Meteor shower time lapse 2/? (x)
Time for a snapshot of the science-y words in “State of the Union" addresses since 1900. I took word frequency data (words per 10,000) from onetwothree.net and grouped the words by topic. For example “doctors,” “vaccines,” and “medicine” were all included in the “HEALTH” total. I added global oil prices (adjusted for inflation, source: BP Statistical Review) as a reference.
Things I noticed:
- Presidents tend to talk more about alternative fuels and climate change near the end of their presidencies. Hmmm …
- The 1973 Oil Crisis really got ‘em talking.
- There’s a major shift from worrying about agriculture to worrying about health.
- Look how excited Nixon was about natural resources!
- Interesting how infrequently Obama uses health words compared to Clinton and Bush 2.
A fascinating look at the use of science words in State of the Union addresses. Interesting to see what trends exist in terms of popularity of topics. -Tajha
From the coldest cold to the hottest hot, here’s all the universe’s temperatures.
(from BBC Future)
Bonus question: What is hotter, a boiling tea kettle or an iceberg?
Bill Nye is having NONE of your shit lady.
sorry, but I will always reblog this when it comes across my dash with the real back story behind this gifset.
This Crossfire debate is actually a four way debate. There are two men, who aren’t shown in this gifset who are are worried about the economic toll of making America greener. This woman acknowledges that climate change is a problem, and is literally begging Bill Nye to say that climate change is our biggest problem and that politicians should focus more on preventing climate change. That’s what’s being shown in this gifset. Note how in the last gif she smiles and nods when Bill Nye takes her side. Right afterwards she says “That’s what I thought you’d say!” Stop mocking this woman because this quote was taken out of context.
Watch the interview here: x
wow I didn’t know that. very important extra info