The Aurora Borealis on Jupiter Two descriptions of the relationship between Jupiter and the Aurora: From Science @ Nasa: “Jupiter has Northern Lights just as Earth does, although on Jupiter they are hundreds to thousands of times more powerful,” says West. Auroras happen when electrons and ions rain down on the polar atmosphere and cause the air to glow where they hit. Here on Earth, auroras are usually sparked by solar wind gusts. The solar wind can also trigger auroras on Jupiter, but it’s not necessary: On Jupiter, the planet itself energizes Northern Lights. “Jupiter’s magnetic field is a huge …
Carl Beam, Ojibway artist “Columbus Chronicles is one print from Carl Beam’s ongoing Columbus Project. This is an enormous undertaking, incorporating prints, paintings, sculptures, performances, installations, and even a scaled-down replica of Columbus’s sailing ship, the Santa Maria. Since 1989, much of Beam’s work has focussed on reassessing the implications of the meeting between the cultures of the First Nations and Europe. In mainstream society, the “discovery” and “conquest” of North America for Spain in 1492 is celebrated as a momentous occasion in world history. These sentiments are not shared by many people of Native ancestry. In the top left-hand …
The Village Voice: Features: The Case Against Torture by Alisa Solomon “There is no proof that torture works. Sometimes, according to a 1963 CIA training manual, it backfires: “If an interrogatee is caused to suffer pain rather late in the interrogation process and after other tactics have failed,” the manual says, “he is almost certain to conclude that the interrogator is becoming desperate. Interrogatees who have withstood pain are more difficult to handle by other methods. The effect has been not to repress the subject, but to restore his confidence and maturity.” On the other hand, those who cannot withstand …