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Mon, 21 May 2012 12:16:45 -0500

great dynamic diagram of solar system (click for .swf)

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:28:00 -0500

great dynamic diagram of solar system (click for .swf)

“There is the lurking suspicion that the most attractive...

Sat, 19 May 2012 12:15:49 -0500

“There is the lurking suspicion that the most attractive feature of mind stuff is its promise of being so mysterious that it keeps science at bay forever. This fundamentally unscientific stance of dualism is, to my mind, its most disqualifying feature, and is the reason why in this book I adopt the apparently dogmatic rule that dualism is to be avoided at all costs. It is not that I think I can give a knock-down proof that dualism, in all its forms, is false or incoherent, but that, given the way dualism wallows in mystery, accepting dualism is giving up.”

-Consciousness Explained, Daniel Dennett (via philphys)

(picture via all-thats-interesting)

Sat, 19 May 2012 12:11:15 -0500

“Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when...

Sun, 13 May 2012 16:35:57 -0500

“Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth.”

-Ptolemy,c.150 AD (via ikenbot)

picture: Dashanbao, Yunnan, China (via ikenbot)

"Science is primarily an investigation of our place of the Universe — the place that people occupy in..."

Sun, 13 May 2012 15:42:56 -0500

““Science is primarily an investigation of our place of the Universe — the place that people occupy in a world which ranges from the tiniest subatomic particles to the furthest reaches of space and time. We do not exist in isolation, and science is a human cultural activity, not a purely dispassionate striving after truth, no matter how hard we might try. It is all about where we came from, and where we are going. And it is the most exciting story ever told.””

- John Gribbin, in Almost Everyone’s Guide to Science: The Universe, Life and Everything

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Sun, 06 May 2012 12:39:00 -0500

An education model based on the same things that make us addicted to video games --

Sun, 06 May 2012 09:50:56 -0500

An education model based on the same things that make us addicted to video games --:

“Completing a lesson gives you ‘credit’ that you can use to unlock the next lesson, games, and in some cases a useful tool. For example reading a book and writing about it lets you check out more ebooks from the school’s library, or audition for the play. Mastering addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division gives you a four function calculator. Trig and algebra give you a graphing calculator, and completing calculus gives you something like Wolfram Alpha. Completing a unit in science might allow you to sign up for a field-trip or experiment. Participating in a gallery show might upgrade your available art applications from Paint to Photoshop to Maya. Rewarding people for doing good work by giving them more of the same keys both intrinsic and extrinsic rewards.”

Sun, 06 May 2012 07:03:00 -0500

“If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would...

Sat, 05 May 2012 17:28:00 -0500

“If the doors of perception were cleansed

everything would appear to man as it is: Infinite.”

-William Blake,

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

(via wealoneonearth)

“A new study documents the existence of collective...

Sat, 05 May 2012 15:03:00 -0500

“A new study documents the existence of collective intelligence among groups of people who cooperate well, showing that such intelligence extends beyond the cognitive abilities of the groups’ individual members.”

(via MITnews)

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Proof of a new physical reality? Neutrinos seem to have either...

Sat, 05 May 2012 13:15:00 -0500

Proof of a new physical reality? Neutrinos seem to have either broke the speed of light barrier or crossed into a previously unknown fourth dimension of space.

Read the full article via metaconscious.

edit: updated article here.

"An ingenious experiment in which tiny parcels of light, or photons, are produced out of empty space..."

Sat, 05 May 2012 12:57:00 -0500

“An ingenious experiment in which tiny parcels of light, or photons, are produced out of empty space has confirmed a long-standing theory that a vacuum contains quantum fluctuations of energy.”

- more: landmark experiment shows space is not empty

note: I was trying to find an abstract picture to go with this article when I realized not only was I trying to visually quantify empty space, but empty space inhabited by virtual photons that fleet in and out of existence.

I give…

“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is...

Sat, 05 May 2012 11:41:00 -0500

“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.”

-Carl Sagan

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Russian physicist Anatoli Bugorski was checking a component of...

Sat, 05 May 2012 08:46:28 -0500

Russian physicist Anatoli Bugorski was checking a component of the U-70 synchrotron particle accelerator when he accidentally put his head in the beam’s path.

And he survived. (via wired.com)

If you align gears around the entire earth in a line, how long...

Sat, 05 May 2012 07:48:00 -0500

If you align gears around the entire earth in a line, how long would it take the last gear to move when you moved the first one?

If it was instantaneous like you might think, that would mean it’s moving faster than the speed of light which can’t be the answer… (read conversation here)

green screens!

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:57:00 -0500

green screens!

mapmeoblivion: The Greatest Story Ever Told by Schuhle Lewis

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:25:00 -0500

mapmeoblivion:

The Greatest Story Ever Told by Schuhle Lewis