The Cassini probe recently spotted a giant storm on Saturn that encircles the entire planet! You can see it moving past itself in the photo above. NASA has also collected some of the best images in a Hall of Fame that is well worth checking out.
Zero Degrees of Empathy
This is a great talk by Simon Baron Cohen. He describes how three personality disorders (borderline, narcissistic and anti-social) are fundamentally tied to an inability to empathize with others. Although he does not mention them by name, mirror neurons are thought to play and important role.
Rock Brook and Pinnacle (Stowe, VT)
I had the opportunity to visit Stowe Vermont for a recent conference. We had our afternoons free and took mountain bikes along Rock Brook and hiked to The Pinnacle (both popular local attractions). I was able to take several HDR photos of the flowing water. We also saw several interesting plants along the way, including Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora) a flowering plant that has no chlorophyll and lives more like a mushroom. It is related to blueberries oddly enough!
