Happy 400th Birthday!

Galileo's telescope was first shown to Venetian lawmakers on this day, 400 years ago. He didn't invent the first telescope, but his is the one that became known as the terrestrial telescope.

Google's home page today has a nice homage to it. Some other links below:

Wiki

Connexions

The Guardian

Let Him Rest In Peace

I admit I'm all about science and discovery, but shouldn't we leave Galileo alone?

Article here.

Proof That Minds (Great or Not) Think Alike

Recent study on how group pressure causes someone to change their mind to the group's opinion.

Article here.