Monthly Archives: August 2011

Shifts in the Bedrock

Posted on 23 August 2011 by Joseph Shoer

I was standing in my office, trying to deconstruct some spacecraft sensor processing algorithms on my whiteboard. I had pages of code printouts in one hand and a marker in the other. As I turned back to my computer to … Continue reading →

Posted in Geology | Leave a comment

The Science is Real

Posted on 18 August 2011 by Joseph Shoer

It worries me when I see public figures, or aspiring public figures, disparaging scientific work because it is not compatible with their personal positions. The public gets to hear phrases like, “that’s only a theory,” or “that scientific theory has … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Science, Skepticism, Social commentary | 1 Comment

The Map

Posted on 7 August 2011 by Joseph Shoer

I have come into the possession of a most extraordinary object, which I procured rather fortuitously before the auction of goods from an insolvent boutique on the East Boulevard. I do not know how long it lay, disused and uncared-for, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Fantasy, Geology, Maps, Oghura, Original fiction | 3 Comments