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California Institute of Technology

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Sombrero Shaped Galaxy Has Multiplied

    It turns out the so-called Sombrero Galaxy -- shaped like the Mexican hat -- is now two. Ay Dios mio: Leave us Latinos alone for two seconds and -- boom! -- we multiply. Well, not exactly. The Sombrero was two all along, NASA Spitzer Science Center researchers at Caltech said recently:

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Three New Planets Discovered by Caltech, NASA Scientists

    CaltechThree planets were found around 'red dwarf' KOI-961.​Three new planets have been discovered, and they're tinier than than a Smart Car. Well, not that small, but Caltech states the trio comprises the "smallest confirmed planets ever detected outside our solar system." The three, discov ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    My Jello Americans: The Jell-O Shots Blog

    Finally, the Jell-O shot isn't just for frat boys trying desperately to get girls drunk. The jiggly creations have been elevated to the level of high cuisine and high art at My Jello Americans, a blog that features stunning and whimsical gelatin creations. Some of their most stunning pieces feature ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    New Planet Found by NASA Could be Suitable For Humans (or Aliens?): SoCal Scientists Involved in Kepler 22b's Discovery

    NASA​With reporting from Simone Wilson. They're getting closer and closer to finding aliens in space, and not the kind who'll help you remodel your home for only $50 a day. And while we here in journo land are psyched to get the occasional minor scoop or a mention in LA Observed (and that al ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 10, 2011

    Golden Deli: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

    NASA​With reporting from Simone Wilson. They're getting closer and closer to finding aliens in space, and not the kind who'll help you remodel your home for only $50 a day. And while we here in journo land are psyched to get the occasional minor scoop or a mention in LA Observed (and that al ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    November 10, 2011

    Euro Pane Bakery: 99 Essential Restaurants 2011

    NASA​With reporting from Simone Wilson. They're getting closer and closer to finding aliens in space, and not the kind who'll help you remodel your home for only $50 a day. And while we here in journo land are psyched to get the occasional minor scoop or a mention in LA Observed (and that al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    CalTech Shoots to Top of 'World University' Rankings; UC Campuses Struggle to Hold on

    Was Obama's shout-out to the California Institute of Technology in January the last push it needed to trample Harvard and Stanford for the No. 1 spot in (arguably) the world's most prestigious college rankings? The Times of Higher Education, a British operation, gave the Pasadena underdog top honor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Cheerio, Magna Carta: Nine Important Historical Documents in L.A Right Now

    Magna Carta​ A document can make a big difference, as the Birthers are currently proving in all the wrong ways. The Magna Carta -- a document whose Madonna-level status requires you to drop the "the" and refer to it simply as "Magna Carta" -- reframed the relationship between royalty and us re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    SoCal Tsunami Watchers, Surfers Let Down By Anticlimactic Size of Waves

    Venice311"Massive crowd at pier. Surfers and boats in water. LAPD copter telling people to move to no avail."​Hordes of curious rubberneckers rushed the Southern California coast this morning after 8 a.m. to witness their very own close-to-home aftermath of the 8.9 Japan catastrophe. (And what ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    L.A. Catholic Schools Do Their Part to 'Win the Future' for Obama -- Add 20 More School Days, Raise Tuition

    rawstory.comObama wants YOU to win the future​We're no experts, but we think God might prefer that the Catholic children of Los Angeles get a little rest come June-time. Nope. No luck for the weary. Cardinal Roger Mahoney tells City News Service today that "the elementary schools in the Archd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Obama Touts Caltech Research That Would Turn Sun Rays and Water Into Fuel

    CaltechSossina Haile and William Chueh work on Ed Begley Jr's dream fuel: sun rays and water.​Was President Obama smoking some of that good stuff they sell legally right here in L.A. when he gave his State of the Union address Tuesday night? (He did go to college in the area). Because we're su ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    December 16, 2010

    Fusion Without the Pretension

    Daisy Mint aims to please all lovers of Asian food

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: Uncured Olives

    Felicia FriesemaTehachapi-grown, raw Manzanillos at Walker Farms booth in Pasadena​ Local olive growers, or even farmers with just a few remnant olive trees here and there (they've been growing here since the 1800s), are banking on the do-it-yourself vibe in the local food movement (Artisinal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Is L.A. Deserving Of Being Ranked In Bottom Half Of America's 'Smartest Cities' List?

    Angelyne is L.A.'s poet laureate.​Los Angeles is the second-largest city in the nation and home to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (the home of true rocket science), Caltech, UCLA, USC and President Obama's alma mater, Occidental College. Our entertainment industry, high-tech hubs and Pacific ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Small Earthquake Jolts Los Angeles' Westside

    Caltech​A small earthquake jolted L.A.'s Westside Monday afternoon. The 3.7 magnitude shaker struck about four miles west-southwest of Manhattan Beach at 4:59 p.m., according to the Southern California Seismic Network. Early Monday a 3.6 struck the Santa Monica Bay off Manhattan Beach. Twitte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Euro Pane #2 Soft Opens in Pasadena

    Although slated to open the 1st of May, the second Euro Pane soft opened today. Baker-owner Sumi Chang says she's just testing things out until the café has its formal opening next Monday, with pastries, coffee, and a simple lunch menu. The bakery goes with the grain of this pretty awesome family t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Prediction Of Large Earthquake In L.A. Spreads Via Twitter, Email

    polyvf via Twipic: http://tweetphoto.com/17203656​It started innocently enough: We received an email from a friend, who said it came from another friend, warning of an imminent earthquake in Los Angeles. "My buddy's wife works at the seismology dept. in L.A. and they called everyone in today a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Sunday's 7.2 Earthquake Named 'Sierra El Mayor;' Mexican President Says Third Death Possible

    polyvf via Twipic: http://tweetphoto.com/17203656​Caltech and the U.S. Geological Survey have come up with a name for Sunday's 7.2 shaker felt throughout the Southwest: The Sierra El Mayor earthquake. It was named for the mountain range near the temblor's epicenter on the Laguna Saluda fault. ... More >>

  • Art+Books

    February 26, 2010

    Locals Only

    Changing the System From Within

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    What To Wear While Tailgating: The Cook, The Milliner, His Wife & Her Quarterback. Or Something Like That.

    Between tonight's Orange Bowl and the crowds slowly gathering in Pasadena for Thursday's BCS championship game (with all the Longhorn banners fluttering along Del Mar, you'd think that half the faculty at Cal Tech was secretly from Texas), we thought it was time for a little food fashion weigh-in. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    For Monsters & Artists: The 'Where The Wild Things Are' Gingerbread House. Or Not A House.

    Via @Atlantic_Food ("you might need an engineering degree for this one"), we found this post from the Australian blog A Table For Two: a gingerbread house based on the recent Spike Jonze' film Where the Wild Things Are. It's not really a house, but a recreation of the house-cave from the movie. A ne ... More >>

  • Music

    September 24, 2009

    Brick's Picks: Generation Modulation

    Via @Atlantic_Food ("you might need an engineering degree for this one"), we found this post from the Australian blog A Table For Two: a gingerbread house based on the recent Spike Jonze' film Where the Wild Things Are. It's not really a house, but a recreation of the house-cave from the movie. A ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Lightning-Fast Earthquake Could Hit Southern California

    Just when Southern Californians have begun to pat themselves on the backs for having the Ted Soqui​world's stiffest earthquake building codes, there now comes news of "supershears." These are not competitors to Supercuts, but a newly discussed type of earthquake known for the incredibly high veloc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Now They're Blaming MacArthur Park for Earthquakes!

    The Eastsider L.A. reports that a Caltech seismologist is referring to last night's quake as part of the "MacArthur Park earthquakes." Seems there were four "micro quakes" spread out over a few days. The biggest one was a 2.5 job that came Tuesday, a little after 10 p.m. The jolt, which felt like a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    Last Night: Enlightened Debauchery with Mindshare LA @ The Lacy Lofts

    The process of Googling has come to define New Millenial thinking - if you lack some piece of information you can just borrow it from someone else, a stranger with whom you now share a connection. This collaborative borrowing is the main thrust behind Mindshare LA, an event held every 3rd Thursday o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 20, 2008

    Pipe Dreamer

    The process of Googling has come to define New Millenial thinking - if you lack some piece of information you can just borrow it from someone else, a stranger with whom you now share a connection. This collaborative borrowing is the main thrust behind Mindshare LA, an event held every 3rd Thursday o ... More >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    What Could Stop Obama: Secret Racist Democrats

    The AP-Yahoo poll on race and what it says about our prejudices that still remain

  • Film+TV

    November 8, 2007

    Film Reviews

    The AP-Yahoo poll on race and what it says about our prejudices that still remain

  • News

    October 4, 2007

    Game Over

    Quakes, asteroids, mass extinction — when the end comes, will it come from below, above or within?

  • News

    March 1, 2007

    A Terrible Thing to Waste

    Convicted as an ecoterrorist, a brilliant young scholar nose-dives in prison Also, excerpts of Billy Cottrell's letters from prison

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    Best Place to Get Your Rocks Off

    Convicted as an ecoterrorist, a brilliant young scholar nose-dives in prison Also, excerpts of Billy Cottrell's letters from prison

  • News

    July 13, 2006

    Tickling the Binaries

    Convicted as an ecoterrorist, a brilliant young scholar nose-dives in prison Also, excerpts of Billy Cottrell's letters from prison

  • Columns

    April 13, 2006

    Gut Reactions

    How the contents of a termite’s stomach may revolutionize your car

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    History of Smog

    How the contents of a termite’s stomach may revolutionize your car

  • News

    September 15, 2005

    It Comes From the Garage

    These do-it-yourself misfits just might win the DARPA Grand Challenge

  • LA Life

    May 26, 2005

    Will You Marinade Me?

    Hot spots for barbecuing

  • Columns

    April 1, 2004

    Hard Cell

    Exclusive interview with Caltech’s 'accused terrorist'

  • Columns

    March 4, 2004

    The Great Race

    25 cars, no drivers, racing toward Las Vegas for a $1 million prize — and the future of the U.S. military

  • Columns

    December 18, 2003

    The Ice Man Formeth

    The world’s leading authority on snowflakes is based in — where else? — L.A.

  • News

    November 27, 2003

    The Zombie Within

    Christof Koch and the Science of Consciousness

  • Columns

    June 19, 2003

    The Bright Ages: Stargazing With Big-Buck Chuck

    Christof Koch and the Science of Consciousness

  • Columns

    April 17, 2003

    What Is It Like To Be a Fish?

    Christof Koch and the Science of Consciousness

  • News

    November 28, 2002

    Letters

    Christof Koch and the Science of Consciousness

  • Art+Books

    June 13, 2002

    The Big Rewrite

    Stephen Wolfram explains everything but the perfect cappuccino

  • Stage

    April 5, 2001

    Hackin’ and Coffin

    QED offers gags, but not much wit; The Wooden Breeks is both fun and funereal

  • Art+Books

    December 30, 1999

    Computer Mouse

    The perfect (test) beast lives in a Caltech lab

  • News

    September 9, 1999

    Cracked!

    The Disaster Waiting To Happen Inside L.A.'s Steel-Frame Towers

  • News

    April 15, 1999

    The Myth of Solid Ground

    On The Science, Pseudoscience and Lunatic Logic of Earthquake Prediction

  • Stage

    December 3, 1998

    Here Come the Brits With Strings Attached

    On The Science, Pseudoscience and Lunatic Logic of Earthquake Prediction

  • News

    October 1, 1998

    My Body

    my nose

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