Brian Greene mentioned this might be only a few years away in Fabric of the Cosmos. Assuming others validate this is true, this is a great step forward for String Theory. Researchers create gravity in lab experiment | Science Blog Scientists funded by the European Space Agency have measured the gravitational equivalent of a magnetic…
A few conspiracy theorists who claim we never actually went to the Moon mention the inability of the space suits and craft of the time to hold out the cosmic radiation. Do they have enough time to gauge whether a human could survive a trip to Mars and back? Considering Mars no longer has a…
Ultimately motivational books are to get one to understand why we do any particular thing. I ran across this Zachman framework and a thought popped in my head. Its the misunderstandings of what, how, where, who, and when that cause us to not even get to why. Motivational books are about focus on the why…
These people can help you out! How to Build a Container City I ran across this briefly while flipping channels. Very interesting. I mean, people live in trailers which are really fairly similar. However, I am guess these are very upscale and hundreds of pounds per unit.
Kurzweil is an interesting thinker. His stuff gives me the willies. Don’t ask me why. He seems perhaps a little too far out there.NPR : Thinkers Lay Out the Beliefs They Can’t Prove At this point, we run up against a seemingly intractable limit: the speed of light. Although a billion feet per second may…
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Richard Feynman Quotes – The Quotations Page Physicists like to think that all you have to do is say, these are the conditions, now what happens next? Voltaire Quotes – The Quotations Page A witty saying proves nothing. Samuel Butler Quotes – The Quotations Page Genius might be described as a supreme capacity for getting…
NPR : Why Kids Hate to Wear Coats Kids would rather be the way they came into the world: naked. And as they adapt to the world of clothing, extra layers — particularly coats — add to their heightened perception of constriction. “It feels like they’re being really tightly bound, and it feels bad,” says…
Who wants to starve out the enemy? Break down his defenses! Mmmmm… a 300 pounder! Watching this show on siege engines reminds me of two favorite things from my life. The first, and best was the week my aunt and uncle let us come stay for a week in England. By far, that was my…