar and see if someone bites.