Category Science
Quantum everything, scientific dogma, laws of the universe
Rediscovered a talk by Ross Anderson dismissing quantum mechanics and hence quantum computing. His very first words are: I was invited here to provide a dissenting view. He is basically saying that quantum mechanics are not different from classical physics. That’s what Bohm/De Broglie pilot wave theory argues but it has been dismissed many times […]
Why is life the way it is?
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Why is life the way it is? Is Epigenetics Inherited? The Elegant Simplicity of the Electric Universe Beyond: Our Future in Space Mistrust of Science Why is life the way it is? Dr Nick Lane ‒ The Royal Society Life is the harnessing of […]
Big Ideas for future NSF investments
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Predicting the range of droplet sizes for sticky fluids Additive Manufacturing with Metals What’s harder to understand, a human brain or the universe? Big Ideas for future NSF investments Marie Tharp: Uncovering the Secrets of the Ocean Floor Predicting the range of droplet sizes […]
My picks, 2016-10
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Curing Cancer with Proton Beams Acoustic holograms Hummingbirds How to raise successful kids – without over-parenting Human Neurons Continue to Migrate After Birth Curing Cancer with Proton Beams Suzie Sheehy Particle accelerators do more than just particle physics research. Suzie Sheehy takes a look […]
My picks, 2016-9
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday Lines of Thought: Understanding Anatomy Reading through closed books LiFi: Crossing the Digital Divide Are the Dominoes Falling for Standard Cosmology? Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday Bill Hammack & Don DeCoste Bill Hammack […]
My picks, 2015-17
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Baby Bear Tree Huggers FLIR and Columbia Sportswear Soap boat water experiment Why Do Hyenas Laugh? Trusting a Lion with Your Life How Lions Choose Their Prey Hyenas Know Who’s Single… Through Scent How do owls fly so silently? Satellite Tracks Saharan Dust to […]
Michio Kaku on How Curiosity Is CRUSHED By The Education System
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. Michio Kaku on How Curiosity Is CRUSHED By The Education System Chameleon Fight – Madagascar Morph-Powered Nymph Color Shifting Spider Introducing Spot Grape-sized Guts SIGGRAPH 2014 – Elliot Kotek, Keynote Speaker Mating Crabs Busted by Sharks Sneaky Hummingbird Michio Kaku on How Curiosity Is […]
The Character of Physical Law – Richard Feynman
The following are notes I took while reading the lectures. 1 The Law of Gravitation, an example of Physical Law But people had seen in telescopes Jupiter’s satellites going around Jupiter, and it looked like a little solar system, as if the satellites were attracted to Jupiter. The moon is attracted to the earth and […]
I have no special talents, I am only passionately curious.
I have no special talents, I am only passionately curious. ‒ Albert Einstein Thousands of Einstein Documents Are Now a Click Away Einstein Archives Online From New York Times article: They have been called the Dead Sea Scrolls of physics. Since 1986, the Princeton University Press and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, to whom Albert […]
My picks, 32
These are the latest articles and videos I found most interesting. The Elusive Neutrino and the Nature of the Cosmos Inflation to Eternity Stanford scientists seek to map origins of mental illness, develop noninvasive treatment How Do X-rays Work? Plato in the Kitchen Lucy: 3.2 Million Year Old Mother of Man Why Some Countries Are […]
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