Best posts on Yield to Pedestrian: from Mar 2009

Too many posts to handle? If you missed out on a great post from last month, here’s a quick digest of the top posts that you may want to check out:

Is Recession (Over)Hype the Unknown Variable in This Economic Equation?
Posted on Saturday, March 7th, 2009 in economics – Comments: (0)

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeThere are all sorts of competing predictions about the economic situation we currently face. Lots of comparisons to the Great Depression. Lots of examination of the past four major recessions the United States has experienced in the past 100 years (the Great Depression is the only one of the four that the USG did *not* respond to with tax cuts).
The Perfect Blue Moon: Neptune
Posted on Saturday, March 14th, 2009 in astronomy current events – Comments: (0)

Photo credit: NASA/JPLThis photo of Neptune was taken in 1989 by Voyager 2. Voyager 2 was 9.2 million miles from the last planet in our solar system when this photo was snapped. To me, those two facts by themselves make the image wonder-worthy. Twenty years ago. 9.2 million miles. We took photos this amazing from that distance twenty years ago.Those facts give me the same feeling as when I walk into the Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.
The Whale Tail Comparison
Posted on Saturday, March 21st, 2009 in marine biology current events – Comments: (0)

If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you’ve already been subjected to my passion for whales on several occasions. And the bit with the whale carcass. And whale watching. But, if you are new to the blog and my – ah – focus on marine biology current events, welcome! and prepare yourself.This whale chart is amazing, and I wish I could find a higher resolution version to print for my wall.