louvered cylinders rotate to provide faster air-flow over top of wing, and to provide forward movement for aircraft. works at a lower rpm than conventional propellers (about 1,000 rpms).Looking for a new design in airplane propulsion. Saw it in popular science. cylinder rotates in wing. Any help
look up bernoulis theorum...this will tell you all you need to know reference changes in pressure with respect to aeronatical engineering.
Good LuckLooking for a new design in airplane propulsion. Saw it in popular science. cylinder rotates in wing. Any help
I think you're thinking of the fanwing, interesting design. Pretty STOL(I've done some work in the S/VTOL field), not very fast though. A new idea might be to combine this sort of wing with a conventional means of thrust. Although you'd have to contend with the very high drag on this setup in high subsonic flight.
Friday, January 27, 2012
What popular science fiction show featured a very savvy officer used the calculation of pi to crash the comp?
Wasnt that a Star Trek episode where they did that to force an alien out of the computer? Star Trek! Final Answer!
Why was science fiction so popular during the war?
Why is science fiction popular at all? I think, it helps people to take time out from real problems or maybe helps them to look at life from a different perspective. During the war time the need to escape reality is probably stronger than ever.Why was science fiction so popular during the war?
Which war? And what Sci-Fi specifically?
edit===%26gt; I'd go with Marybrum's answer if you need a general one. That's as good as it can be! Six is on it too!Why was science fiction so popular during the war?
I can only assume any war. I would imagine it's a grand escape from reality.Why was science fiction so popular during the war?
Is it not still popular?
Which war? And what Sci-Fi specifically?
edit===%26gt; I'd go with Marybrum's answer if you need a general one. That's as good as it can be! Six is on it too!Why was science fiction so popular during the war?
I can only assume any war. I would imagine it's a grand escape from reality.Why was science fiction so popular during the war?
Is it not still popular?
What are the best science blogs, journals, and magazines?
Or more generally, where is the best place to learn about scientific theories, ideas, and projects? I'm not looking for popular science, but rather serious philosophical discussion and things to provoke philosophical thought. I subscribed to a magazine called Seed, which turned out to be very interesting; but perhaps there are even better resources out there. I mean things like this: http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0904/0904.1439.pdf across all branches of knowledge.What are the best science blogs, journals, and magazines?
discovery magazine
discovery magazine
Have anyone seen that bike machine on Popular Mechanics?
Popular Mechanics and other popular science magazines advertise an exercise machine that looks like a fancy chrome exercise bike.
They claim you can get 30 minutes worth of workout on this machine in 5 minutes.
It's really expensive.
Does anyone have it?
Does it work? Sounds too good to be true.Have anyone seen that bike machine on Popular Mechanics?
I imagine it works as well as any other exercise bike. (Yes, I've seen the ads)
Suggesting that 5 minutes of any sort of exercise is sufficient for any purpose is patently ridiculous. If that were true, the peloton would be using it and spending the balance of the day on the beaches of Nice, instead of slaving away for hours and freezing their butts off in the Alps.
Put it in the same category as ab exercisers, colon cleansing, and miracle weight loss pills.
Yes.Have anyone seen that bike machine on Popular Mechanics?
Have you ever seen the cartoon where someone is selling a personal printer for a PC?
Salesman: This baby comes with a 1-year guarantee and costs only one million dollars!
Customer: A million dollars??!!! You're not going to sell many at that price!
Salesman: yeah, but if I sell just one, I'm all set. :)
You can max your heart rate out using nothing except your leg muscles, so trying to do bench presses at the same time accomplishes nothing. Ride your bike, maybe buy some weights, walk. But don't try to do it all at once. The body doesn't work that way.Have anyone seen that bike machine on Popular Mechanics?
why not just get a real bike and go somewhere at the same time you exercise?
wle.
nope it's not a publication i read. it must have been made for those ppl that can't seem to pencil in time for their families. now they can have 25 min of family time.urban decay
They claim you can get 30 minutes worth of workout on this machine in 5 minutes.
It's really expensive.
Does anyone have it?
Does it work? Sounds too good to be true.Have anyone seen that bike machine on Popular Mechanics?
I imagine it works as well as any other exercise bike. (Yes, I've seen the ads)
Suggesting that 5 minutes of any sort of exercise is sufficient for any purpose is patently ridiculous. If that were true, the peloton would be using it and spending the balance of the day on the beaches of Nice, instead of slaving away for hours and freezing their butts off in the Alps.
Put it in the same category as ab exercisers, colon cleansing, and miracle weight loss pills.
Yes.Have anyone seen that bike machine on Popular Mechanics?
Have you ever seen the cartoon where someone is selling a personal printer for a PC?
Salesman: This baby comes with a 1-year guarantee and costs only one million dollars!
Customer: A million dollars??!!! You're not going to sell many at that price!
Salesman: yeah, but if I sell just one, I'm all set. :)
You can max your heart rate out using nothing except your leg muscles, so trying to do bench presses at the same time accomplishes nothing. Ride your bike, maybe buy some weights, walk. But don't try to do it all at once. The body doesn't work that way.Have anyone seen that bike machine on Popular Mechanics?
why not just get a real bike and go somewhere at the same time you exercise?
wle.
nope it's not a publication i read. it must have been made for those ppl that can't seem to pencil in time for their families. now they can have 25 min of family time.
Popular science lectures?
where can i find video lectures of new science ideas for the public?
I am quite familiar with many ideas and seen many lectures. am a member at fora.tv
Looking for more information... more more more :)
String theory, Quantum Physics, and Everything else interesting!
Thanks guys!!Popular science lectures?
Noah's ark. Isn't it fun?
In my opinion, Noah's ark was dinosaur. Not a ship.
Ark of Noah is a medium through which data of the gene is transferred.
Genesis 6:19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.
Evolution of species doesn't have a linear time till mankind open eyes.
Genesis 9:13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
Pitch / Bitumen / Crude oil / Where could we find them, today? It's fun, too.
Genesis 6:14 So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.
Today's annual rhythms begins "From Genesis 9:13". (This is my assumption.)
Today's light speed begins from Genesis 9:13, too.
Chromosome X %26amp; Y (Genesis 2:21-22). This my assumption is fun, too.
Anyway...
People can make an answer but there is no a reason. (This is your so-called free will.)
God can make a reason but there is no an answer. (This is your so-called destiny %26amp; chance.)
Sometimes I say, newton's apple is more clever than newton.
Let's go!
Time has two properties.
Progress(related to evolution) and Event(related to Creation) by turns.
and Probability exist between two properties.
Mobius strip explains it very well. (one progress, one event, one probability)
Look at this!
Chicken (event) Egg (progress) %26amp; Egg (event) Chicken (progress)
Schrodinger's cat was placed between one properties, just event. So, probability can not exist.
The reason, Wave-particle duality of light. I think so...
Progress / Event / Probability is a time. This is my trinity.
--------------------------------------鈥?br>
Does time have the shape? Does soul have the shape?
Everything has the shape but these two in the world.
So, I made a great assumption "Time is soul(thinking, knowledge, memory, etc.)".
It was the beginning of my UNIONTERA.
We know...
To our great discouragement, these doesn't have one way by us.
Time walked to the way of science. Soul walked to the way of religion.
Now, I propose a great reconciliation.
Light up candle for a second. A second of light exist permanently or not?
--------------------------------------鈥?br>
Einstein deceive our world. Where is our common sense?
I mean, why he didn't tell us this so easy common sense.
The only base which can be the cause of Einstein's assumption...
[Assumption] "principle of constancy of light velocity".
[The only base] "Time of light is different from the starting point time."
This base is not an assumption but a common sense. Can you see?
In my opinion, he already knew this base.
This common sense is a certain evidence for me.
This is my uniontera.
Existence is the time expressed by light itself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN1jTwHUC鈥?/a>
- Key Point -
1. Arrow A is the laser work. (Same time work)
2. Arrow B is the reason of gravity. (also, Higgs boson individually / Different time work)
3. The rose line is the beginning light. (result from Bible)
4. The existence of different time. (result from relativity of light)
5. 2 dimension is not a space. (result from 2-axis, math)
6. Universe came from nothing. (result from No.5 / cf. Playing with bubbles)
6-1. A barrier[posititon] exist between the inner and outer bubbles. But universe do not have that barrier. (Cause of Inertia)
6-2. Nothing is not a no existence. No existence is a zero dimension. There is two zero dimension. One has a position. The other doesn't have a position. These different positions were connected by something. That "something" is not a what but a way. (Cause of Light)
7. Progress / Event / Probability is a time. (This is my trinity.)
8. Wave-particle duality of light, creation %26amp; evolution, uncertainty principle, etc (result from No.7)
9. Coalescing of different time (Cause of Rotation / Equator has plenty of time.)
10. Your so-called black hole is a wholly condensed time. (cf. Kerr spacetime, math)
11. The reason of "your so-called magnetic field" (result from step3 and 4)
12. The reason of "your so-called electric field" (result from the crack of time / Same time's crack is a different time's coalescing. / Cause of Static electricity)
13. Your so-called "space" is a crack of time. (result from No.12 / Cause of Lightning)
14. Boundary is a crack of space. (result from No.13 / Same space's crack is a different time's contact. / Cause of Superfluid, cf. Fractal)
15. Boundary is nothing. Your so-called hole is a boundary itself. Also, nothing is K=0 temperature. (result from No.14 / cf. Calabi-Yau Space, math)
16. This is a wall of your so-called fire. (result from No.15) - copyright 鈸?uniontera
Our nonsense have come from one time. Uniontera is a key.
English is not my first language, sorry!
If it is difficult to understand, just remember %26amp; enjoy "Hand touching everything is a time". This is the only one result of uniontera.
I am quite familiar with many ideas and seen many lectures. am a member at fora.tv
Looking for more information... more more more :)
String theory, Quantum Physics, and Everything else interesting!
Thanks guys!!Popular science lectures?
Noah's ark. Isn't it fun?
In my opinion, Noah's ark was dinosaur. Not a ship.
Ark of Noah is a medium through which data of the gene is transferred.
Genesis 6:19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.
Evolution of species doesn't have a linear time till mankind open eyes.
Genesis 9:13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
Pitch / Bitumen / Crude oil / Where could we find them, today? It's fun, too.
Genesis 6:14 So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.
Today's annual rhythms begins "From Genesis 9:13". (This is my assumption.)
Today's light speed begins from Genesis 9:13, too.
Chromosome X %26amp; Y (Genesis 2:21-22). This my assumption is fun, too.
Anyway...
People can make an answer but there is no a reason. (This is your so-called free will.)
God can make a reason but there is no an answer. (This is your so-called destiny %26amp; chance.)
Sometimes I say, newton's apple is more clever than newton.
Let's go!
Time has two properties.
Progress(related to evolution) and Event(related to Creation) by turns.
and Probability exist between two properties.
Mobius strip explains it very well. (one progress, one event, one probability)
Look at this!
Chicken (event) Egg (progress) %26amp; Egg (event) Chicken (progress)
Schrodinger's cat was placed between one properties, just event. So, probability can not exist.
The reason, Wave-particle duality of light. I think so...
Progress / Event / Probability is a time. This is my trinity.
--------------------------------------鈥?br>
Does time have the shape? Does soul have the shape?
Everything has the shape but these two in the world.
So, I made a great assumption "Time is soul(thinking, knowledge, memory, etc.)".
It was the beginning of my UNIONTERA.
We know...
To our great discouragement, these doesn't have one way by us.
Time walked to the way of science. Soul walked to the way of religion.
Now, I propose a great reconciliation.
Light up candle for a second. A second of light exist permanently or not?
--------------------------------------鈥?br>
Einstein deceive our world. Where is our common sense?
I mean, why he didn't tell us this so easy common sense.
The only base which can be the cause of Einstein's assumption...
[Assumption] "principle of constancy of light velocity".
[The only base] "Time of light is different from the starting point time."
This base is not an assumption but a common sense. Can you see?
In my opinion, he already knew this base.
This common sense is a certain evidence for me.
This is my uniontera.
Existence is the time expressed by light itself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN1jTwHUC鈥?/a>
- Key Point -
1. Arrow A is the laser work. (Same time work)
2. Arrow B is the reason of gravity. (also, Higgs boson individually / Different time work)
3. The rose line is the beginning light. (result from Bible)
4. The existence of different time. (result from relativity of light)
5. 2 dimension is not a space. (result from 2-axis, math)
6. Universe came from nothing. (result from No.5 / cf. Playing with bubbles)
6-1. A barrier[posititon] exist between the inner and outer bubbles. But universe do not have that barrier. (Cause of Inertia)
6-2. Nothing is not a no existence. No existence is a zero dimension. There is two zero dimension. One has a position. The other doesn't have a position. These different positions were connected by something. That "something" is not a what but a way. (Cause of Light)
7. Progress / Event / Probability is a time. (This is my trinity.)
8. Wave-particle duality of light, creation %26amp; evolution, uncertainty principle, etc (result from No.7)
9. Coalescing of different time (Cause of Rotation / Equator has plenty of time.)
10. Your so-called black hole is a wholly condensed time. (cf. Kerr spacetime, math)
11. The reason of "your so-called magnetic field" (result from step3 and 4)
12. The reason of "your so-called electric field" (result from the crack of time / Same time's crack is a different time's coalescing. / Cause of Static electricity)
13. Your so-called "space" is a crack of time. (result from No.12 / Cause of Lightning)
14. Boundary is a crack of space. (result from No.13 / Same space's crack is a different time's contact. / Cause of Superfluid, cf. Fractal)
15. Boundary is nothing. Your so-called hole is a boundary itself. Also, nothing is K=0 temperature. (result from No.14 / cf. Calabi-Yau Space, math)
16. This is a wall of your so-called fire. (result from No.15) - copyright 鈸?uniontera
Our nonsense have come from one time. Uniontera is a key.
English is not my first language, sorry!
If it is difficult to understand, just remember %26amp; enjoy "Hand touching everything is a time". This is the only one result of uniontera.
Does anyone know how to solve the popular carnival game鈥?"circle of science"?
It is the game where you have a big circle and you have 5 little circles in your hand and you have to "drop" them and cover all of the red space.Does anyone know how to solve the popular carnival game鈥?"circle of science"?
Assuming the game is "fair" -- that is, it is actually possible to completely cover the big circle with the five smaller disks -- even if you know how to win the game, it is still very difficult to accomplish. The disks are usually made of a material that causes little friction between themselves and the table that contains the big circle, so when you drop them, they slide just a little when they land. This requires you to compensate for the sliding, which is nearly impossible.
The five small droppable disks will cover the one large stationary circle -- again, if the game is "fair" -- if they are placed in such a way that one edge of each disc touches or very slightly covers the exact center of the circle, and they are evenly spaced around the circle, like the five points of a perfect star. When you drop them, however, most of them will try to slide downhill, so you must compensate for this. The first drop will be on a smooth surface, but anything that falls on an existing disk will be falling on the uneven surface caused by the disk(s) underneath. Air resistance will also cause the disks to float a bit before landing, making the game even more difficult. - LJS
Assuming the game is "fair" -- that is, it is actually possible to completely cover the big circle with the five smaller disks -- even if you know how to win the game, it is still very difficult to accomplish. The disks are usually made of a material that causes little friction between themselves and the table that contains the big circle, so when you drop them, they slide just a little when they land. This requires you to compensate for the sliding, which is nearly impossible.
The five small droppable disks will cover the one large stationary circle -- again, if the game is "fair" -- if they are placed in such a way that one edge of each disc touches or very slightly covers the exact center of the circle, and they are evenly spaced around the circle, like the five points of a perfect star. When you drop them, however, most of them will try to slide downhill, so you must compensate for this. The first drop will be on a smooth surface, but anything that falls on an existing disk will be falling on the uneven surface caused by the disk(s) underneath. Air resistance will also cause the disks to float a bit before landing, making the game even more difficult. - LJS
In your opinion, which is a generally better magazine: Scientific American or Popular Science?
In terms of monthy issue size, credibility, relevant and interesting topics and anything else that makes a good magazine...In your opinion, which is a generally better magazine: Scientific American or Popular Science?
Scientific American. They typically publish peer reviewed, independent articles... they're much more of a "popular" version of a hardcore science journal (Nature, etc). Popular Science is a fine magazine, but they're a notch down in intellectual terms, and probably a notch up in terms of mass accessibility. But that's the way it ought to be -- science is what science is, and there's no guarantee you or I will understand it all, even when the scientists in questions simplify it as much as possible.In your opinion, which is a generally better magazine: Scientific American or Popular Science?
Scientific American is much better in my opinion.
Scientific American. They typically publish peer reviewed, independent articles... they're much more of a "popular" version of a hardcore science journal (Nature, etc). Popular Science is a fine magazine, but they're a notch down in intellectual terms, and probably a notch up in terms of mass accessibility. But that's the way it ought to be -- science is what science is, and there's no guarantee you or I will understand it all, even when the scientists in questions simplify it as much as possible.In your opinion, which is a generally better magazine: Scientific American or Popular Science?
Scientific American is much better in my opinion.
Is the popular understanding of global warming closer to science or religion?
These fads are the closest the left comes to religion. And it is very close indeed.Is the popular understanding of global warming closer to science or religion?
depends who you're talking about. many conservatives absolutely refuse to consider the possibility of it's existence for political reasons.
its closer to an ex-politican lining his pockets by trying to scare the hooey out of folks that dont research these kind of things.Is the popular understanding of global warming closer to science or religion?
Al gore gets in front of people at the Nobel Prize reception and tells us we must have faith in the scientists that claim man-made global warming is real. I'm sure that the man-made global warming proponents on here are tired of this, but......faith=religion. Case closedIs the popular understanding of global warming closer to science or religion?
Science
Google Al Gore on his "Global Warming"
"If you believe in anything you don't understand stand you suffer, superstition is the way" Steve Wonder
I'd say the global warming fanatics, have to be accepting what they are told on blind faith. There are no facts to support the belief in human caused global warming.
In fact the climate models used to predict global warming have been shown to be wrong in that temperature correlation to CO2 levels from actual measurements do not match the models. Which is a further indication that current climate change is more than likely to be a natural occurance than a manmade occurance. Recent data indicates that the effect of human activities is at worse case an insignificant factor.
Another fact ignored by global warming fanatics is that geological history indicates that we are at this time far more likely to be plunged into an ice age than run away global warming. The geological history indicates that ice ages lasting around 100,000 years are followed by relatively brief warming periods lasting 8 to 12,000 years. Its been almost 12,000 years since the last ice age and the earth has already been on a cooling trend for the last 4 years. Its also been estimated that these ice ages can begin with the average temperature falling as much as 18 degrees in less than a decade. Far more rapidly than the couple of degrees per 100 years of warming and with much more serious consequences.
The AGW understanding is closer to a big pile of steaming s^*t than anything else.
Religion is a belief based on fantasy
Climate change is a reality
BUT
SCIENCE HAS BEEN INVADED WITH POLITICS AND HUMAN EMOTIONS
The truth is being distorted at high levels,
And lies have been weaved in.
Some of the real dangers are being hidden because there are no solutions , Public could panic.and Authorities would loose control .
Others facts are exaggerated so that the phenomena can be used to milk the people.
This is further complicated with Arrogance that will not admit that mankind could be guilty, or that Gods could be out of control ,unloving or incompetent.
Global Warming is true, there are Natural fazes but we are affecting that to a great extent ,with deforestation ,desertification and pollution., especially air pollution.
I do not think we can make a real difference anymore to change the tide.
On a Global scale,Humanity is not co operative enough .
The poor regions have other priorities such as daily survival.
There is a lot we can do about being more responsible with what we got ,
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;鈥?/a>
but In the first world countries many do not care or are more interested in Global Control than Global Warming.
So do not expect the truth this has become politically incorrect.
This week, one of NASA's top scientists concluded that the Arctic Ocean could be nearly ice-free within five years, much faster than all previous predictions.
when the north pole is gone , you may have polar bears soon in America ,looking for a home ,
Calculations do not include the accumulative ,speeding up ,factor with time. the increase in water temperature will get faster all the time as well as the melting, when the ice is all gone the deeper cold Ocean currents will stop ,and the drag has gone with it ,also changing the higher warm currents,And only the moon will keep things moving
This will affect coastal climates ,world wide ,almost instantly. All aquatic flora and fauna will be affected,many dying off and others becoming invasive,
Right now In Chiapas ,and Tabasco in Mexico .more then a million people became homeless overnight with water coming up to their roofs ,because of rains from super evaporation from the forests,this had never happened before. Millions of animals died.
In India 3000 people died because of super storms .
.A few years ago in Europe 3500 people,died during a heat wave ,many of them in France .
Right now the average death toll annually is 150.000 due to Global warming
. these figures are already out of date and are expected to double soon.
In Northern China millions of people are running for their lives because regular dust storms so far have buried 900 villages under the sand and the whole of northern China is turning into a dessert.
The Sahara is growing by 7 kilometers a year all around the edges ,like a slow burning fire shriveling up their neighbors In the Kalahari huge rivers have dried up and thousand of species are gone due to their habitats disappearing .
The biggest changes are invisible at micro biotic levels species are becoming extinct ,others are multiplying ,
This affects the insect populations that follow ,and changes in that ,affect all that follows in the food chains ,
All life is interrelated of both flora and fauna, And since we are on the top of the food chain ,
we are always the last to know.
So Global warming has its toll there are incidents all over the world ,
depends who you're talking about. many conservatives absolutely refuse to consider the possibility of it's existence for political reasons.
its closer to an ex-politican lining his pockets by trying to scare the hooey out of folks that dont research these kind of things.Is the popular understanding of global warming closer to science or religion?
Al gore gets in front of people at the Nobel Prize reception and tells us we must have faith in the scientists that claim man-made global warming is real. I'm sure that the man-made global warming proponents on here are tired of this, but......faith=religion. Case closedIs the popular understanding of global warming closer to science or religion?
Science
Google Al Gore on his "Global Warming"
"If you believe in anything you don't understand stand you suffer, superstition is the way" Steve Wonder
I'd say the global warming fanatics, have to be accepting what they are told on blind faith. There are no facts to support the belief in human caused global warming.
In fact the climate models used to predict global warming have been shown to be wrong in that temperature correlation to CO2 levels from actual measurements do not match the models. Which is a further indication that current climate change is more than likely to be a natural occurance than a manmade occurance. Recent data indicates that the effect of human activities is at worse case an insignificant factor.
Another fact ignored by global warming fanatics is that geological history indicates that we are at this time far more likely to be plunged into an ice age than run away global warming. The geological history indicates that ice ages lasting around 100,000 years are followed by relatively brief warming periods lasting 8 to 12,000 years. Its been almost 12,000 years since the last ice age and the earth has already been on a cooling trend for the last 4 years. Its also been estimated that these ice ages can begin with the average temperature falling as much as 18 degrees in less than a decade. Far more rapidly than the couple of degrees per 100 years of warming and with much more serious consequences.
The AGW understanding is closer to a big pile of steaming s^*t than anything else.
Religion is a belief based on fantasy
Climate change is a reality
BUT
SCIENCE HAS BEEN INVADED WITH POLITICS AND HUMAN EMOTIONS
The truth is being distorted at high levels,
And lies have been weaved in.
Some of the real dangers are being hidden because there are no solutions , Public could panic.and Authorities would loose control .
Others facts are exaggerated so that the phenomena can be used to milk the people.
This is further complicated with Arrogance that will not admit that mankind could be guilty, or that Gods could be out of control ,unloving or incompetent.
Global Warming is true, there are Natural fazes but we are affecting that to a great extent ,with deforestation ,desertification and pollution., especially air pollution.
I do not think we can make a real difference anymore to change the tide.
On a Global scale,Humanity is not co operative enough .
The poor regions have other priorities such as daily survival.
There is a lot we can do about being more responsible with what we got ,
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;鈥?/a>
but In the first world countries many do not care or are more interested in Global Control than Global Warming.
So do not expect the truth this has become politically incorrect.
This week, one of NASA's top scientists concluded that the Arctic Ocean could be nearly ice-free within five years, much faster than all previous predictions.
when the north pole is gone , you may have polar bears soon in America ,looking for a home ,
Calculations do not include the accumulative ,speeding up ,factor with time. the increase in water temperature will get faster all the time as well as the melting, when the ice is all gone the deeper cold Ocean currents will stop ,and the drag has gone with it ,also changing the higher warm currents,And only the moon will keep things moving
This will affect coastal climates ,world wide ,almost instantly. All aquatic flora and fauna will be affected,many dying off and others becoming invasive,
Right now In Chiapas ,and Tabasco in Mexico .more then a million people became homeless overnight with water coming up to their roofs ,because of rains from super evaporation from the forests,this had never happened before. Millions of animals died.
In India 3000 people died because of super storms .
.A few years ago in Europe 3500 people,died during a heat wave ,many of them in France .
Right now the average death toll annually is 150.000 due to Global warming
. these figures are already out of date and are expected to double soon.
In Northern China millions of people are running for their lives because regular dust storms so far have buried 900 villages under the sand and the whole of northern China is turning into a dessert.
The Sahara is growing by 7 kilometers a year all around the edges ,like a slow burning fire shriveling up their neighbors In the Kalahari huge rivers have dried up and thousand of species are gone due to their habitats disappearing .
The biggest changes are invisible at micro biotic levels species are becoming extinct ,others are multiplying ,
This affects the insect populations that follow ,and changes in that ,affect all that follows in the food chains ,
All life is interrelated of both flora and fauna, And since we are on the top of the food chain ,
we are always the last to know.
So Global warming has its toll there are incidents all over the world ,
Best popular science book you have read?
I think this more of a Physics book, but, when I read; Stephen Hawking's, A Brief History of Time in 1988. It really opened my fascination with Space, Science, Physics and Biology.beauty
Why is science fiction such a popular genre?
i need 2 know!Why is science fiction such a popular genre?
Because it allows you to think about ordinary situations in extraordinary settings, making you learn about yourself in the process.
Very much so. I find it intellectually stimulating.
Didnt know it was. Depends on where you live.Why is science fiction such a popular genre?
I think it's because there are so many geeks out there.
Because there is sometimes a very fine line between sci-fi and real life. It is also very imaginative.
because it gives me hope in this messed up world. I can pretend that we are not going to bomb ourselves into oblivion for a short time while reading sci-fi.
Science fiction is technofantasy. It used to be educational, back when Robert A. Heinlein was teaching celestial mechanics (or, rather, daring readers to teach it to themselves) in his stories.
Because eventually one day it will be a reality.
Like for example one day we will have flying cars like in Back to the Future 2.
Be able to travel and see other galaxies like in Star Trek and or Star Wars which ever you prefer.
Give amputes thier limbs back like in Star Wars (where Luke gets a new hand or when Anakin become Vader and gets new Legs and Arms)
Because it allows you to think about ordinary situations in extraordinary settings, making you learn about yourself in the process.
Very much so. I find it intellectually stimulating.
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Why is science fiction such a popular genre?Didnt know it was. Depends on where you live.Why is science fiction such a popular genre?
I think it's because there are so many geeks out there.
Because there is sometimes a very fine line between sci-fi and real life. It is also very imaginative.
because it gives me hope in this messed up world. I can pretend that we are not going to bomb ourselves into oblivion for a short time while reading sci-fi.
Science fiction is technofantasy. It used to be educational, back when Robert A. Heinlein was teaching celestial mechanics (or, rather, daring readers to teach it to themselves) in his stories.
Because eventually one day it will be a reality.
Like for example one day we will have flying cars like in Back to the Future 2.
Be able to travel and see other galaxies like in Star Trek and or Star Wars which ever you prefer.
Give amputes thier limbs back like in Star Wars (where Luke gets a new hand or when Anakin become Vader and gets new Legs and Arms)
What's the subscribtion fee, including tax and shipping (to canada), for Popular Science?
Go to Amazon.com and search for it. Its usually cheaper on there as well.
In popular science possibly 2 months ago there was an article on a Linix running phone matching the iphone?
What was it?In popular science possibly 2 months ago there was an article on a Linix running phone matching the iphone?
this site will give you an iphone just for completing some quick online tasks! really recommend it, especially if you're broke but really want an iphone (like me).
this site will give you an iphone just for completing some quick online tasks! really recommend it, especially if you're broke but really want an iphone (like me).
For basic maths and science which is the most popular and best online tutoring website?
there are some good sites here:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4758710_tutoring鈥?/a>
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Which is more popular: Science fiction or Space opera?
Space opera is a sub-genre of science fiction. By definition, therefore, science fiction is more popular, because every book that's space opera is also science fiction.benzoyl peroxide
Old Popular Science articles?
Does anyone know how to find old pop sci articles on the net? Is there old archives somewhere? I need the article second chance for biosphere written in 1997... I've looked everywhere and can't find it. Or, if you have it and could scan it I will give you my e-mail address to send it to me! thank you to anyone who knows something.Old Popular Science articles?
I don't know how well it will work, but it looks like by signing up for a free trial with HighBeam Research, you can access the article for a few days. Links are below, but take a careful look before you sign up for anything. It *appears* as though it only requires a name and an email address.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-19548907鈥?/a>
https://www.highbeam.com/reg/reg1.aspx?o鈥?/a>Old Popular Science articles?
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-19548907鈥?/a>
will I think give you the article as part of a free trial subscription.
I don't know how well it will work, but it looks like by signing up for a free trial with HighBeam Research, you can access the article for a few days. Links are below, but take a careful look before you sign up for anything. It *appears* as though it only requires a name and an email address.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-19548907鈥?/a>
https://www.highbeam.com/reg/reg1.aspx?o鈥?/a>Old Popular Science articles?
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-19548907鈥?/a>
will I think give you the article as part of a free trial subscription.
Why did not islam mention about dinosours, instead of talked about popular science in those times ?
Do you know a religion that "mentions " dinosaurs ?
Very strange.Why did not islam mention about dinosours, instead of talked about popular science in those times ?
I've always thought it paradoxical that the existence of oil depends on scientific facts that Islam denies.Why did not islam mention about dinosours, instead of talked about popular science in those times ?
Because they didn't read the bible, and notice the important trap the bible avoided- avoid dated thoughts by not mentioning them.Why did not islam mention about dinosours, instead of talked about popular science in those times ?
What on Earth are you talking about? I've read some really hair brained questions here but yours is the most obtuse ever! That first answer is equally obtuse or are we still speaking the same language here? Doesn't seem like it.
Very strange.Why did not islam mention about dinosours, instead of talked about popular science in those times ?
I've always thought it paradoxical that the existence of oil depends on scientific facts that Islam denies.Why did not islam mention about dinosours, instead of talked about popular science in those times ?
Because they didn't read the bible, and notice the important trap the bible avoided- avoid dated thoughts by not mentioning them.Why did not islam mention about dinosours, instead of talked about popular science in those times ?
What on Earth are you talking about? I've read some really hair brained questions here but yours is the most obtuse ever! That first answer is equally obtuse or are we still speaking the same language here? Doesn't seem like it.
Can anyone suggest any popular science fiction novels for 14 year old?
popular science fareCan anyone suggest any popular science fiction novels for 14 year old?
the uglies series.
the uglies series.
Who are some popular rational choice theory proponents in political science?
I personally like Thomas Sowell, but Milton Friedman would be a good one, too.
Chose one magazine - popular science or popular mechanics ?
amazon has a $5. sale for 1 year mag subscription.
which mag do you think is better overall?
thanksChose one magazine - popular science or popular mechanics ?
man just spend the extra 5 and get both if it's so hard to decide. buy more and more and more and more !! ! ! !Chose one magazine - popular science or popular mechanics ?
that's certainly not the best answer.
question was asking about mag quality not money to subscribe.asian makeup
which mag do you think is better overall?
thanksChose one magazine - popular science or popular mechanics ?
man just spend the extra 5 and get both if it's so hard to decide. buy more and more and more and more !! ! ! !Chose one magazine - popular science or popular mechanics ?
that's certainly not the best answer.
question was asking about mag quality not money to subscribe.
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Which of these science themes would be the most popular?
(1) History of science, (2) science behind magic, (3) Nature of science, (4) Hi-tech science, (5) Future Foods (6) Life outside Earth (7) Global Warming (8) space science (9) Health and Hygiene. If there is any other you think please opine.Which of these science themes would be the most popular?
health %26amp; hygiene.Which of these science themes would be the most popular?
science behind magic.
health %26amp; hygiene.Which of these science themes would be the most popular?
science behind magic.
What are some popular science mags?
AstronomyWhat are some popular science mags?
Theirs actually a magazine called popular science look it up
here is the link to there website http://www.popsci.com/
Theirs actually a magazine called popular science look it up
here is the link to there website http://www.popsci.com/
Which of these science themes would be the most popular?
(1) History of science (2) science behind magic (3) Nature of science (4) Hi-tech science (5) Future Foods (6) Life outside Earth (7) Global Warming (8) space science (9) Health and Hygiene. If there is any other you think please opine.Which of these science themes would be the most popular?
Hi-tech scienceWhich of these science themes would be the most popular?
(6)Life outside Earth;
many are in a eager to know if there is anything outside the earth ,every scientists are searching for the alien life rather knowing about our own Earth and it is so interesting in public view also
Hi-tech scienceWhich of these science themes would be the most popular?
(6)Life outside Earth;
many are in a eager to know if there is anything outside the earth ,every scientists are searching for the alien life rather knowing about our own Earth and it is so interesting in public view also
What/who is Thomas Vuitton? ThomasVuitton.com? Ads in December 2008 Popular Science magazine?
This month (December 2008) issue of Popular Science has 2 full-page advertisements on pages 92 and 114. Page 92 is bright yellow and writes:
" TO: HARVEY. HEY, HARVEY YOU AND YOUR CREW STINK...FROM: THOMAS VUITTON. PS. FOR ALL THE CELEBS YOU MISTREAT. BRITNEY, KANYE, LINSY ETC... "
THOMAS VUITTON CO. thomasvuitton.com
and page 114 says: "Thomas Vuitton markets to everyone unlike his famous brother..." Thomas Vuitton Co.
Both ads feature a brown %26amp; white spotted wiener dog as a logo. I went to thomasvuitton.com and it says the site is forbidden. Did a few internet searches and NOTHING comes up at all. Like any evidence of these ads or this Thomas Vuitton guy never existed. Does anyone know what all of this is about? Mysterious! Thanks:-)What/who is Thomas Vuitton? ThomasVuitton.com? Ads in December 2008 Popular Science magazine?
THOMAS VUITTON.COM IS THE SISTER COMPANY TO FRANK FULLER CLASSIC.COM . LOUIS VUITTON TOOK THE COMPANY FROM FRANK FULLER CLASSIC CO. FOR MORE PROOF EMAIL
KYLE@FRANKFULLERCLASSIC.COM .THIS COMPANY HAS BEEN ATTACKED BY TOMMY HILFIGER LOUIS VUITTON AND MANY OTHERS... GOOGLE FRANK FULLER CLASSIC CO. FOR INFO. LETS HELP HIM FIGHT BACK...
" TO: HARVEY. HEY, HARVEY YOU AND YOUR CREW STINK...FROM: THOMAS VUITTON. PS. FOR ALL THE CELEBS YOU MISTREAT. BRITNEY, KANYE, LINSY ETC... "
THOMAS VUITTON CO. thomasvuitton.com
and page 114 says: "Thomas Vuitton markets to everyone unlike his famous brother..." Thomas Vuitton Co.
Both ads feature a brown %26amp; white spotted wiener dog as a logo. I went to thomasvuitton.com and it says the site is forbidden. Did a few internet searches and NOTHING comes up at all. Like any evidence of these ads or this Thomas Vuitton guy never existed. Does anyone know what all of this is about? Mysterious! Thanks:-)What/who is Thomas Vuitton? ThomasVuitton.com? Ads in December 2008 Popular Science magazine?
THOMAS VUITTON.COM IS THE SISTER COMPANY TO FRANK FULLER CLASSIC.COM . LOUIS VUITTON TOOK THE COMPANY FROM FRANK FULLER CLASSIC CO. FOR MORE PROOF EMAIL
KYLE@FRANKFULLERCLASSIC.COM .THIS COMPANY HAS BEEN ATTACKED BY TOMMY HILFIGER LOUIS VUITTON AND MANY OTHERS... GOOGLE FRANK FULLER CLASSIC CO. FOR INFO. LETS HELP HIM FIGHT BACK...
What is the most popular computer science college in the U.S.?
Which one is best known for computer science, or which is very likely that big company's should know about? Ex:BlizzardWhat is the most popular computer science college in the U.S.?
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MIT
Popular Science or Popular Mechanics?
I'm interested in subscribing to one of these two magazines. However, I don't have the dough for both. What are the similarities and differences between the two and what would you suggest?Popular Science or Popular Mechanics?
I suggest you Popular Science.
Popular Science is better.
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I suggest you Popular Science.
Popular Science is better.
Greetings The Freak
Are American Evangelicals who deny global warming reinforcing the popular opinion that we are anti-science?
And would we be wise to avoid provoking contempt toward the Gospel by attracting controversy and contempt toward us in such a way that people will assume that the Bible itself is anti-science?Are American Evangelicals who deny global warming reinforcing the popular opinion that we are anti-science?
Evangelicals or not;global warming has been repeatedly and publicly demonstrated in the past few months to be a complete farce.The scientists who promote it are total liars.Even Al Gore has been in hiding lately.No serious person believes the global warming bunk any more.
Yes, they are. They hurt the brand of Christianity by choosing to concern themselves with business profit over being good stewards of the earth.
Think about it: If you really read the Bible, you know the ground is cursed and the creation is groaning. You know it's rotting away. Why accelerate that process? Because a handful of conservatives who lie about their faith say so?Are American Evangelicals who deny global warming reinforcing the popular opinion that we are anti-science?
not an evangelical but global warming is mostly a scare tactic to create a commodity (carbon credits) = money out of thin air... pure alchemy hehe..
The temperature of the earth is constantly fluctuating and there is no set thermostat, remember the dinosaurs? That's what you'll be someday.Are American Evangelicals who deny global warming reinforcing the popular opinion that we are anti-science?
Not only anti-science but it also seems as though many evangelicals don't care about the environement because what is the point of taking care of the earth if Jesus is going to be back in a few years anyway.
Evangelicals or not;global warming has been repeatedly and publicly demonstrated in the past few months to be a complete farce.The scientists who promote it are total liars.Even Al Gore has been in hiding lately.No serious person believes the global warming bunk any more.
Yes, they are. They hurt the brand of Christianity by choosing to concern themselves with business profit over being good stewards of the earth.
Think about it: If you really read the Bible, you know the ground is cursed and the creation is groaning. You know it's rotting away. Why accelerate that process? Because a handful of conservatives who lie about their faith say so?Are American Evangelicals who deny global warming reinforcing the popular opinion that we are anti-science?
not an evangelical but global warming is mostly a scare tactic to create a commodity (carbon credits) = money out of thin air... pure alchemy hehe..
The temperature of the earth is constantly fluctuating and there is no set thermostat, remember the dinosaurs? That's what you'll be someday.Are American Evangelicals who deny global warming reinforcing the popular opinion that we are anti-science?
Not only anti-science but it also seems as though many evangelicals don't care about the environement because what is the point of taking care of the earth if Jesus is going to be back in a few years anyway.
Theb Pocket guide on cience by E.E Free,ph.d.,6th edition,copyright1928 Popular Science Pub.?
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Does anyone know what article in the popular science magazine they talked about using sidewalks for power?
A while back there was an article in the magazine "Popular Science", about someone using the energy of people walking on the sidewalk or moving in a train station to generate power as a form of alternative energy. I think they planned to put pads on the floor that would move up and down to create electricity. If anyone knows what month and what year that was written it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
-AndyDoes anyone know what article in the popular science magazine they talked about using sidewalks for power?
I didn't find the Pop Sci article, but here are two links that are on topic:
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1917鈥?/a>
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/鈥?/a>
-AndyDoes anyone know what article in the popular science magazine they talked about using sidewalks for power?
I didn't find the Pop Sci article, but here are two links that are on topic:
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1917鈥?/a>
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/鈥?/a>
Are Popular Science or Scientific American "peer reviewed journal"?
As I understand it, neither are peer-reviewed journals. They publish a wide variety of articles, but they are not generally view as scientific journals that are reviewed or cited. Scientific American is a great gateway into some cool, new research or findings, but since it does not publish actual experiments and results, it doesn't fall under this category. It's one of the more trusted science magazines out there, but ultimately it is still geared for the public rather than the scientific community.
Try looking through some databases; they often give you a lot of articles in all sorts of fields. I'm not sure what grade level you're looking at and which databases you have access to, but personally I find Scholar's Portal and Web of Science are both amazing resources.
Hope that helps!Are Popular Science or Scientific American "peer reviewed journal"?
Well, if you look in Wikipedia about Science (the journal), it is peer-reviewed. I think Scientific American is not.help for acne
Try looking through some databases; they often give you a lot of articles in all sorts of fields. I'm not sure what grade level you're looking at and which databases you have access to, but personally I find Scholar's Portal and Web of Science are both amazing resources.
Hope that helps!Are Popular Science or Scientific American "peer reviewed journal"?
Well, if you look in Wikipedia about Science (the journal), it is peer-reviewed. I think Scientific American is not.
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Looking for article about some sort of liquid that was dry, but looked like water. It was in Popular Science.?
Looking for article or info about liquid that was completely dry, but looked like water. Was in Popular Science Magazine sometime this year or last.Looking for article about some sort of liquid that was dry, but looked like water. It was in Popular Science.?
this article talks about "dry" droplets, perhaps what you are looking for?
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?article鈥?/a>Looking for article about some sort of liquid that was dry, but looked like water. It was in Popular Science.?
Can you be more specific? Basically any clear non-water liquid would fit the bill (the absence of water being the chemical definition of "dry").
this article talks about "dry" droplets, perhaps what you are looking for?
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?article鈥?/a>Looking for article about some sort of liquid that was dry, but looked like water. It was in Popular Science.?
Can you be more specific? Basically any clear non-water liquid would fit the bill (the absence of water being the chemical definition of "dry").
What was the name of the company that had ads in Popular Science that had kits to build your own TV & computer?
Was it HeathKit?What was the name of the company that had ads in Popular Science that had kits to build your own TV %26amp; computer?
Heathkit?
Did you know there's a Heathkit museum? (Well, a virtual one, anyway):
http://www.heathkit-museum.com/
Heathkit?
Did you know there's a Heathkit museum? (Well, a virtual one, anyway):
http://www.heathkit-museum.com/
Where to find research themes popular among Doctors of Juridical Science?
My friend is a jurist (we both live in Belarus) and he asked me to help him to find what research themes are popular today in the United States and Western Europe among Doctors of Juridical Science? (Juris Doctors... I don't know how to call them correctly).
So is there any site providing information on ongoing researches e.t.c?
Thanks in advance.Where to find research themes popular among Doctors of Juridical Science?
Look at recent copies of the Yale Law Review and Harvard Law Journal.
So is there any site providing information on ongoing researches e.t.c?
Thanks in advance.Where to find research themes popular among Doctors of Juridical Science?
Look at recent copies of the Yale Law Review and Harvard Law Journal.
What's a popular science version of "Heuristics and Biases"?
I found Heuristics and Biases (from Kahneman and Tversky) to be fascinating, but it's a bit dense and long to recommend to certain friends. Any suggestions on a book covering the same information, but that's a bit more accessible as a casual read?What's a popular science version of "Heuristics and Biases"?
This question is relate to a larger branch of Psychology called Epistemology.
From Wikipedia:
Epistemology or theory of knowledge is a branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge.[1] The term was introduced into English by the Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier (1808-1864).[2]
Much of the debate in this field has focused on analyzing the nature of knowledge and how it relates to similar notions such as truth, belief, and justification. It also deals with the means of production of knowledge, as well as skepticism about different knowledge claims. In other words, epistemology primarily addresses the following questions: "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", and "What do people know?"
Once you get a grip on the above, then heuristics and biases are:
From: http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michae鈥?/a>
When we humans use abstract reasoning to determine the solution to a given problem, say, opening a door that is stuck for some unknown reason, we are not reasoning using the real door. Our brains don't have enough memory to fit the precise physical description of a real door. Instead, we use representations, which are often trillions or quadrillions of times simpler than their physical counterparts. But they work, at least well enough to solve simple problems. Once you have a mental representation of a door, you can start reasoning about which classes of object or event have the potential to make one stuck or unstuck, for example.
Human brains use a strict set of compression schemes for abstracting critical features of incoming sensory data. These compression schemes are not perfect, and often make errors - as we can see in studies of optical illusions. Many of these errors are invisible to introspection, as they are swept under the rug by higher levels of cognition.
Relative to most animals, humans receive a massive amount of incoming sensory data - terabytes worth. Most is immediately discarded, ignored, or abstracted away by neurological machinery. The surviving data, an incredibly small percent, will be converted into symbolic format; connected to previous experiences and stored concepts in the complex associative network that is the human brain.
When new sensory data is abstracted, converted into symbolic format, and archived in long-term memory, it is subject to certain biasing effects. Biases also operate when the symbols are invoked and manipulated for cognitive operations.
The results are contradictory beliefs, anchoring effects, and a whole zoo of psychological "optical illusions". "Anchoring effects", for example, are a class of robust psychological phenomena showing that people adjust insufficiently for the implications of incoming information. We form beliefs around an anchor, and additional incoming data must fight against the intertia of the anchor, even when it is objectively irrelevant to the judgement at hand.
I wish more people would be knowledgeable on this subject.What's a popular science version of "Heuristics and Biases"?
How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics by Zbigniew Michalewicz and David B. Fogel (Hardcover - Dec 8, 2004)
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This book is the only source that provides comprehensive, current, and correct information on problem solving using modern heuristics. It covers classic methods of optimization, including dynamic programming, the simplex method, and gradient techniques, as well as recent innovations such as simulated annealing, tabu search, and evolutionary computation. Integrated into the discourse is a series of problems and puzzles to challenge the reader. The book is written in a lively, engaging style and is intended for students and practitioners alike. Anyone who reads and understands the material in the book will be armed with the most powerful problem solving tools currently known.
This second edition contains two new chapters, one on coevolutionary systems and one on multicriterial decision-making. Also some new puzzles are added and various subchapters are revised.
Book Info
Provides comprehensive, current, and correct information on problem solving using modern heuristics. Covers classic methods of optimization, including dynamic programming, the simplex method, and gradient techniques, as well as recent innovations such as simulated annealing, tabu search, and evolutionary computation. DLC: Problem solving. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment by Thomas Gilovich, Dale Griffin, and Daniel Kahneman (Paperback - Jul 8, 2002)
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Cass Sunstein, University of Chicago Law Review
This is a state-of-the-art treatment of the literature full of implications for law and policy. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Review
Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment; offers a massive, state-of-the-art treatment of the literature, supplementing a similar book published two decades ago.. .This is an impressive book, full of implications for law and policy." Cass Sunstein, University of Chicago Law School
"...the book should serve well as a reference work for researchers in cognitive science and as a textbook for advanced courses in that difficult topic. Philosophers interested in cognitive science will also wish to consult it." Metapsychology Online Review
"Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment is a scholarly treat, one that is sure to shape the perspectives of another generation of researchers, teachers, and graduate students. The book will serve as a welcome refresher course for some readers and a strong introduction to an important research perspective for others." Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
This question is relate to a larger branch of Psychology called Epistemology.
From Wikipedia:
Epistemology or theory of knowledge is a branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge.[1] The term was introduced into English by the Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier (1808-1864).[2]
Much of the debate in this field has focused on analyzing the nature of knowledge and how it relates to similar notions such as truth, belief, and justification. It also deals with the means of production of knowledge, as well as skepticism about different knowledge claims. In other words, epistemology primarily addresses the following questions: "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", and "What do people know?"
Once you get a grip on the above, then heuristics and biases are:
From: http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michae鈥?/a>
When we humans use abstract reasoning to determine the solution to a given problem, say, opening a door that is stuck for some unknown reason, we are not reasoning using the real door. Our brains don't have enough memory to fit the precise physical description of a real door. Instead, we use representations, which are often trillions or quadrillions of times simpler than their physical counterparts. But they work, at least well enough to solve simple problems. Once you have a mental representation of a door, you can start reasoning about which classes of object or event have the potential to make one stuck or unstuck, for example.
Human brains use a strict set of compression schemes for abstracting critical features of incoming sensory data. These compression schemes are not perfect, and often make errors - as we can see in studies of optical illusions. Many of these errors are invisible to introspection, as they are swept under the rug by higher levels of cognition.
Relative to most animals, humans receive a massive amount of incoming sensory data - terabytes worth. Most is immediately discarded, ignored, or abstracted away by neurological machinery. The surviving data, an incredibly small percent, will be converted into symbolic format; connected to previous experiences and stored concepts in the complex associative network that is the human brain.
When new sensory data is abstracted, converted into symbolic format, and archived in long-term memory, it is subject to certain biasing effects. Biases also operate when the symbols are invoked and manipulated for cognitive operations.
The results are contradictory beliefs, anchoring effects, and a whole zoo of psychological "optical illusions". "Anchoring effects", for example, are a class of robust psychological phenomena showing that people adjust insufficiently for the implications of incoming information. We form beliefs around an anchor, and additional incoming data must fight against the intertia of the anchor, even when it is objectively irrelevant to the judgement at hand.
I wish more people would be knowledgeable on this subject.What's a popular science version of "Heuristics and Biases"?
How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics by Zbigniew Michalewicz and David B. Fogel (Hardcover - Dec 8, 2004)
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This book is the only source that provides comprehensive, current, and correct information on problem solving using modern heuristics. It covers classic methods of optimization, including dynamic programming, the simplex method, and gradient techniques, as well as recent innovations such as simulated annealing, tabu search, and evolutionary computation. Integrated into the discourse is a series of problems and puzzles to challenge the reader. The book is written in a lively, engaging style and is intended for students and practitioners alike. Anyone who reads and understands the material in the book will be armed with the most powerful problem solving tools currently known.
This second edition contains two new chapters, one on coevolutionary systems and one on multicriterial decision-making. Also some new puzzles are added and various subchapters are revised.
Book Info
Provides comprehensive, current, and correct information on problem solving using modern heuristics. Covers classic methods of optimization, including dynamic programming, the simplex method, and gradient techniques, as well as recent innovations such as simulated annealing, tabu search, and evolutionary computation. DLC: Problem solving. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
---------------------------------------鈥?br>Applications of Heuristics and Biases to Social Issues (Social Psychological Applications To Social Issues) by Linda Heath, R. Scott Tindale, John Edwards, and Emil J. Posavac (Hardcover - Sep 30, 1994)
Buy new: $ 76 .10
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Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (September 30, 1994)
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Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
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Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment by Thomas Gilovich, Dale Griffin, and Daniel Kahneman (Paperback - Jul 8, 2002)
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This is a state-of-the-art treatment of the literature full of implications for law and policy. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment; offers a massive, state-of-the-art treatment of the literature, supplementing a similar book published two decades ago.. .This is an impressive book, full of implications for law and policy." Cass Sunstein, University of Chicago Law School
"...the book should serve well as a reference work for researchers in cognitive science and as a textbook for advanced courses in that difficult topic. Philosophers interested in cognitive science will also wish to consult it." Metapsychology Online Review
"Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment is a scholarly treat, one that is sure to shape the perspectives of another generation of researchers, teachers, and graduate students. The book will serve as a welcome refresher course for some readers and a strong introduction to an important research perspective for others." Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
Assume that there are 5 different issues of Popular Science, 4 different issues of Time, and 2 different issue?
Assume that there are 5 different issues of Popular Science, 4 different issues of Time, and 2 different issues of Newsweek, including the December 1st issue, on the rack. You choose 4 of them at random.
(1) What is the probability that you choose 1 issue of Popular Science and 3 issues of Time?
(2) What is the probability that you choose at least 3 of the Time magazines?Assume that there are 5 different issues of Popular Science, 4 different issues of Time, and 2 different issue?
q1
[5 pop sc, choose 1]*
[4 time, choose 3] /
[11 total, choose 4]
= 5c1*4c3 /11c4 = 20/330
= 2/33
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q2
{3 time, 1 other} + (4 time}
(4c3*7c1 + 4c4)/11c4
= 29/330
------------Assume that there are 5 different issues of Popular Science, 4 different issues of Time, and 2 different issue?
There are 11 Magazine in all.
1. the probability that you pick a Popular Science is 5/11.
the probability that you pick the first Time is 4/10 which reduces to 2/5
the probability that you pick the second Time is 3/9 which reduces to 1/3
the probability that you pick the third Time is 2/8 which reduces to 1/4
Then you multiply them together like so:
5/11 * 2/5 * 1/3 * 1/4
So then the answer would be:
10/660 which reduces to 1/66makeup tips
(1) What is the probability that you choose 1 issue of Popular Science and 3 issues of Time?
(2) What is the probability that you choose at least 3 of the Time magazines?Assume that there are 5 different issues of Popular Science, 4 different issues of Time, and 2 different issue?
q1
[5 pop sc, choose 1]*
[4 time, choose 3] /
[11 total, choose 4]
= 5c1*4c3 /11c4 = 20/330
= 2/33
---------
q2
{3 time, 1 other} + (4 time}
(4c3*7c1 + 4c4)/11c4
= 29/330
------------Assume that there are 5 different issues of Popular Science, 4 different issues of Time, and 2 different issue?
There are 11 Magazine in all.
1. the probability that you pick a Popular Science is 5/11.
the probability that you pick the first Time is 4/10 which reduces to 2/5
the probability that you pick the second Time is 3/9 which reduces to 1/3
the probability that you pick the third Time is 2/8 which reduces to 1/4
Then you multiply them together like so:
5/11 * 2/5 * 1/3 * 1/4
So then the answer would be:
10/660 which reduces to 1/66
What are some popular science journals?
General Science Magazines:
21st Century Science and Technology
Magazine challenges the assumptions of modern scientific dogma, including quantum mechanics, relativity theory, biological reductionism, and the formalization and separation of mathematics from physics.
American Scientist
Features reviews of current research written by prominent scientists and engineers.
Citizen Scientist
Online magazine published by the Society for Amateur Scientists. Features news, ideas, and techniques from the amateur scientist community.
Cornell SciTech Magazine
Devoted to the coverage of new ideas, breakthroughs, controversies and people in the worlds of science and engineering.
Discover Magazine
Explores all areas of science from archeology to ecology, technology to medicine, and astronomy to physics.
Fortean Times
Monthly magazine of news, reviews and research on strange phenomena and experiences, curiosities, prodigies and portents.
front wheel drive
Brings intelligent reporting to emerging sciences such as artificial intelligence, memetics, media theory, chaos theory and the like.
Geotimes
News magazine for the earth and environmental sciences published by the American Geological Institute.
Home Power Magazine
Learn how you can use solar, hydro-electric, or wind energy to provide your home or business with electricity.
Issues in Science and Technology
Forum for discussion of public policy related to science, engineering, and medicine.
Natural History
Mgazine of science, nature, and culture. Web site includes selections from the current issue, editors' Picks from the Past, and information for subscribers.
Nature
Publisher of many science magazines and journals.
New Scientist
Provides daily science and technology news from around the world. Regular sections include interviews with high-profile personalities, essays, book reviews and bestseller lists.
Popular Science
Covers the latest developments in electronics, communications, cars, tools, aviation, space exploration, science, energy, photography and technology.
all these are very gud magazinesWhat are some popular science journals?
science, american scientist, scientific american mind, discovery, natureWhat are some popular science journals?
Are you looking for 'popular science' - as it stuff written for the public? Because those don't really count as journals. Or are you looking for popular journals in specific fields? Because those aren't really aimed towards the public.
But if you want to read about current science, I recommend Scientific American, Discovery, and Seed. If you're interested in getting more actual science out of it, try Nature and Science - both are peer-reviewed and feature the coolest new work people are doing in their fields - they can get technical.
21st Century Science and Technology
Magazine challenges the assumptions of modern scientific dogma, including quantum mechanics, relativity theory, biological reductionism, and the formalization and separation of mathematics from physics.
American Scientist
Features reviews of current research written by prominent scientists and engineers.
Citizen Scientist
Online magazine published by the Society for Amateur Scientists. Features news, ideas, and techniques from the amateur scientist community.
Cornell SciTech Magazine
Devoted to the coverage of new ideas, breakthroughs, controversies and people in the worlds of science and engineering.
Discover Magazine
Explores all areas of science from archeology to ecology, technology to medicine, and astronomy to physics.
Fortean Times
Monthly magazine of news, reviews and research on strange phenomena and experiences, curiosities, prodigies and portents.
front wheel drive
Brings intelligent reporting to emerging sciences such as artificial intelligence, memetics, media theory, chaos theory and the like.
Geotimes
News magazine for the earth and environmental sciences published by the American Geological Institute.
Home Power Magazine
Learn how you can use solar, hydro-electric, or wind energy to provide your home or business with electricity.
Issues in Science and Technology
Forum for discussion of public policy related to science, engineering, and medicine.
Natural History
Mgazine of science, nature, and culture. Web site includes selections from the current issue, editors' Picks from the Past, and information for subscribers.
Nature
Publisher of many science magazines and journals.
New Scientist
Provides daily science and technology news from around the world. Regular sections include interviews with high-profile personalities, essays, book reviews and bestseller lists.
Popular Science
Covers the latest developments in electronics, communications, cars, tools, aviation, space exploration, science, energy, photography and technology.
all these are very gud magazinesWhat are some popular science journals?
science, american scientist, scientific american mind, discovery, natureWhat are some popular science journals?
Are you looking for 'popular science' - as it stuff written for the public? Because those don't really count as journals. Or are you looking for popular journals in specific fields? Because those aren't really aimed towards the public.
But if you want to read about current science, I recommend Scientific American, Discovery, and Seed. If you're interested in getting more actual science out of it, try Nature and Science - both are peer-reviewed and feature the coolest new work people are doing in their fields - they can get technical.
I read somewhere in a Popular Science that a Boeing 737 did a barrel roll n the 1970's not intentional eithe?
I remember reading about a plane either a Boeing 737 or similar passenger plane that had a flight control problem and did a barrel roll and made it out of the roll and landed safely with passengers on board. I remember that this happened in the late 1970's early 1980's but don't know if this was a true story or not. The article was in either Popular Mechanics or Popular Science of the mid 1980's of this incident. Also there was an episode about this on TV show like Dateline or 20/20 or Prime Time in the 1980's and they put blame on the pilot and co-pilot for hot dogging in a commercial aircraft but the charges have since been dropped. IS this a true story or a hoax? If it is true were can I find information on this incident? I know of the 2 plane that crashes in San Diego in the early 1980's and these are not what I am asking about.I read somewhere in a Popular Science that a Boeing 737 did a barrel roll n the 1970's not intentional eithe?
That was a TWA 727. Flight crew found that they could deploy only a bit of flaps at cruise and get some sort of advantageous performance of some kind. In order to do so, they would pull the cb for the leading edge devices. At some point, somebody had a brain fart and saw the pulled cb and decided that it should be reset. The LE devices deployed asymmetrically and the plane rolled.
It's been quite awhile and I've forgotten most of the details, but the upshot is that ya don't want to be creating brand new ways of doing things that the engineers and procedures don't have you doing. The only time that you should be wandering off the reservation is when an you have an emergency or non-normal that isn't covered with a checklist.
There are stories out there about guys rolling airliners on empty and reposition legs. I do know of a crew that got caught. They pretty much didn't know what they were doing. The lav juice splattered all over the ceiling in all of the lavs gave them away.
It is true.I read somewhere in a Popular Science that a Boeing 737 did a barrel roll n the 1970's not intentional eithe?
737? L-1011? Which?I read somewhere in a Popular Science that a Boeing 737 did a barrel roll n the 1970's not intentional eithe?
I'm kind of at a loss here. The famous roll by Tex Johnson was done with the 707 prototype, probably in the mid 1950's I've met him and been on that aircraft. TWA had L1011's Can't ever remember seeing a TWA 737. I don't know what an airliner doing a roll has to do with the PSA crash over North Park in San Diego, when a light plane hit our 727. I rolled our company's 737 simulator and damned near lost my simulator privileges. The techs said I damaged every gyro instrument on the simulator. I'd think that similar damage would occur if you rolled the airplane.
TV news and feature programs are not the most reliable source of information.
That was a TWA 727. Flight crew found that they could deploy only a bit of flaps at cruise and get some sort of advantageous performance of some kind. In order to do so, they would pull the cb for the leading edge devices. At some point, somebody had a brain fart and saw the pulled cb and decided that it should be reset. The LE devices deployed asymmetrically and the plane rolled.
It's been quite awhile and I've forgotten most of the details, but the upshot is that ya don't want to be creating brand new ways of doing things that the engineers and procedures don't have you doing. The only time that you should be wandering off the reservation is when an you have an emergency or non-normal that isn't covered with a checklist.
There are stories out there about guys rolling airliners on empty and reposition legs. I do know of a crew that got caught. They pretty much didn't know what they were doing. The lav juice splattered all over the ceiling in all of the lavs gave them away.
It is true.I read somewhere in a Popular Science that a Boeing 737 did a barrel roll n the 1970's not intentional eithe?
737? L-1011? Which?I read somewhere in a Popular Science that a Boeing 737 did a barrel roll n the 1970's not intentional eithe?
I'm kind of at a loss here. The famous roll by Tex Johnson was done with the 707 prototype, probably in the mid 1950's I've met him and been on that aircraft. TWA had L1011's Can't ever remember seeing a TWA 737. I don't know what an airliner doing a roll has to do with the PSA crash over North Park in San Diego, when a light plane hit our 727. I rolled our company's 737 simulator and damned near lost my simulator privileges. The techs said I damaged every gyro instrument on the simulator. I'd think that similar damage would occur if you rolled the airplane.
TV news and feature programs are not the most reliable source of information.
New Toy In Popular Science Magazine (air hogs)?
In the May 2010 issue of Popular Science...
There is on page 18 in the top left corner of the page in the " THE GOODS " section
it is an AIR HOGS HAWK EYE helicopter...
Says its $65 and they give a website to find it and its not the air hogs site but Its not available ANYWHERE
does this mean its not out yet or sold out??
Even in a search I cannot find anything about this...
Its a helicopter that records also... pretty neat sounding for only $65
Do you know anything about this? Like have you heard of it... where can I find it?
Or know when it will be available... Any info?New Toy In Popular Science Magazine (air hogs)?
Release date of fall 2010. Should hit shelves as early as August.
only 49 at walmart.........though sucks trying to get it stable of the ground
In popular science it says $65 (est.) estimating it at around 65 bucks...
I would problem give it a year or 2.. Possibly the new Xmas toy... I don't think it will be anywhere near 65 Im thinking around 200 cause it does come with a video camera. + its a RC helicopter . And looks like the flight life will be really short due to it hooks up to the controller for power.
Great Idea though Hope it makes it pass marketing and we can see it in the near future.New Toy In Popular Science Magazine (air hogs)?
COMES OUT AROUND SEPTEMBER 2010--
WILL BE AVAILABLE AT TOYS R US, WALMART, KMART
AND SUGGESTED RETAIL IS $65 BUT MOST LIKELY WILL BE AT LEAST DOUBLE
There is on page 18 in the top left corner of the page in the " THE GOODS " section
it is an AIR HOGS HAWK EYE helicopter...
Says its $65 and they give a website to find it and its not the air hogs site but Its not available ANYWHERE
does this mean its not out yet or sold out??
Even in a search I cannot find anything about this...
Its a helicopter that records also... pretty neat sounding for only $65
Do you know anything about this? Like have you heard of it... where can I find it?
Or know when it will be available... Any info?New Toy In Popular Science Magazine (air hogs)?
Release date of fall 2010. Should hit shelves as early as August.
only 49 at walmart.........though sucks trying to get it stable of the ground
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New Toy In Popular Science Magazine (air hogs)?In popular science it says $65 (est.) estimating it at around 65 bucks...
I would problem give it a year or 2.. Possibly the new Xmas toy... I don't think it will be anywhere near 65 Im thinking around 200 cause it does come with a video camera. + its a RC helicopter . And looks like the flight life will be really short due to it hooks up to the controller for power.
Great Idea though Hope it makes it pass marketing and we can see it in the near future.New Toy In Popular Science Magazine (air hogs)?
COMES OUT AROUND SEPTEMBER 2010--
WILL BE AVAILABLE AT TOYS R US, WALMART, KMART
AND SUGGESTED RETAIL IS $65 BUT MOST LIKELY WILL BE AT LEAST DOUBLE
A good, funny popular science book?
Any recommendations? I'm 15, but quite mature for my age. Preferably biology such as infectious diseases or the brain. Something enjoyable but non-fiction.A good, funny popular science book?
"Lives of A Cell" by Lewis Thomas.
"Lives of A Cell" by Lewis Thomas.
Why is the Social Science Category less popular than the other categories?
People probably don't really understand what "Social Science" truly IS. How much fun did most people have in science in school? It's one of my favorite categories in Trivial Pursuit, so I find it fascinating. That and history. How popular do you think a History category might be here?Why is the Social Science Category less popular than the other categories?
it's anti-socialWhy is the Social Science Category less popular than the other categories?
A lot of inexperienced people are writing in this category, it seems. So lower quality discussions (e.g., What does this dream mean?), lead to lower participation. But give it time.coupons
it's anti-socialWhy is the Social Science Category less popular than the other categories?
A lot of inexperienced people are writing in this category, it seems. So lower quality discussions (e.g., What does this dream mean?), lead to lower participation. But give it time.
Who founded Popular Science Monthy?
Just the three initials.Who founded Popular Science Monthy?
Prof. Youmans
Prof. Youmans
BATTLE ROYAL: Scientifc American vs Popular Science?
Which do you think is a better magazine and why???BATTLE ROYAL: Scientifc American vs Popular Science?
If your question had an answer, we would need only one of the two. They are targeted to different audiences. One is shallow, cursory, and requires little or no background. The other is academically rigorous. It demands some intelligence from its readers. Some foundation in science is helpful, but it can be in any field of science. Milk is better for a baby; steak is better for an adult. My bias didn't show, did it? I subscribe to one of the two.BATTLE ROYAL: Scientifc American vs Popular Science?
I'd go with Popular Science. It's articles are less theoretical than SA, and so they are easier to read. They also focus more on how science is applied in our everyday lives. The graphics are usually better too.
In short, SA is for teachers, and PS is for students.
If your question had an answer, we would need only one of the two. They are targeted to different audiences. One is shallow, cursory, and requires little or no background. The other is academically rigorous. It demands some intelligence from its readers. Some foundation in science is helpful, but it can be in any field of science. Milk is better for a baby; steak is better for an adult. My bias didn't show, did it? I subscribe to one of the two.BATTLE ROYAL: Scientifc American vs Popular Science?
I'd go with Popular Science. It's articles are less theoretical than SA, and so they are easier to read. They also focus more on how science is applied in our everyday lives. The graphics are usually better too.
In short, SA is for teachers, and PS is for students.
Popular Science Said Dems Made A Huge Mistake in Supporting Ethanol. Will Dems Say Republicans Control ...?
... "Popular Science"?
Popular Science says that this will force up the price of corn, make farm states rich while shutting out other potentially promising technology.
Popular Science pointed out the billions of dollars that Carter and the Dems wasted on Syn Fuels --- which they are no longer pursuing.
How long will America pay for Dems' mistakes -- if this is another one?Popular Science Said Dems Made A Huge Mistake in Supporting Ethanol. Will Dems Say Republicans Control ...?
I'm pretty sure it was not just Democrats. I remember Bush pushing the ethanol economy pretty heavily.
I've said all along it was pandering to the corn growing states (which are republican strongholds, thus the Republican support of this). Ethanol does not save much energy, if any. It's cleaner, but it's not a big answer.
Turning cellulose into fuel is a better long term response because it uses so much waste product.
To say that Washington ain't exactly full of rocket scientists is an understatement.To have congress or the white-house set the energy policy of the US is ludicrous.The policy should begin at the DOE with substantial input from utilities.
Deciding policy based on the amount of public support or the number of headlines it receives is just plain dumb.Popular Science Said Dems Made A Huge Mistake in Supporting Ethanol. Will Dems Say Republicans Control ...?
I read in an article that big oil was considering not building any more refineries if congress and the president were pushing ethanol. And it was not long ago . It really won't matter to most of us. Ethanol is just as expensive as gas and big oil will eventually take it over. Besides, at some point OPEC would drop the price of oil so much we would go back to it.Popular Science Said Dems Made A Huge Mistake in Supporting Ethanol. Will Dems Say Republicans Control ...?
You forgot...The U.S. has it's own oil...That the Dems Will not let us harvest....and still ..they blame the Republicans....
We can't grow enough corn without growing nothing BUT corn.
We need hydroelectic and nuclear power as well as clean burning coal plants.
Turn the roads and highways into slot car tracks.
Electrify the country.
Wind mills,in the water only,we'll need the land for crops.Every lake can hold a number of wind mills.
While we're doing this ,we'll still need oil,American oil and as little as possible from the Middle East.
i don't blame the democrats for pursuing oil, i think both parties are involved in that one,
what i do want to see is how the democrats will respond to the environmentalists in their own party, when this green fuel requires the destruction of millions of acres of virgin land for the increased farming of fuel corn
the corn we currently produce is spoken for,
Maybe we're paying for the Republican's mistakes with gas heading toward $4 a gallon?
We produce so much corn in the US that we put it in our cardboard boxes. I'm sure we can stop consuming corn syrup and all those lovely extra calories that it adds to our processed foods.
Edit: I just looked up the article. The abstract starts out by stating that President Bush is seeking to invest $35 million in ethanol. He ain't no Democrat sweetheart.
Your statements are true but it is not just Democrats that are supporting Ethanol. I also take issue with the Republicans who do so. We need to get our nuclear energy development out of mothballs and let the free market take care of alternate energy sources. Government funding creates only waste.
It would make far more sense for the government to offer a big cash award for anyone who comes up with a cost effective, non-polluting and easily deploy-able energy source. That would put the power of competition on the right side of the equation.
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Popular Science says that this will force up the price of corn, make farm states rich while shutting out other potentially promising technology.
Popular Science pointed out the billions of dollars that Carter and the Dems wasted on Syn Fuels --- which they are no longer pursuing.
How long will America pay for Dems' mistakes -- if this is another one?Popular Science Said Dems Made A Huge Mistake in Supporting Ethanol. Will Dems Say Republicans Control ...?
I'm pretty sure it was not just Democrats. I remember Bush pushing the ethanol economy pretty heavily.
I've said all along it was pandering to the corn growing states (which are republican strongholds, thus the Republican support of this). Ethanol does not save much energy, if any. It's cleaner, but it's not a big answer.
Turning cellulose into fuel is a better long term response because it uses so much waste product.
To say that Washington ain't exactly full of rocket scientists is an understatement.To have congress or the white-house set the energy policy of the US is ludicrous.The policy should begin at the DOE with substantial input from utilities.
Deciding policy based on the amount of public support or the number of headlines it receives is just plain dumb.Popular Science Said Dems Made A Huge Mistake in Supporting Ethanol. Will Dems Say Republicans Control ...?
I read in an article that big oil was considering not building any more refineries if congress and the president were pushing ethanol. And it was not long ago . It really won't matter to most of us. Ethanol is just as expensive as gas and big oil will eventually take it over. Besides, at some point OPEC would drop the price of oil so much we would go back to it.Popular Science Said Dems Made A Huge Mistake in Supporting Ethanol. Will Dems Say Republicans Control ...?
You forgot...The U.S. has it's own oil...That the Dems Will not let us harvest....and still ..they blame the Republicans....
We can't grow enough corn without growing nothing BUT corn.
We need hydroelectic and nuclear power as well as clean burning coal plants.
Turn the roads and highways into slot car tracks.
Electrify the country.
Wind mills,in the water only,we'll need the land for crops.Every lake can hold a number of wind mills.
While we're doing this ,we'll still need oil,American oil and as little as possible from the Middle East.
i don't blame the democrats for pursuing oil, i think both parties are involved in that one,
what i do want to see is how the democrats will respond to the environmentalists in their own party, when this green fuel requires the destruction of millions of acres of virgin land for the increased farming of fuel corn
the corn we currently produce is spoken for,
Maybe we're paying for the Republican's mistakes with gas heading toward $4 a gallon?
We produce so much corn in the US that we put it in our cardboard boxes. I'm sure we can stop consuming corn syrup and all those lovely extra calories that it adds to our processed foods.
Edit: I just looked up the article. The abstract starts out by stating that President Bush is seeking to invest $35 million in ethanol. He ain't no Democrat sweetheart.
Your statements are true but it is not just Democrats that are supporting Ethanol. I also take issue with the Republicans who do so. We need to get our nuclear energy development out of mothballs and let the free market take care of alternate energy sources. Government funding creates only waste.
It would make far more sense for the government to offer a big cash award for anyone who comes up with a cost effective, non-polluting and easily deploy-able energy source. That would put the power of competition on the right side of the equation.
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How many pages does Time, Newsweek, Popular science, Popular Mechancs, & Science News have?
They are in the library.
I want to know how popular Science Friday is as a podcast?
and how many downloadsI want to know how popular Science Friday is as a podcast?
i never heard of itoily skin
i never heard of it
Thursday, January 26, 2012
I was reading a Popular Science magazine a couple days ago and noticed a full page add promoting?
a Fuel Cell Modification Kit that will give any vehicle more gas mileage. its a $1,000 for the kit not including the four-hour installation.
it has a website on the bottom.
here it is.
www.picctv.com/ps
should I believe it? Should I give it a try?
is it a SCAM?I was reading a Popular Science magazine a couple days ago and noticed a full page add promoting?
I think I would be a little scared of it, do some more checking on it, see if you can find anyone who has really used it, check the BBB on them etc before putting out $1000.00 of hard earned money
it has a website on the bottom.
here it is.
www.picctv.com/ps
should I believe it? Should I give it a try?
is it a SCAM?I was reading a Popular Science magazine a couple days ago and noticed a full page add promoting?
I think I would be a little scared of it, do some more checking on it, see if you can find anyone who has really used it, check the BBB on them etc before putting out $1000.00 of hard earned money
The most popular science subject?
and by that i mean which science subject do people tend to like the most? this can be opinion based i guess.The most popular science subject?
Where I grew up people were definitely in favor of things that were, "hands-on." So experimental chemistry and physics were tops.The most popular science subject?
There are ALOT of science branches. Over here at my place, people seem to like biology. But bilogy splits into : zoology, botanology, marine biology, microbiology, etc.
Where I grew up people were definitely in favor of things that were, "hands-on." So experimental chemistry and physics were tops.The most popular science subject?
There are ALOT of science branches. Over here at my place, people seem to like biology. But bilogy splits into : zoology, botanology, marine biology, microbiology, etc.
Pi was featured as a key plot elementduring an episode of this popular science fiction show. The very savvy?
Vulcan science officer used the calculation of Pi to crash the computerPi was featured as a key plot elementduring an episode of this popular science fiction show. The very savvy?
That would be Spock. He served under Captain James T Kirk on the Enterprise on Star Trek. I don't recall the episode title.Pi was featured as a key plot elementduring an episode of this popular science fiction show. The very savvy?
Duhhh...... Star Trek.
Doug
That would be Spock. He served under Captain James T Kirk on the Enterprise on Star Trek. I don't recall the episode title.Pi was featured as a key plot elementduring an episode of this popular science fiction show. The very savvy?
Duhhh...... Star Trek.
Doug
Why isn't software engineering as popular as Computer science?
Software engineering is a popular field now a days and yet a lot of colleges still don't offer it.. its always Computer Science. I mean its not llike Software engineering isn't a legit field of study, I mean some colleges offer it, why do you supppose not a lot of them?Why isn't software engineering as popular as Computer science?
I would say the main reason is that universities tend to teach towards more academic degrees. This isn't to say software engineering isn't academic, but it certainly is more in a step towards an industry. Universities are meant more to give academic bases rather than condition you for a specific industry.
Many technical schools and engineering colleges offer software engineering. Also, most computer science degrees contain within it software engineering classes, but also spend a lot of time on things such as architecture, gates, assembly, algorithms, theory, science, etc. that might not pertain as much to a software engineer.
Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that computer science is MUCH more mathematically oriented than software engineering. It is only 3 more courses for me to double major in computer science and applied math.
they dont want to attract any more dotheadsWhy isn't software engineering as popular as Computer science?
Software Engineering is covered within a Computer Science degree.Why isn't software engineering as popular as Computer science?
cause your a nerd
I would say the main reason is that universities tend to teach towards more academic degrees. This isn't to say software engineering isn't academic, but it certainly is more in a step towards an industry. Universities are meant more to give academic bases rather than condition you for a specific industry.
Many technical schools and engineering colleges offer software engineering. Also, most computer science degrees contain within it software engineering classes, but also spend a lot of time on things such as architecture, gates, assembly, algorithms, theory, science, etc. that might not pertain as much to a software engineer.
Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that computer science is MUCH more mathematically oriented than software engineering. It is only 3 more courses for me to double major in computer science and applied math.
they dont want to attract any more dotheadsWhy isn't software engineering as popular as Computer science?
Software Engineering is covered within a Computer Science degree.Why isn't software engineering as popular as Computer science?
cause your a nerd
Atheists: who are your favourite popular science authors?
Jared Diamond -- "Guns, Germs and Steel" is a MUST read.
Richard Dawkins -- "The Selfish Gene" was incredible; "The God Delusion", not so much.
I'm going to throw out some other names of authors who write... I guess you'd call it philosophy with sound understanding of science.
Daniel Quinn -- Start with "Ishmael" and you'll probably want to read the rest. Basically it's "Guns, Germs and Steel" but in narrative form with a really powerful call to action. It was through Quinn's books that I first discovered Dawkins, Diamond, etc, years ago.
Robert Anton Wilson -- He puts the Science back into Science Fiction. Author, futurist, guerrilla ontologist, philosopher, Discordian Pope... what more could you ask for? He's great if you want to do some thinking about thinking and have a laugh at the same time. Imagine if Douglas Adams actually had an advanced degree in science and was on some pretty hard drugs, that's RA Wilson for you.
Derrick Jensen -- Not the best writer, but some very interesting opinions on the world we live in. Daniel Quinn is far more articulate so start with him instead.
Buckminster Fuller -- Haven't gotten around to reading anything of his, but I intend to.Atheists: who are your favourite popular science authors?
Carl Sagan
I like Dune and Childhood's End.Atheists: who are your favourite popular science authors?
Does Voltaire count? He really doesn't, but I'm gonna go with him anyway. My crush is too severe to not put his name down.Atheists: who are your favourite popular science authors?
Carl Sagan
Aurthur C. Clarke
Issac Asimov
Frank Herbert
Sagan, Einstein, Hawking, Dawkins.... to name a few. Oh, yes, forgot Asimov.
A brief history of time By Stephen Hawking
Michio Kaku, Brian Greene.
That's about it.
Hawkin, Dawkins, Jay Gould, Sagen, Singh, Plait, Myers .... I could go on and on!
Im sorry but i have to throw in a cliche, i really enjoy Dawkins' books, im just getting through "Ancestors tale" (by Dawkins) right now, i also immensly enjoyed John Gribbins "In search of Shrodingers cat".
Yeah just read the answer below me, and it reminded me that i like Marcus Chown as well.
I reccomend both books, but then i reccomend all science and most books...
Marcus Chown, Carl Sagan (of course) and Richard Dawkins (not for THAT book, he's written some brilliant stuff about evolution).
Bill Bryson also wrote a fantastic book called A Brief History of Almost Everything - all about science, although he's better known as a travel writer.
Douglas Adams
Isaac Asimov
Warren Ellis
Darwin, Freud, anyone who writes about human ancestors.
Sagan, Gould, Dawkins, and whoever I happen to be reading at the moment (today it's Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman).
Stephan Hawking and the writer of Guns Germs and Steel
Richard Dawkins
Steven Mithen
Stephen J Gould
Ed O Wilson
Stephen Pinker
David Quamann
Sean B Carroll
Robin Dunbar
Chris Stringer
Desmond Morris
Franz De Wall
Richard Fortey
Susan Blackmore
Dava Sobel
Jared Diamond
Bryan Sykes
I read a lot.
Michio Kaku
Issac Asimov
Aurthur C. Clarke
Douglas Adams
Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins -- "The Selfish Gene" was incredible; "The God Delusion", not so much.
I'm going to throw out some other names of authors who write... I guess you'd call it philosophy with sound understanding of science.
Daniel Quinn -- Start with "Ishmael" and you'll probably want to read the rest. Basically it's "Guns, Germs and Steel" but in narrative form with a really powerful call to action. It was through Quinn's books that I first discovered Dawkins, Diamond, etc, years ago.
Robert Anton Wilson -- He puts the Science back into Science Fiction. Author, futurist, guerrilla ontologist, philosopher, Discordian Pope... what more could you ask for? He's great if you want to do some thinking about thinking and have a laugh at the same time. Imagine if Douglas Adams actually had an advanced degree in science and was on some pretty hard drugs, that's RA Wilson for you.
Derrick Jensen -- Not the best writer, but some very interesting opinions on the world we live in. Daniel Quinn is far more articulate so start with him instead.
Buckminster Fuller -- Haven't gotten around to reading anything of his, but I intend to.Atheists: who are your favourite popular science authors?
Carl Sagan
I like Dune and Childhood's End.Atheists: who are your favourite popular science authors?
Does Voltaire count? He really doesn't, but I'm gonna go with him anyway. My crush is too severe to not put his name down.Atheists: who are your favourite popular science authors?
Carl Sagan
Aurthur C. Clarke
Issac Asimov
Frank Herbert
Sagan, Einstein, Hawking, Dawkins.... to name a few. Oh, yes, forgot Asimov.
A brief history of time By Stephen Hawking
Michio Kaku, Brian Greene.
That's about it.
Hawkin, Dawkins, Jay Gould, Sagen, Singh, Plait, Myers .... I could go on and on!
Im sorry but i have to throw in a cliche, i really enjoy Dawkins' books, im just getting through "Ancestors tale" (by Dawkins) right now, i also immensly enjoyed John Gribbins "In search of Shrodingers cat".
Yeah just read the answer below me, and it reminded me that i like Marcus Chown as well.
I reccomend both books, but then i reccomend all science and most books...
Marcus Chown, Carl Sagan (of course) and Richard Dawkins (not for THAT book, he's written some brilliant stuff about evolution).
Bill Bryson also wrote a fantastic book called A Brief History of Almost Everything - all about science, although he's better known as a travel writer.
Douglas Adams
Isaac Asimov
Warren Ellis
Darwin, Freud, anyone who writes about human ancestors.
Sagan, Gould, Dawkins, and whoever I happen to be reading at the moment (today it's Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman).
Stephan Hawking and the writer of Guns Germs and Steel
Richard Dawkins
Steven Mithen
Stephen J Gould
Ed O Wilson
Stephen Pinker
David Quamann
Sean B Carroll
Robin Dunbar
Chris Stringer
Desmond Morris
Franz De Wall
Richard Fortey
Susan Blackmore
Dava Sobel
Jared Diamond
Bryan Sykes
I read a lot.
Michio Kaku
Issac Asimov
Aurthur C. Clarke
Douglas Adams
Richard Dawkins
Popular science books on neuroscience?
Could anyone recommend a book that provides an up to date overview of the current theories in neuroscience, presented in an interesting, non-textbook style?
Thanking you.Popular science books on neuroscience?
Fundamental neuroscience............Larry R. Squire - 2003 - 1426 pages -
Neuroscience
Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors ... - 2007 - 857 pages
Thanking you.Popular science books on neuroscience?
Fundamental neuroscience............Larry R. Squire - 2003 - 1426 pages -
Neuroscience
Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors ... - 2007 - 857 pages
Popular science there was an article about building a homemade single seat helicopter with plans.help me find?
need to find free step by step totally free plans or blue prints. if you can list some web site on this subject . Thanks Popular science there was an article about building a homemade single seat helicopter with plans.help me find?
go to eBay - there are a lot of helicopter kits and plans, some partially assembled - some rebuilds -
A dangerous toy that needs a lot of maintanance. For example, the head (where the rotor blades attach to) has to be replaced often because of the stresses and is the most expensive part in it.
I don't know if you've ever flown one - but it's like balancing a bowling ball on a needle.Popular science there was an article about building a homemade single seat helicopter with plans.help me find?
It would have been an autogyro, not a helicopter. So just look for that.
go to eBay - there are a lot of helicopter kits and plans, some partially assembled - some rebuilds -
A dangerous toy that needs a lot of maintanance. For example, the head (where the rotor blades attach to) has to be replaced often because of the stresses and is the most expensive part in it.
I don't know if you've ever flown one - but it's like balancing a bowling ball on a needle.Popular science there was an article about building a homemade single seat helicopter with plans.help me find?
It would have been an autogyro, not a helicopter. So just look for that.
I read once in Popular Science magazine about a Russian spy scheme. Is it true ?
During the ColdWar. Supposedly,the Russians met with the American president. Im not sure if it was Johnisn or Eisenhower. But, they gave him a gift. It was just a metallic rod sculpture. It was for his office at the White House. So, he had it in his office for 5 years. Until, one of the White house staff asked about the object. He asked the president if he knew what was inside it ?
So, they took it appart and found a microphone and a radio transmitter spy set up in it. Did this really happen ?I read once in Popular Science magazine about a Russian spy scheme. Is it true ?
um. i saw on the discovery channel that the russians had like a spy working in an office in some govermantal place and there was a fax/copy machine and the spy installed a camera into it so all the documents that got copied or faxed during the cold war by the americans got sent to the russians. and as for the second guy who answered the question, i think he kinda needs to chill, because what's his problem if someone just wants to know about something?
I never heard that they got as far as the president but they did give a bugged seal to the US embassy in Moscow that operated for years.I read once in Popular Science magazine about a Russian spy scheme. Is it true ?
You know buddy anything is possible but do you really believe all that you hear? And really who cares? By now all of that is old news if they have any tapes I mean. And guess what it could not have been true or they would have beat us to the man on the moon, and they did not and LBJ was the president for 5 years and all those discussions would have led them to beating us into out space. So don't believe that. but as far as bugging places we did it, they did it, the chinese did it and the Japanese, et al. ChillI read once in Popular Science magazine about a Russian spy scheme. Is it true ?
FDR's white house was filled with communist spy's and sympathizes.
As far as the metallic rod sitting in the white house for 5 years during the cold war, I don't know-never heard or read that, sounds apocryphal to me.
So, they took it appart and found a microphone and a radio transmitter spy set up in it. Did this really happen ?I read once in Popular Science magazine about a Russian spy scheme. Is it true ?
um. i saw on the discovery channel that the russians had like a spy working in an office in some govermantal place and there was a fax/copy machine and the spy installed a camera into it so all the documents that got copied or faxed during the cold war by the americans got sent to the russians. and as for the second guy who answered the question, i think he kinda needs to chill, because what's his problem if someone just wants to know about something?
I never heard that they got as far as the president but they did give a bugged seal to the US embassy in Moscow that operated for years.I read once in Popular Science magazine about a Russian spy scheme. Is it true ?
You know buddy anything is possible but do you really believe all that you hear? And really who cares? By now all of that is old news if they have any tapes I mean. And guess what it could not have been true or they would have beat us to the man on the moon, and they did not and LBJ was the president for 5 years and all those discussions would have led them to beating us into out space. So don't believe that. but as far as bugging places we did it, they did it, the chinese did it and the Japanese, et al. ChillI read once in Popular Science magazine about a Russian spy scheme. Is it true ?
FDR's white house was filled with communist spy's and sympathizes.
As far as the metallic rod sitting in the white house for 5 years during the cold war, I don't know-never heard or read that, sounds apocryphal to me.
What are the most popular science journals in India &where to get them from?
science journals regarding physics and biologyWhat are the most popular science journals in India %26amp;where to get them from?
Friend u can check these links.. hope this will help u.
http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/aug102002/1鈥?/a>
Indian Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB)
http://indmed.nic.in/imcwebij.html
International Journal of Pure and Applied Physics (IJPAP
www.ias.ac.in/pramana/
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/鈥?/a>What are the most popular science journals in India %26amp;where to get them from?
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Friend u can check these links.. hope this will help u.
http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/aug102002/1鈥?/a>
Indian Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB)
http://indmed.nic.in/imcwebij.html
International Journal of Pure and Applied Physics (IJPAP
www.ias.ac.in/pramana/
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/鈥?/a>What are the most popular science journals in India %26amp;where to get them from?
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What kind of qualification do you need to write for science magazines and websites such as Popular Mechanics?
Is a background in science or journalism more important? Or is there something else? Help, I'm a student in need of some life advice.What kind of qualification do you need to write for science magazines and websites such as Popular Mechanics?
Most of the editors who work at Popular Mechanics have regular journalism degrees (though we do have some engineers and at least one editor with a science degree on staff). Our personal interests鈥攚hether they're science, technology, or outdoor activities鈥攁 whole lot of curiosity and a willingness to ask questions, think critically and get our hands dirty are what make us qualified to work there. Our home and auto editors have tons of shop experience, too.
However, if you want to work at a science or tech publication, taking courses in those disciplines when you're in college can only help you!
Have a peek at the website for the National Association of Science Writers: www.nasw.org
It has lots of supportive and informative information. I have several science writers I count among my friends these days, and if memory serves... they're all over the board. Some of them studied science in college, while others studied journalism, and still others studied other things entirely. Many active and successful science writers have websites where you can read their brief bios as well, so another source of possible inspiration. Good luck! It's a fascinating field.What kind of qualification do you need to write for science magazines and websites such as Popular Mechanics?
Just having a degree in journalism would do you no good if you have no level of expertise in mechanics or engineering.What kind of qualification do you need to write for science magazines and websites such as Popular Mechanics?
At least a bachelor's degree.
Most of the editors who work at Popular Mechanics have regular journalism degrees (though we do have some engineers and at least one editor with a science degree on staff). Our personal interests鈥攚hether they're science, technology, or outdoor activities鈥攁 whole lot of curiosity and a willingness to ask questions, think critically and get our hands dirty are what make us qualified to work there. Our home and auto editors have tons of shop experience, too.
However, if you want to work at a science or tech publication, taking courses in those disciplines when you're in college can only help you!
Have a peek at the website for the National Association of Science Writers: www.nasw.org
It has lots of supportive and informative information. I have several science writers I count among my friends these days, and if memory serves... they're all over the board. Some of them studied science in college, while others studied journalism, and still others studied other things entirely. Many active and successful science writers have websites where you can read their brief bios as well, so another source of possible inspiration. Good luck! It's a fascinating field.What kind of qualification do you need to write for science magazines and websites such as Popular Mechanics?
Just having a degree in journalism would do you no good if you have no level of expertise in mechanics or engineering.What kind of qualification do you need to write for science magazines and websites such as Popular Mechanics?
At least a bachelor's degree.
How has the science of ecology influenced popular understanding of the world around us?
Plz give examples, your view, thxsHow has the science of ecology influenced popular understanding of the world around us?
LOL I don't know!
LOL I don't know!
In the '70s, many " water walking" skis, floats, advertised in Popular Science mag. Did they work or not ?
I was thinking how cool they were, but was also thinking How would you get back up on them in the open water if you fell over? I suspect that was the downfall, there was no way to get back up once you fell over. Just wanted to know if anyone ever bought them, tried them, or know of anyone who did.In the '70s, many " water walking" skis, floats, advertised in Popular Science mag. Did they work or not ?
I know at least one guy, who used them. Jesus was his name. How else do you think he walked on water?
I know at least one guy, who used them. Jesus was his name. How else do you think he walked on water?
What are some popular / hit songs with a science theme?
I already have:
She Blinded Me With Science
The Future's So Bright
Weird Science
What are some others?What are some popular / hit songs with a science theme?
"I Dream of Wires" by Robert Palmer
"The Electrician" by Walker Brothers
"Why Does the Sun Shine?" by They Might Be Giants
I found some blogs/articles on this very subject. There are lists of songs with science themes to filter through, and there are also suggestions in the comment boxes attached to the articles.
http://www.newscientist.com/blog/shortsh鈥?/a>
http://boingboing.net/2007/06/29/science鈥?/a>
http://www.haverford.edu/physics/songs/l鈥?/a>
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/10/25/the-鈥?/a>
I think music is a great way to keep students interested in subject material.What are some popular / hit songs with a science theme?
Waves Of Mutilation by Pixies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0WjRmqHz鈥?/a>
It's about El Nino.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Feature鈥?/a>What are some popular / hit songs with a science theme?
How about:
Natural Science - Rush
Visionary Science Patrol - USS
The "Bill Nye the Science Guy" Theme Song.
The Scientist - Coldplay.
h-ions by tool
Erm... Darwin Deez - DNA? That's pretty "sciency" I guess.
She Blinded Me With Science
The Future's So Bright
Weird Science
What are some others?What are some popular / hit songs with a science theme?
"I Dream of Wires" by Robert Palmer
"The Electrician" by Walker Brothers
"Why Does the Sun Shine?" by They Might Be Giants
I found some blogs/articles on this very subject. There are lists of songs with science themes to filter through, and there are also suggestions in the comment boxes attached to the articles.
http://www.newscientist.com/blog/shortsh鈥?/a>
http://boingboing.net/2007/06/29/science鈥?/a>
http://www.haverford.edu/physics/songs/l鈥?/a>
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/10/25/the-鈥?/a>
I think music is a great way to keep students interested in subject material.What are some popular / hit songs with a science theme?
Waves Of Mutilation by Pixies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0WjRmqHz鈥?/a>
It's about El Nino.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Feature鈥?/a>What are some popular / hit songs with a science theme?
How about:
Natural Science - Rush
Visionary Science Patrol - USS
The "Bill Nye the Science Guy" Theme Song.
The Scientist - Coldplay.
h-ions by tool
Erm... Darwin Deez - DNA? That's pretty "sciency" I guess.
Most popular science topic?
At the moment in the science world, what is the most talked about and popular topic?Most popular science topic?
Well, "Science" is a broad topic, but I'd have to say the Large Hadron Collider (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadro鈥?/a>
html) is the big topic right now. They are supposed to inject the first particles this month and the first collisions should be happening in October. This will help sort out a lot of fundamental questions such as the existence of the Higgs Boson, why gravity is such a weak force, etc.
Also, see this for a good laugh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEoj鈥?/a>
FYI: the science in the vid is basically correct.
telekinesis's Most popular science topic?
Probably global warming or stem cell researchMost popular science topic?
Chemistry as it pertains to medical advancement.
EDIT: After I thought about it more, maybe it is Global Warming and how to slow down the progression of destrution of Mother Earth.
Right now, probably cosmology. (Not to be confused with "cosmetology")make up
Well, "Science" is a broad topic, but I'd have to say the Large Hadron Collider (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadro鈥?/a>
html) is the big topic right now. They are supposed to inject the first particles this month and the first collisions should be happening in October. This will help sort out a lot of fundamental questions such as the existence of the Higgs Boson, why gravity is such a weak force, etc.
Also, see this for a good laugh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEoj鈥?/a>
FYI: the science in the vid is basically correct.
telekinesis's Most popular science topic?
Probably global warming or stem cell researchMost popular science topic?
Chemistry as it pertains to medical advancement.
EDIT: After I thought about it more, maybe it is Global Warming and how to slow down the progression of destrution of Mother Earth.
Right now, probably cosmology. (Not to be confused with "cosmetology")
Dos any one know who is the author The new book of popular science is 2002 published by grocier inc?
i have looked every where pleas helpDos any one know who is the author The new book of popular science is 2002 published by grocier inc?
Scott,
It sounds to me like it was a group thing through the publisher.
http://www.amazon.com/New-Book-Popular-S鈥?/a>
Notice on this link it says: Grolier Educational (Author)Dos any one know who is the author The new book of popular science is 2002 published by grocier inc?
Is this the book? Publisher is similar to what you have. Title is the same. Publishing date is different, but it's possible that you have a revised edition with a different date. BTW, the author is the publisher.
http://www.amazon.com/New-Book-Popular-S鈥?/a>
EDIT: man, I'm a slow typer, lol. PJm beat me to it by a mere...16 minutes.
Scott,
It sounds to me like it was a group thing through the publisher.
http://www.amazon.com/New-Book-Popular-S鈥?/a>
Notice on this link it says: Grolier Educational (Author)Dos any one know who is the author The new book of popular science is 2002 published by grocier inc?
Is this the book? Publisher is similar to what you have. Title is the same. Publishing date is different, but it's possible that you have a revised edition with a different date. BTW, the author is the publisher.
http://www.amazon.com/New-Book-Popular-S鈥?/a>
EDIT: man, I'm a slow typer, lol. PJm beat me to it by a mere...16 minutes.
Why is science fiction such a popular genre?
I want your opinions on why you like it IF you like it. i want to know what movies have made sci-fi popular and WHY PEOPLE LIKE IT SO MUCH!Why is science fiction such a popular genre?
bcoz in science fiction u have to let ur imagination go wild
and the imagination can go to any lenghts and the product usually created gives an idea of novelty which takes us from the world of reality and problems and sadness. science fiction is a kind of a dream in an awake state so people like to dream and become lost in the world of dreams
I loved watching "War of the Worlds" on the big screen. It felt like I was living the experience. I love science fiction, as opposed to fantasy, because it is possible, scientifically, that it COULD happen. I just have to believe what I see, no "magic" involved in order to get into it. Then there are books like Farenheit 451, which give a political message, which appeal to me. It uses an imaginative way to make a point.Why is science fiction such a popular genre?
The real world would be boring enough so thats why we need to escape to the impossible. I'm an avid fan of Harry Potter and I read them more than once and, well I'm in another world.Why is science fiction such a popular genre?
I think it's because a lot of people actually think that the things that they read is sci-fi books are true or possible. It's a stretch of the imagination
Before the time of movies there were a number of sci-fi books, some of them written in as early as the 18th century (HOLBERG, [Baron] LUDVIG (A.) (1684-1754) (chron.)
The Journey of Niels Klim to the World Underground (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books , Oct 2004, utopian SF novel, originally published in Latin and first published in English in the UK (Astley %26amp; Collins 1742) as A Journey to the World Under-ground by Nicholas Klimius.
Some said (mostly old-fashioned communist authorities in the eastern block in the 1960s) that sci-fi is an escape from reality, but I'd say it helps understand today's sophisticated society and the motifs of human life if we sort of step back and watch ourselves from a certain distance - either in space or time. Isn't Rip van Winkle a sort of time-travelling story?
bcoz in science fiction u have to let ur imagination go wild
and the imagination can go to any lenghts and the product usually created gives an idea of novelty which takes us from the world of reality and problems and sadness. science fiction is a kind of a dream in an awake state so people like to dream and become lost in the world of dreams
I loved watching "War of the Worlds" on the big screen. It felt like I was living the experience. I love science fiction, as opposed to fantasy, because it is possible, scientifically, that it COULD happen. I just have to believe what I see, no "magic" involved in order to get into it. Then there are books like Farenheit 451, which give a political message, which appeal to me. It uses an imaginative way to make a point.Why is science fiction such a popular genre?
The real world would be boring enough so thats why we need to escape to the impossible. I'm an avid fan of Harry Potter and I read them more than once and, well I'm in another world.Why is science fiction such a popular genre?
I think it's because a lot of people actually think that the things that they read is sci-fi books are true or possible. It's a stretch of the imagination
Before the time of movies there were a number of sci-fi books, some of them written in as early as the 18th century (HOLBERG, [Baron] LUDVIG (A.) (1684-1754) (chron.)
The Journey of Niels Klim to the World Underground (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books , Oct 2004, utopian SF novel, originally published in Latin and first published in English in the UK (Astley %26amp; Collins 1742) as A Journey to the World Under-ground by Nicholas Klimius.
Some said (mostly old-fashioned communist authorities in the eastern block in the 1960s) that sci-fi is an escape from reality, but I'd say it helps understand today's sophisticated society and the motifs of human life if we sort of step back and watch ourselves from a certain distance - either in space or time. Isn't Rip van Winkle a sort of time-travelling story?
Why is sexual reproduction the most popular subject in science Classes?
Because of that one word... sex, seems to have a profound impact on the juvenile mind, especially when hormones are raging.Why is sexual reproduction the most popular subject in science Classes?
Because when I was at school there was nothing funnier than watching the geeky science teacher trying to answer questions about b!owjobs, anal sex and bestiality.Why is sexual reproduction the most popular subject in science Classes?
I guess I took the wrong science class especially if there was a lab associated with this one. We never discussed it in chemistry or classical or modern physics.
Because when I was at school there was nothing funnier than watching the geeky science teacher trying to answer questions about b!owjobs, anal sex and bestiality.Why is sexual reproduction the most popular subject in science Classes?
I guess I took the wrong science class especially if there was a lab associated with this one. We never discussed it in chemistry or classical or modern physics.
Where can I buy "Chand Par Chadayee" aka "Trip to the Moon", the popular 1967 Hindi science fiction movie?
I would like a DVD or VCD with English subtitles.Where can I buy "Chand Par Chadayee" aka "Trip to the Moon", the popular 1967 Hindi science fiction movie?
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Scientific American/Popular Science article on explosive ordnance disposal in developing nations.?
There was a side-bar about this in one of these magazines recently, but I can't find it anywhere. Help please!Scientific American/Popular Science article on explosive ordnance disposal in developing nations.?
I seldom have time to read these magazines, but I just skimmed SciAm for November and December and did not see it. I guess I do not get PopSci anymore, because I cannot find any recent issues.
The subject matter does sound like something more likely to be in PopSci though.beauty
I seldom have time to read these magazines, but I just skimmed SciAm for November and December and did not see it. I guess I do not get PopSci anymore, because I cannot find any recent issues.
The subject matter does sound like something more likely to be in PopSci though.
Recommend good popular science books for me? I tell you some I like.?
I guess I am mostly into mathematics, computer science, economics, artificial intelligence, evolution.
Some books I liked:
Linked
On Intelligence
The Wisdom Of Crowds
Sync
Surely you are joking, Mr Feynman
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FreakonomicsRecommend good popular science books for me? I tell you some I like.?
I think you'd like Complexity by Waldrop.
A short history about nearly everything, is goodRecommend good popular science books for me? I tell you some I like.?
A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking
Cosmos, by Carl SaganRecommend good popular science books for me? I tell you some I like.?
A short history of nearly everything, by Bill Bryson.
Anything by Jan Bondeson.
I recomend Cosmos by carl sagan; einstein's universae by nigel calder, and a brief history of time by stephenhawking
I really enjoyed this one because of its subject and description of science in 18鈥?9th cent. Edinburgh. Short and sweet.
The Man Who Found Time: James Hutton and the Discovery of Earth's Antiquity
Some books I liked:
Linked
On Intelligence
The Wisdom Of Crowds
Sync
Surely you are joking, Mr Feynman
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FreakonomicsRecommend good popular science books for me? I tell you some I like.?
I think you'd like Complexity by Waldrop.
A short history about nearly everything, is goodRecommend good popular science books for me? I tell you some I like.?
A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking
Cosmos, by Carl SaganRecommend good popular science books for me? I tell you some I like.?
A short history of nearly everything, by Bill Bryson.
Anything by Jan Bondeson.
I recomend Cosmos by carl sagan; einstein's universae by nigel calder, and a brief history of time by stephenhawking
I really enjoyed this one because of its subject and description of science in 18鈥?9th cent. Edinburgh. Short and sweet.
The Man Who Found Time: James Hutton and the Discovery of Earth's Antiquity
Is the magazine "Popular Science" good?
im thinking of buying it.Is the magazine "Popular Science" good?
If you enjoy the latest information and research in the fields of science and technology, this is a great magazine. It's written in language that's easy for a lay-person to understand, and it has a broad array of informative articles and product evaluations.
Yes, I recommend it.Is the magazine "Popular Science" good?
If you're into science and that kind of stuff then I suppose you'll like it. Just browse through it first at a Barnes and Noble, then you can decide if you like it or not.Is the magazine "Popular Science" good?
It tends to be more sensational. If you are more interested in cutting edge, try American Scientist, or better yet, Scientific American.
it is if you enjoy quick articles on what's going on in the scientific community...
I would think so. It's been around long enough. I subscribed while in college for physics and astronomy. If it was a dumper, it would have been ages ago. Happy Reading.
i prefer Scientific American, but i like poplular science a lot too. buy both-they are quite good!
yes, if you are into popular science. if you are into unpopular grandma sex mags you wouldn't like it.
If you enjoy the latest information and research in the fields of science and technology, this is a great magazine. It's written in language that's easy for a lay-person to understand, and it has a broad array of informative articles and product evaluations.
Yes, I recommend it.Is the magazine "Popular Science" good?
If you're into science and that kind of stuff then I suppose you'll like it. Just browse through it first at a Barnes and Noble, then you can decide if you like it or not.Is the magazine "Popular Science" good?
It tends to be more sensational. If you are more interested in cutting edge, try American Scientist, or better yet, Scientific American.
it is if you enjoy quick articles on what's going on in the scientific community...
I would think so. It's been around long enough. I subscribed while in college for physics and astronomy. If it was a dumper, it would have been ages ago. Happy Reading.
i prefer Scientific American, but i like poplular science a lot too. buy both-they are quite good!
yes, if you are into popular science. if you are into unpopular grandma sex mags you wouldn't like it.
What are popular science careers?
can you please help me pick "fun" careers in science. like idk doctors and stuff?
but idk be creative please. im blanking :/ thank you.What are popular science careers?
If you like doing experiments, then a chemist or biologist in a pharmaceutical company gets to do lots of those.
but idk be creative please. im blanking :/ thank you.What are popular science careers?
If you like doing experiments, then a chemist or biologist in a pharmaceutical company gets to do lots of those.
Should we subject Science to popular opinion polls,does Science need you to agree with it for it to be factual?
Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge") is an enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the world. An older meaning still in use today is that of Aristotle, for whom scientific knowledge was a body of reliable knowledge that can be logically and rationally explained.
Since classical antiquity science as a type of knowledge was closely linked to philosophy. In early modern times the two words, "science" and "philosophy", were sometimes used interchangeably in the English language. By the 17th century, "natural philosophy" (which is today called "natural science") could be considered separately from "philosophy" in general. However, "science" continued to be used in a broad sense denoting reliable knowledge about a topic, in the same way it is still used in modern terms such as library science or political science.
Science is "[i]n modern use, often treated as synonymous with 鈥榥atural and physical science鈥? and thus restricted to those branches of study that relate to the phenomena of the material universe and their laws, sometimes with implied exclusion of pure mathematics. This is now the dominant sense in ordinary use." This narrower sense of "science" developed as a part of science became a distinct enterprise of defining "laws of nature", based on early examples such as Kepler's laws, Galileo's laws, and Newton's laws of motion. In this period it became more common to refer to natural philosophy as "natural science". Over the course of the 19th century, the word "science" became increasingly associated with the disciplined study of the natural world including physics, chemistry, geology and biology. This sometimes left the study of human thought and society in a linguistic limbo, which was resolved by classifying these areas of academic study as social science. Similarly, several other major areas of disciplined study and knowledge exist today under the general rubric of "science", such as formal science and applied science.Should we subject Science to popular opinion polls,does Science need you to agree with it for it to be factual?
No we shouldnt
But we should look to the person who created the Hypothesis and look at studies and result
If scientist A works for the oil company liberals immediately discount their work
But if scientist b gets grants from green energy companies or liberal organizations the work is golden and proves beyond a reasonable doubt what they wanted to see proved
No popular vote on science
But we should subject science to a NON BIASED peer review
That is true, I can see that. The facts established by science (if they are reproduced over and over) then they are unbiased. They're just facts. Rather than analyze the scientists and facts, we should challenge other scientists to test it and continuously test it, so we can get a confirmed proof multiple times.Should we subject Science to popular opinion polls,does Science need you to agree with it for it to be factual?
No but Science should be based on verifiable facts that are shared for other to check and on experiments that can be recreated and not on a political agenda!Should we subject Science to popular opinion polls,does Science need you to agree with it for it to be factual?
Should the Bible or the Koran be subjected to a vote?
Since classical antiquity science as a type of knowledge was closely linked to philosophy. In early modern times the two words, "science" and "philosophy", were sometimes used interchangeably in the English language. By the 17th century, "natural philosophy" (which is today called "natural science") could be considered separately from "philosophy" in general. However, "science" continued to be used in a broad sense denoting reliable knowledge about a topic, in the same way it is still used in modern terms such as library science or political science.
Science is "[i]n modern use, often treated as synonymous with 鈥榥atural and physical science鈥? and thus restricted to those branches of study that relate to the phenomena of the material universe and their laws, sometimes with implied exclusion of pure mathematics. This is now the dominant sense in ordinary use." This narrower sense of "science" developed as a part of science became a distinct enterprise of defining "laws of nature", based on early examples such as Kepler's laws, Galileo's laws, and Newton's laws of motion. In this period it became more common to refer to natural philosophy as "natural science". Over the course of the 19th century, the word "science" became increasingly associated with the disciplined study of the natural world including physics, chemistry, geology and biology. This sometimes left the study of human thought and society in a linguistic limbo, which was resolved by classifying these areas of academic study as social science. Similarly, several other major areas of disciplined study and knowledge exist today under the general rubric of "science", such as formal science and applied science.Should we subject Science to popular opinion polls,does Science need you to agree with it for it to be factual?
No we shouldnt
But we should look to the person who created the Hypothesis and look at studies and result
If scientist A works for the oil company liberals immediately discount their work
But if scientist b gets grants from green energy companies or liberal organizations the work is golden and proves beyond a reasonable doubt what they wanted to see proved
No popular vote on science
But we should subject science to a NON BIASED peer review
That is true, I can see that. The facts established by science (if they are reproduced over and over) then they are unbiased. They're just facts. Rather than analyze the scientists and facts, we should challenge other scientists to test it and continuously test it, so we can get a confirmed proof multiple times.Should we subject Science to popular opinion polls,does Science need you to agree with it for it to be factual?
No but Science should be based on verifiable facts that are shared for other to check and on experiments that can be recreated and not on a political agenda!Should we subject Science to popular opinion polls,does Science need you to agree with it for it to be factual?
Should the Bible or the Koran be subjected to a vote?
How to make my science photo website popular?
I have a helpful educational science pictures website called The Wonderful Micro World(http://microbeauty.blogspot.com/) which has micro graphs.(pictures taken through microscope)
But I get only very limited traffic to it. How could I get more traffic(other than advertising) for my website?
Please help!How to make my science photo website popular?
Submit your blog to search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing etc.Involve in commenting to other blog posts. Keep posting regularly. Submit you blog URL to various blog search engines like blogged.com, indiblogger.com, spillbean.com etc. (Google for more such). Buikd your network. Traffic will automatically start flowing in eventually. Needs patience!How to make my science photo website popular?
1. You can submit your website to search engines. By little research on google you will find few free websites and some low paid but really good once. (3-4 weeks)
2. You can submit articles. If you are good at writing articles, write and submit yourself if not, then you can pay someone to do it for you, they are inexpensive. (3-4 weeks)
3. You can submit your website i directories and social networks. Some of social networking sites are: Facebook, Tweeter, Youtube, Myspace %26amp; Daceband.
4. In your case what i would recommend Daceband for fast traffic. You will see the results of fast traffic at no time. Some of the low priced advertising places is daceband.com
They offer 10,000 unique visitors for $10. If you get that, there is high chance that at least 200 people will be interested on your website since daceband is social networking website. It will boost your alexa rank and you will start seeing your website at compete.com
While Google Adwards you will get about 10 visitors for $10. Google Adwards statistic is that only 2 percent will stay on your website. So of an average click cost of $1, you have to spend $100 to get 2 continued visitors to your website. It is pretty expensive, while compared to daceband if you spent $100 you can get 100,000 unique visitors, from which if even 2%(2000) of them stay in continues traffic that is great advantage compared to Adwards.eyeshadow pencil
But I get only very limited traffic to it. How could I get more traffic(other than advertising) for my website?
Please help!How to make my science photo website popular?
Submit your blog to search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing etc.Involve in commenting to other blog posts. Keep posting regularly. Submit you blog URL to various blog search engines like blogged.com, indiblogger.com, spillbean.com etc. (Google for more such). Buikd your network. Traffic will automatically start flowing in eventually. Needs patience!How to make my science photo website popular?
1. You can submit your website to search engines. By little research on google you will find few free websites and some low paid but really good once. (3-4 weeks)
2. You can submit articles. If you are good at writing articles, write and submit yourself if not, then you can pay someone to do it for you, they are inexpensive. (3-4 weeks)
3. You can submit your website i directories and social networks. Some of social networking sites are: Facebook, Tweeter, Youtube, Myspace %26amp; Daceband.
4. In your case what i would recommend Daceband for fast traffic. You will see the results of fast traffic at no time. Some of the low priced advertising places is daceband.com
They offer 10,000 unique visitors for $10. If you get that, there is high chance that at least 200 people will be interested on your website since daceband is social networking website. It will boost your alexa rank and you will start seeing your website at compete.com
While Google Adwards you will get about 10 visitors for $10. Google Adwards statistic is that only 2 percent will stay on your website. So of an average click cost of $1, you have to spend $100 to get 2 continued visitors to your website. It is pretty expensive, while compared to daceband if you spent $100 you can get 100,000 unique visitors, from which if even 2%(2000) of them stay in continues traffic that is great advantage compared to Adwards.
Anyone else anoyed by popular science?
Especially NGC channel where they seem to know exactly what went on 100 million years ago, they present assumptions and opinions as they where facts and i just cant take it anymore!Anyone else anoyed by popular science?
when they say 100 mya, they mean around then. give or take ~25 million years, even. they don't know exactly what went on, but if you don't want to hear about scientific stuff, don't watch a science channel.Anyone else anoyed by popular science?
Why do you bother watching it, then?Anyone else anoyed by popular science?
they "don't" know but never tell them that
you cannot really "know" the events
No one was around to "observe"--the first step of the scientific method
Unless God comes to someone in a dream and starts scientology...
just kidding
when they say 100 mya, they mean around then. give or take ~25 million years, even. they don't know exactly what went on, but if you don't want to hear about scientific stuff, don't watch a science channel.Anyone else anoyed by popular science?
Why do you bother watching it, then?Anyone else anoyed by popular science?
they "don't" know but never tell them that
you cannot really "know" the events
No one was around to "observe"--the first step of the scientific method
Unless God comes to someone in a dream and starts scientology...
just kidding
What type of science is popular now as physics was back in old days?
biology. The discovery of DNA has made people look at living organism in a new way and answers to questions are being found that there was no way to even ask 50 years ago.
WHY is folk science so popular in American churches?
Everyone answering my previous question on this topic agreed that this seems to be largely an American phenomenon so it is natural to wonder WHY this is the tendency.WHY is folk science so popular in American churches?
Folk science is popular in American culture (e.g., "we only think with 10% of our brains"), and most Americans are Christians. It is not a religious phenomenon.
Cheers,
Bruce
Folk science is popular in American culture (e.g., "we only think with 10% of our brains"), and most Americans are Christians. It is not a religious phenomenon.
Cheers,
Bruce
I need a topic for my science and popular culture term paper!?
Does anyone have a lot of knowledge when it comes to science in pop culture? I took this class to fulfil a requirement and am regretting it big time! I have a 15 page paper due with the guidelines.. students will use primary and secondary sources to explore a major issue related to science and popular culture. Your paper should be grounded in a deep reading of both primary and secondary sources and should directly reflect in-class discussions. HELP!?I need a topic for my science and popular culture term paper!?
1.) PLAY – What’s It Good For?
Several studies over the past decade have looked at the effects of play deprivation and found that an absence of play in supportive, positive contexts can create violent, antisocial, mentally impaired and emotionally sterile adults. In one study, about 95% of the convicted murderers who were examined reported either the absence of play as children or illogical, brutal, abnormal play such as bullying, sadism and extreme teasing. In the same study, around 75% of drunk drivers who were examined reported play abnormalities. The play that builds children’s physical, social, cognitive and affective development does not happen in front of a video game after school or when a child is alone in her bedroom watching TV and instant messaging a friend. “Good play is play that involves physical activity,” says Dr. Frost, “creativity, spontaneity, exploration and social interaction. It engages the body in fine and gross motor development and the mind in negotiations, autonomous thinking, problem solving, imagination and flexibility."
2.) The Effects of Social Isolation: Feeling "left out in the cold," literally
A new study indicates that social isolation makes individuals feel physically cold and in need of hot foods and drinks. According to a study published in Psychological Science, getting the cold shoulder is more than just a metaphor. Feeling cold is part of the social rejection experience. The study found that individuals feel a considerable drop in room temperature when socially excluded; they literally experience being left out in the cold. Findings show that the choice of hot soup and coffee over warm or room-temperature foods and beverages in such conditions may be a coping mechanism for loneliness and social isolation. Loneliness not only induces anxiety and depression but also activates brain areas linked to the experience of physical pain. Psychologists concluded that the psychological world can bias an individual's sensation of the physical world, suggesting that emotional feelings are tied to physical sensations.
3.) The BP Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico:
Environmental Impact -- Due to the difference in location, the depth of the oil spill, and the ecological systems in the area, it's difficult for scientists to determine exactly how the environment will be affected. The spill in the Gulf of Mexico occurred at a depth of 5,000 feet, thus affecting the water from seafloor to surface. Sadly the affects of the spill could last for decades. Dispersants are being used to help break up the oil on the surface of the water; however the oil will gather together to make globules that will sink to the sea floor, potentially causing problems that could last for decades. The globules that are formed eventually make their way to the ocean floor where they might remain for decades, thus affecting bottom feeding animals indefinitely. The globules cause algae to die, which rids the area of the oxygen. The fish flee the area, but bottom feeders, like crabs and other shellfish, are too slow to get away, and end up perishing as a result.
4.) Building and Dropping the Atomic Bomb:
In the history of technology, no decision has been comparable in consequences to the United States’ choice to build and eventually drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As some historians have noted, there was only one decision involved in the eventual use of the weapon, because the decision to build the bomb was, in essence, the decision to drop it. A new technology is hardly ever shelved before use, even though there was speculation that exploding the A-Bomb might set off a chain reaction that would burn up the atmosphere of the entire world. Nevertheless, there were 2 key decision makers in this story: Pres. Roosevelt, who had to be convinced by several of the world’s most prestigious nuclear physicists, including Albert Einstein, to undertake a nuclear development project through the Manhattan Project, and his successor, Harry Truman, who knew nothing of its terrrible existence until he took office, just a few months before he deployed it.
5.) -PHOBIAS: These fears come in all different, and sometime strange, forms. Cross-cultural psychologists point out that phobias are influenced by cultural factors. Agoraphobia, for example, is much more common in the United States and Europe than in other areas of the world. A social phobia common in Japan but almost nonexistent in the West is "taijin kyofusho", an incapacitating fear of offending or harming others through one's own awkward social behavior or imagined physical defect. Here are some of the phobias on the list of top 10 strangest phobias: Anablephobia(fear of looking up), Consecotaleophobia(fear of chopsticks), Geniophobia(fear of chins), Cacophobia(fear of ugliness), Phronemophobia(fear of thinking)
1.) PLAY – What’s It Good For?
Several studies over the past decade have looked at the effects of play deprivation and found that an absence of play in supportive, positive contexts can create violent, antisocial, mentally impaired and emotionally sterile adults. In one study, about 95% of the convicted murderers who were examined reported either the absence of play as children or illogical, brutal, abnormal play such as bullying, sadism and extreme teasing. In the same study, around 75% of drunk drivers who were examined reported play abnormalities. The play that builds children’s physical, social, cognitive and affective development does not happen in front of a video game after school or when a child is alone in her bedroom watching TV and instant messaging a friend. “Good play is play that involves physical activity,” says Dr. Frost, “creativity, spontaneity, exploration and social interaction. It engages the body in fine and gross motor development and the mind in negotiations, autonomous thinking, problem solving, imagination and flexibility."
2.) The Effects of Social Isolation: Feeling "left out in the cold," literally
A new study indicates that social isolation makes individuals feel physically cold and in need of hot foods and drinks. According to a study published in Psychological Science, getting the cold shoulder is more than just a metaphor. Feeling cold is part of the social rejection experience. The study found that individuals feel a considerable drop in room temperature when socially excluded; they literally experience being left out in the cold. Findings show that the choice of hot soup and coffee over warm or room-temperature foods and beverages in such conditions may be a coping mechanism for loneliness and social isolation. Loneliness not only induces anxiety and depression but also activates brain areas linked to the experience of physical pain. Psychologists concluded that the psychological world can bias an individual's sensation of the physical world, suggesting that emotional feelings are tied to physical sensations.
3.) The BP Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico:
Environmental Impact -- Due to the difference in location, the depth of the oil spill, and the ecological systems in the area, it's difficult for scientists to determine exactly how the environment will be affected. The spill in the Gulf of Mexico occurred at a depth of 5,000 feet, thus affecting the water from seafloor to surface. Sadly the affects of the spill could last for decades. Dispersants are being used to help break up the oil on the surface of the water; however the oil will gather together to make globules that will sink to the sea floor, potentially causing problems that could last for decades. The globules that are formed eventually make their way to the ocean floor where they might remain for decades, thus affecting bottom feeding animals indefinitely. The globules cause algae to die, which rids the area of the oxygen. The fish flee the area, but bottom feeders, like crabs and other shellfish, are too slow to get away, and end up perishing as a result.
4.) Building and Dropping the Atomic Bomb:
In the history of technology, no decision has been comparable in consequences to the United States’ choice to build and eventually drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As some historians have noted, there was only one decision involved in the eventual use of the weapon, because the decision to build the bomb was, in essence, the decision to drop it. A new technology is hardly ever shelved before use, even though there was speculation that exploding the A-Bomb might set off a chain reaction that would burn up the atmosphere of the entire world. Nevertheless, there were 2 key decision makers in this story: Pres. Roosevelt, who had to be convinced by several of the world’s most prestigious nuclear physicists, including Albert Einstein, to undertake a nuclear development project through the Manhattan Project, and his successor, Harry Truman, who knew nothing of its terrrible existence until he took office, just a few months before he deployed it.
5.) -PHOBIAS: These fears come in all different, and sometime strange, forms. Cross-cultural psychologists point out that phobias are influenced by cultural factors. Agoraphobia, for example, is much more common in the United States and Europe than in other areas of the world. A social phobia common in Japan but almost nonexistent in the West is "taijin kyofusho", an incapacitating fear of offending or harming others through one's own awkward social behavior or imagined physical defect. Here are some of the phobias on the list of top 10 strangest phobias: Anablephobia(fear of looking up), Consecotaleophobia(fear of chopsticks), Geniophobia(fear of chins), Cacophobia(fear of ugliness), Phronemophobia(fear of thinking)
What's the best book on popular science published recently ?
I mean by science biology,chemistry and physicsWhat's the best book on popular science published recently ?
try these
http://themustread.com/books.php?id=31%26amp;s鈥?/a>
try these
http://themustread.com/books.php?id=31%26amp;s鈥?/a>
Is Bio-Medical science a popular undergrad course at Oxford University?
And what kind of GCSE grades are required to study it in Oxford?Is Bio-Medical science a popular undergrad course at Oxford University?
Oxford, like Harvard, produces lots of flunkeys and lackeys. Oxford graduates are not leader at all. They always copy from others. They lie to the world that it's a top university. That the shamelessness of the black and white English.
Oxford, like Harvard, produces lots of flunkeys and lackeys. Oxford graduates are not leader at all. They always copy from others. They lie to the world that it's a top university. That the shamelessness of the black and white English.
Is there anywhere I can look at a list of the popular science magazines?
Hi,if you go into your local newsagancy they have a book called *title tracker*,this is a book that lists every magazine available through the newsagency system,they will be able to tell you what science magazines are on their list.I can think of Cosmos,Popular science,New Scientist,these are some that you can buy in Australia.Hope this helps.Have a happy day.
Does anyone get the magazine Popular Science?
If so look in the December 2006 on page 31. The title is A Glare Guard For Space. The reason why I ask this is because I would like you opinon on if we should proced with the planes. Please E-mail me at jones152005l@yahoo.com. Thanks.Does anyone get the magazine Popular Science?
I do not get Popular Science, but I have heard proposals to put a sunshade in space to reduce the solar energy reaching Earth and so solve the global warming problem. This would definitely work, but I think it is too soon to proceed. What if we cool the Earth too much? Who would be to blame? If NASA put up the shade and Finland or some other country had a bad winter, would the US have to pay damages? It would be a political nightmare. With great power comes great responsibility. If we can really control the weather, then if somebody doesn't like the weather is our fault. Do we want to take that responsibility? Yes we do if massive bad stuff has already happened that can be 100% blamed on global warming, but when was the last time the world agreed 100% on anything? Even if sea levels rise 100 feet and we put the shade in place, somebody in the world would sue us anyway, but if we put it up now, before sea levels rise at all, EVERYBODY will sue us!
I do not get Popular Science, but I have heard proposals to put a sunshade in space to reduce the solar energy reaching Earth and so solve the global warming problem. This would definitely work, but I think it is too soon to proceed. What if we cool the Earth too much? Who would be to blame? If NASA put up the shade and Finland or some other country had a bad winter, would the US have to pay damages? It would be a political nightmare. With great power comes great responsibility. If we can really control the weather, then if somebody doesn't like the weather is our fault. Do we want to take that responsibility? Yes we do if massive bad stuff has already happened that can be 100% blamed on global warming, but when was the last time the world agreed 100% on anything? Even if sea levels rise 100 feet and we put the shade in place, somebody in the world would sue us anyway, but if we put it up now, before sea levels rise at all, EVERYBODY will sue us!
In a popular and amusing science demonstration, a person inhales helium...?
In a popular and amusing science demonstration, a person inhales helium and then his voice becomes high and squeaky. Why does this happen?(warning too much helium can cause unconsciousness or death.)In a popular and amusing science demonstration, a person inhales helium...?
Helium has a lower density than air, but frequency does not change when sound goes from one medium to the other.
Since sound velocity is higher in helium, it is like having your vocal cord and mouth as resonator reduced in size, making higher frequency with the same "tension" from yourself. (same as with violin and violoncello)In a popular and amusing science demonstration, a person inhales helium...?
Helium has a lower density than air. Frequencies are higher in lower density mediums. So when a person speaks after inhaling helium, their voice is high and squeaky.eye look
Helium has a lower density than air, but frequency does not change when sound goes from one medium to the other.
Since sound velocity is higher in helium, it is like having your vocal cord and mouth as resonator reduced in size, making higher frequency with the same "tension" from yourself. (same as with violin and violoncello)In a popular and amusing science demonstration, a person inhales helium...?
Helium has a lower density than air. Frequencies are higher in lower density mediums. So when a person speaks after inhaling helium, their voice is high and squeaky.
I have heard about some websites in a Popular Science magazine Where you test Products and get to keep them.?
Can you give me some links to safe sites?I have heard about some websites in a Popular Science magazine Where you test Products and get to keep them.?
Most that I have followed up on are actually trying to SELL you the item.
The come-on is "buy it and test it, if we use your test you get a refund"
Work that out - sell 100 and give 2 away.....
Most that I have followed up on are actually trying to SELL you the item.
The come-on is "buy it and test it, if we use your test you get a refund"
Work that out - sell 100 and give 2 away.....
Should science be suppressed if it goes against popular opinion?
Should they be placed in prison and/or shunned for science %26amp; scientific research that goes against popular opinion?
Such as a Scientist that has an alternate theory on global warming... What should be done with him?
A Biologist that believes life begins at conception, and spouting his scientific theory. What should be done with him?Should science be suppressed if it goes against popular opinion?
No because if it was we would still be living in the stone age:
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Just about all scientific advances have gone against popular opinion in one way or the other.
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Interesting you should bring up Global warming because when I was in College they [colleges looking for mega million dollar grants] were attempting to sell the government on an impending ice age to get grants.
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When that didn't work and they could not get funding for that they switched to global warming.
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Where the truth is we are still coming out of the last ice age so the earth will be warming naturally.
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Although we are not helping matters by being so wasteful.
"Prison and/or shunned for science %26amp; scientific research that goes against popular opinion? "
No...truth should never be suppressed as long as the research is valid and passes the standards of scientific review.
"Alternate theory on global warming... "
Is it is a real, scientific theory...or is it something the scientist pulled out of his @ss. Again, if the research can be empirically tested and duplicated, it's valid and that scientist's voice should be heard.
"Biologist that believes life begins at conception, and spouting his scientific theory?"
Are there really biologists who don't believe that life begins at conception? Not if they are at all taken seriously. What you are asking is a political question, not a scientific one. Everyone sane agrees that life begins at conception, the political boundary exists as to where the rights of the embryo (baby) supercede the rights of the host (pregnant mother). Some think it's at conception, some think it should be at birth.Should science be suppressed if it goes against popular opinion?
Science has nothing to do with public opinion.
It has to do with producing theories that can be tested and replicated with the same results every time, thus confirming them as fact.
"Opinions" have no place at all in the field of science and yes, religion, falls under the "opinion" banner because unfalsifiable concepts such as God, cannot be tested by the scientific method and therefore must be studied in the seperate para-science of theology.Should science be suppressed if it goes against popular opinion?
Of course not. Scientific consensus has been proven wrong over and over again throughout history.
But remember that science is not just spouting of some theory. Science is a process. Looking at the evidence, positing a hypothesis, conducting experimentation with observable results to prove or disprove that hypothesis, replication of results, etc.
You are an idiot. Science is also covered under free speech. People also have the right to be wrong or disagree with you, contrary to the view of this current administration.
They should be left alone. On the other hand, their views should not be promoted over those of the multitude in opposing them. They should be fighting against the tide.
No, but it has been a lot throughout history and it doesn't mean that the scientist is necessarily correct.
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What a happy question...wait...I hear the fundies goose-stepping towards us
Such as a Scientist that has an alternate theory on global warming... What should be done with him?
A Biologist that believes life begins at conception, and spouting his scientific theory. What should be done with him?Should science be suppressed if it goes against popular opinion?
No because if it was we would still be living in the stone age:
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Just about all scientific advances have gone against popular opinion in one way or the other.
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Interesting you should bring up Global warming because when I was in College they [colleges looking for mega million dollar grants] were attempting to sell the government on an impending ice age to get grants.
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When that didn't work and they could not get funding for that they switched to global warming.
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Where the truth is we are still coming out of the last ice age so the earth will be warming naturally.
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Although we are not helping matters by being so wasteful.
"Prison and/or shunned for science %26amp; scientific research that goes against popular opinion? "
No...truth should never be suppressed as long as the research is valid and passes the standards of scientific review.
"Alternate theory on global warming... "
Is it is a real, scientific theory...or is it something the scientist pulled out of his @ss. Again, if the research can be empirically tested and duplicated, it's valid and that scientist's voice should be heard.
"Biologist that believes life begins at conception, and spouting his scientific theory?"
Are there really biologists who don't believe that life begins at conception? Not if they are at all taken seriously. What you are asking is a political question, not a scientific one. Everyone sane agrees that life begins at conception, the political boundary exists as to where the rights of the embryo (baby) supercede the rights of the host (pregnant mother). Some think it's at conception, some think it should be at birth.Should science be suppressed if it goes against popular opinion?
Science has nothing to do with public opinion.
It has to do with producing theories that can be tested and replicated with the same results every time, thus confirming them as fact.
"Opinions" have no place at all in the field of science and yes, religion, falls under the "opinion" banner because unfalsifiable concepts such as God, cannot be tested by the scientific method and therefore must be studied in the seperate para-science of theology.Should science be suppressed if it goes against popular opinion?
Of course not. Scientific consensus has been proven wrong over and over again throughout history.
But remember that science is not just spouting of some theory. Science is a process. Looking at the evidence, positing a hypothesis, conducting experimentation with observable results to prove or disprove that hypothesis, replication of results, etc.
You are an idiot. Science is also covered under free speech. People also have the right to be wrong or disagree with you, contrary to the view of this current administration.
They should be left alone. On the other hand, their views should not be promoted over those of the multitude in opposing them. They should be fighting against the tide.
No, but it has been a lot throughout history and it doesn't mean that the scientist is necessarily correct.
No.
No.
Nothing.
Nothing.
What a happy question...wait...I hear the fundies goose-stepping towards us
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