This is possibly the biggest poser which you may be confronted with today… The picture above (of the center of our galaxy) contains what looks like a ‘loop’ of gas 600 light years across (I said it may be the biggest after all). Herschel Telescope Sees a Twisted Ring at Our Galaxy’s Center http://www.universetoday.com/87616/herschel-telescope-sees-a-twisted-ring-at-our-galaxys-center Observations [...]
There is a lot of interesting technical information here, about Graphene (which you will hear more and more about as time goes on…), of Nanotubes (you’ll be hearing more about this too…), and an overview of why batteries are a bit different from capacitors…even ultracapacitors. The bottom line is that these technologies are becoming more [...]
There is a lot to be said about the advantages of writing. There are various subtle modalities between writing with pen and paper and merely typing into a computer, but the idea is the same. To write, you are crystallizing your thoughts in a manner quite different from the evanescent way that the spoken language [...]
There are some amazing things going on in the computer industry these days… as a barometer, if you were to look over the vast majority of the technology press, and its coverage of computers, you might surmise that Apple was the preeminent brand…for years. They sure have been making some leaps in technology, especially when [...]
It is always great to see how people can do things which open up your mind… The idea of heading out to go around the world is a far cry from how most of us conduct our lives. Man Bikes Around the World With $2 in Pocket http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2009/09/18/man_bikes_around_the_world_wit If you think riding the stationary bike [...]
There are a lot of interesting ideas in this book, ideas which relate to the idea of the mind as an emergent projection of the brain, the idea of brain plasticity (our ability to make social adaptations), and a sense of the history of how these changes have led us to where we are today…warts [...]
This is an aspect of technology which many people are not aware of, but which may make some sense… As more and more devices gain ‘intelligence’ (that is, with a CPU, and connected to the internet) we may seen live in a world where virtually everything is ‘smart’ or ‘connected’. The time will come (relatively [...]
Finally, I’ve run across an article about 21st century education which makes some sense. Many of the 21st century teacher, 21st century student, 21st century classroom articles I have seen merely rubber stamp the same tropes (i.e. collaboration, use of technology, digital natives, etc.). All of these things, while fine in their own light, represent [...]
