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Mon, 20 May 2013 15:43:50 +0530

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thescienceofreality: This Week in Science - May 13 - 19,...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:51:46 +0530

This Week in Science - May 13 - 19, 2013:

Magnetar at black hole here.

Cloned human stem cells here.

Cell calculators here.

Music matched to color here.

Scientists agreeing on climate change here.

Remote-piloted plane here.

Earth’s core here.

Bright lunar explosion here.

American asteroid sampling here.

Hofstadter butterfly effect here.

Electric shocks aid math skills here.

Printable solar panels here.

malformalady: A tongue of lava oozes out from beneath the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:48:33 +0530

malformalady:

A tongue of lava oozes out from beneath the recently cooled crust of a flow. The silica contained within, reflects the early morning sunlight, giving its surface a glassy sheen.

Photo and caption credit: Bruce Omori

thedorseyshawexperience: The Cola Road (2013)

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:41:45 +0530

thedorseyshawexperience:

The Cola Road (2013)

freshphotons: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Alexey...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:39:34 +0530

freshphotons:

Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Alexey Kashpersky (High-Res).

"Independent learning suggests ideas such as “self-taught,” or “autodidact.” These imply that..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:36:03 +0530

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Independent learning suggests ideas such as “self-taught,” or “autodidact.” These imply that independence means working solo. But that’s just not how it happens. People don’t learn in isolation. When I talk about independent learners, I don’t mean people learning alone. I’m talking about learning that happens independent of schools.

[…]

Anyone who really wants to learn without school has to find other people to learn with and from. That’s the open secret of learning outside of school. It’s a social act. Learning is something we do together.

Independent learners are interdependent learners.

”

- Don’t Go Back to School – a must-read on how to fuel the internal engine of lifelong learning. (via explore-blog)

astro-stoner: shityo: morefunthanbeingsad: physicsphysics: An...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:22:11 +0530

astro-stoner:

shityo:

morefunthanbeingsad:

physicsphysics:

An interesting model of our solar system’s path as it travels through space in the Milky Way.

Certainly a departure from usual models that show the Sun as a static object, which it certainly isn’t

I had no idea this was happening. Where are we going?

To fuck some shit up

Around the center of the Milky Way, which is heading towards the Andromeda Galaxy. And our whole Local Group is moving towards the Virgo Cluster.

But we’ll never actually reach the Virgo Cluster because space is expanding between us and them faster than we’re moving towards it.

Motherfucking science.

suveet!!

saveplanetearth: Consensus project

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:17:23 +0530

saveplanetearth:

Consensus project

bobbycaputo: The Only Known Photograph of Einstein Deriving his...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:17:17 +0530

bobbycaputo:

The Only Known Photograph of Einstein Deriving his Famous E=mc² Equation

At a public lecture in Pittsburgh in 1934, four hundred lucky students were privy to a lecture by Albert Einstein, in which the great man mathematically derived his famous mass-energy equivalence equation: E=mc². What you see above is a photo from that lecture, and what is thought to be the only surviving photo that shows Einstein working on that derivation.

The photo was pulled from a halftone newspaper clipping by David Topper and Dwight Vincent of the University of Winnipeg, who discovered it in 2007. Sadly, everything is a bit fuzzy so you can’t really make out the famed equation itself. And even though the original article had a crisp picture of Einstein posing next to one of his blackboards, he’s next to the wrong one.

Here’s a closer look at the man and the math. If you look closely, you’ll see the mass-energy equivalence in the lower left hand corner of the blackboard on the right:

Fortunately, Topper and Vincent managed to take the blurry photo and reproduce both blackboards in their original paper. Here’s the math behind the magic, the derivation of mass-energy equivalence as presented by Albert Einstein.

In case you’re wondering why the famous equation says Δ

these never get old…

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:10:40 +0530

these never get old…

jtotheizzoe: “Evolution is fluid.” - Digital Darwin

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:09:25 +0530

jtotheizzoe:

“Evolution is fluid.”

- Digital Darwin

"The opposite of hate is not love. The opposite of hate is sanity. Hate justifies itself, encourages..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:16:55 +0530

““The opposite of hate is not love. The opposite of hate is sanity. Hate justifies itself, encourages it’s own results. When it is mistaken for ‘justice’, hate is atrocity which has killed millions. Hate must be eliminated by changing the way we think. Hate causes superficial conclusions which destroys compassion, and the lack of compassion generates dogmatic ideology, which produces more hate.” -Roan Carratu”

We keep inventing jobs because of this false idea that everybody...

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:28:59 +0530

We keep inventing jobs because of this false idea that everybody has to be employed at some kind of drudgery because they must justify their right to exist. So we have inspectors of inspectors and people making instruments for inspectors to inspect inspectors. - R Buckminster Fuller.

"We’re living in an economy where productivity is no longer the goal, employment is….” -..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:46:57 +0530

“We’re living in an economy where productivity is no longer the goal, employment is….” - anonymous
….. if so, something is fucked… [our common sense]”

matthen: The bending of a light ray depends only on the angle...

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:59:12 +0530

matthen:

The bending of a light ray depends only on the angle it hits the lens, and not on the thickness of the glass. This means thick lenses can be made thinner, as shown here. This is called a Fresnel lens, and is used to make magnifying sheets as well as in lighthouses. [more] [code]

failnation: Traffic in antarctica.http://failnation.tumblr.com

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:08:50 +0530

failnation:

Traffic in antarctica.
http://failnation.tumblr.com

2020: Test-tube Burger Made of Lab-Grown Meat

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:58:30 +0530

2020:

Test-tube Burger Made of Lab-Grown Meat

alexob: DIY bionics - making kids smile again. See the joy in...

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:36:34 +0530

alexob:

DIY bionics - making kids smile again.

See the joy in Liam’s eyes as he is grasping a ball with his right hand for the first time. By the time this cute fellow grows up, he will have a bionic hand that will be connected to his neural-system and be indistinguishable from his biological body; but for now all Liam cares about is being able to play ball.

Grand Strategy Annex: Technological Unemployment and the Future of Humanity

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:11:38 +0530

Grand Strategy Annex: Technological Unemployment and the Future of Humanity:

geopolicraticus:

The Ongoing Discussion of Technological Unemployment

Recently on my other blog I wrote a couple of posts on what is now with increasing regularity called “technological unemployment” — Automation and the Human Future and Addendum on Automation and the Human Future. This is simply the…

smarterplanet: How Will Adding Intelligence to Everyday Things...

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:24:03 +0530

smarterplanet:

How Will Adding Intelligence to Everyday Things Change Your World? Big Think

On a global level, we are adding connected intelligence to both machines and objects using chips, micro sensors, and both wired and wireless networks to create a rapidly growing “Internet of things” sharing real-time data, performing diagnostics, and even making remote repairs. Many jobs will be created as we add intelligent connected sensors to bridges, roads, buildings, homes, and much more. By 2020, there will be well over a billion machines talking to each other and performing tasks without human intervention.

Think of it this way: from phones to cars to bridges, embedded technologies are increasingly making the things we use smarter every day. For example, some of the newest cars use cameras mounted in the rear to see if something is in the way when you are backing up. If there is something in the way, the car will apply the brake even if you don’t or you are slow to react. Likewise, the concrete in new bridges has embedded chips that can let engineers know when the concrete is cracking, stressed, and in need of repair before the bridge collapses. In addition, sensors on the surface of the road going over the bridge will detect ice and wirelessly communicate the information to your car. If you don’t slow down, the car will slow down to a safe speed for you.