Monthly Archives: August 2012

Supernova Progenitor Found

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Type Ia supernovae are violent stellar explosions. Observations of their brightness are used to determine distances in the universe and have shown scientists that the cosmos is expanding at an accelerating rate. But there is still too little known about … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 3, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on urbanculturalstudies:
Deciding to return to earlier cultural studies texts, I’ve gotten through Richard Hoggart’s The Uses of Literacy: aspects of working-class life, with special references to publications and entertainments (1957) which I do recommend, surely a classic that stands the…

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Posted on August 1, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on yowLAB:
Infographic on the “the Killer Commute” created by http://www.collegeathome.com How long is your daily commute? Do you drive, car pool, bus, bike, walk?