My footsteps are silent.. but my creeky, poppy knees and ankles give me away every time.

I'm just this guy, you know?

It's always awe-inspiring to see shots like this. No borders, no country names, just terrain and water. Makes everything we think is important seem pedantic.

Nice. Can even see the Welland Canal in this.

I had a friend come visit me from Europe. She has no basis for the size of bodies of water. Lakes in her country are quite small, and then there is the Adriatic Sea.

Egad, you're right!

Yes, he is a softy. I tell him she doesn't need it, and he says it just makes him feel better.

Because he's a softy and/or stupid.

What, no link to Numberphile videos?

The funny thing is, that's actually why Siamese have those markings. The 'switch' that controls their pigmentation is temperature sensitive. Siamese kittens are born white and develop that darker coloration on their (cooler) extremities, while the warmest parts of their body stay paler. It's very neat.

Damn, that's really cool. Thanks for sharing.

The first anatomical theatre was built at the University of Padua in 1594 and is still well preserved. There was written: "Hic est locus ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae" (This is the place where death delights to help the living ). This is an amazing anatomical theatre perfectly preserved. Corpses were provided by…

That was really clever using upside down legos to act as shading.

How gravitas lacking voice-over, Batman!

Brian Cox is wonderful. I enjoyed watching his recent series, Science Britannica (which just concluded in the UK).

I love Brian Cox's sort of non-plussed narration for his science shows. There's something quaintly british about having these huge scientific ideas being doled out by an unassuming Mancunian.

Heh, I watched that episode this week! It's my standard space physics reaction.

I'm genuinely surprised that someone from The Sun is bothering to look for confirmation at all. They usually just make stuff up.

If you pay off my university debt, I am willing to say that love causes Autism and sausages cause whopping cough.