herbsearth

Herb Saperstone

  • The Art of Science

    On a personal note, I like to think of my career’s work as an exhilarating blend of art and science– and in my case the creation and interpretation of science into something non scientists could appreciate and learn from- namely… Continue reading

  • Post to Move to herbsearth.com

    I am relocating this blog to my personal website, herbsearth.com Continue reading

  • Play Games & Learn

    I like the idea of communal brain power for advancing science. There are some great teachable moments along the way. http://fcmdsc.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/science-at-home-playing-video-games-an… Continue reading

  • Drought or Storm? 1/2 billion trees die in Brazil

    From a recent JPL press release: A single, huge, violent storm that swept across the whole Amazon forest in 2005 killed half a billion trees, according to a new study funded by NASA and Tulane University, New Orleans.   While… Continue reading

  • Climate Change: A Warming World

    News and media clips from NASA’s perspective…good stuff, updated regularly. http://climate.nasa.gov/warmingworld/ Continue reading

  • NASA Study Finds Atlantic ‘Conveyor Belt’ Not Slowing

    Yet another way we gather data to learn more about climate.  From JPL: NASA Study Finds Atlantic ‘Conveyor Belt’ Not SlowingThe full version of this story with accompanying images is at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-101&cid=release_2010-101 Continue reading

  • 49 States with snow!

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100213/ap_on_re_us/us_united_states_of_snow Continue reading

  • Cable 14 nature of poudre river

    Cable 14: City of Fort Collins http://bit.ly/1PfC6j Nature of the Poudre River Virtually explore natural places enjoyed along the Cache La Poudre river from the headwaters through Fort Collins. Continue reading

  • Drought Photos

    http://www.drought.unl.edu/gallery/gallery.htm Not a bad idea for our ‘gallery’ although I’d rather see non-drought images for us here in Colorado. Continue reading

  • JPL Climate Ed

    Climate Day and Web Site for Teachers and Kids This is a feature from the NASA/JPL Education Office. 02.25.10 — JPL is co-sponsoring Climate Day 2010, a two-day event that will feature lectures and demonstrations by scientists, a Climate Jeopardy… Continue reading