One sure fact about geeks…..we love lasers. There have been so many potential applications for lasers and yet the one that
I SAW THIS BEFORE AND FOUND IT INTERESTING AND THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE.
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Tetracycline wasn’t discovered officially until 1948, but ancient Nubia |
With a possible two billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy alone, the chances of extraterrestrial life are looking better and better. What wi
(CNN) -- If the moon looks a little bit bigger and brighter this weekend, there's a reason for that. It is.
Saturday's full moon will be a super "perigee moon" -- the biggest in almost 20 years. This celestial event is far rarer than the famed blue mo
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For a cluster of lakes in Australia's eastern Victoria, the combination of the fire and then th
Read more…Slowly but surely it's happening. Star Trek and Star Wars tech continues to influence modern day devices. Check out this amazing clip where a severely burned man gets treated with... ah, but that would ruin the surprise. What will really flip you is
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Chief Chris Asoluka, the founder of this science fiction initiative in Africa, is passionate about promoting interest in science and technology across the continent. He is using the vehicle of science fiction to cultivate that interest. I wish him
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Aliens exist, and we have proof.
That astonishingly awesome claim comes from Dr. Richard B. Hoover, an astrobiologist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, who says he has found conclusive evidence of alien life
Cruithne. Ever hear of it? Me neither. Found an interesting article on this little known satelite.
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Scientists have found a new solar system so unlike our own that at first glance it seems almost impossible it could exist.
The planets in the new system are packed together as densely as fans in a mosh pit. Five planets sit practically on top of each
I remember way back in my college days talking with my fellow science geeks about the possibilities of 'Human Engineering' and listening to the naysayers and their 'if man were meant to fly' crap. Well though I got out of the sciences long ago, the w
Read more…Even if the planet doubled the amount of solar and wind power available tomorrow, there would still be a shortage of clean electricity. We need to grab energy from wherever we can f
LONDON (Herald de Paris) – It is alarming the number of excuses being given for the animals that have been dropping dead since New Year’s Eve; washing ashore; and falling from the skies. Surely science can not be this daft. Is it ignorance? Or doe
Read more…Down in the dumps? A shot of friendly bacteria could give you the boost you need
It was meant to be a new way to fight cancer. The idea was that injec
Wash your hands after you play with your genitals, is the moral. I think.
If you look at your body and think ‘hey, this is some perfection right here’ then two things, a) gimme a call cuz I’
I was going to reply to Thaddeus' post "Built for Love" but figured it was too big a response on this topic. So in the article from Thaddeus' post the topic of our 'hardwiring' towards emotional response in relationships with robots was discussed. O
January 14, 2011
Photograpy by Erik Jacobs
Sherry Turkle
Boston
Imagine standing in front of a robot, gazing into its wide, plastic eyes,
World’s Biggest Diamond Mine is located at Mirna, Eastern Siberia, Russia. The mine is 525 meters (1,722 ft) deep and has a diameter of 1,200 m (3,900 ft).
The mine is so big and giat that the airspace a
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| Artist's concept of the huge black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87, the most massive known black hole to date |
