Oh, come on, guys. You’re obviously not real science fiction fans, if you think that this really proves that both time travel and intergalactic travel are impossible. I can name half a dozen possible ways other than faster-than-light travel for one or both of those: wormholes, temporal rifts, cold sleep, dimensional portals, tachyon communications, and …
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Electric shocks help people learn. Well, duh! If I were a neuron getting shocked all the time, I’d certainly be looking for the fastest way to turn it off too! 😉 Seriously, it’s an interesting read for science geeks. And one of several bits of science suggesting that a real “thinking cap” might not be …
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Today the Titanic, tomorrow, the world! Muhuhahahahaha! 😉 (Interesting article though, if you’re into science-geekery.)
In a science fiction story I once read — I can’t for the life of me recall which one — a spaceship’s electronics were overloaded and massively damaged by some kind of energy weapon. The ship got away, but it was crippled. Fortunately, the crew managed to repair enough of systems to limp to an …
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The first-level explanation for magnets. NSWF in a couple places (for the quoted song lyric that starts it off). I didn’t find the explanation terribly satisfying… it does explain it, but like the hypothetical child in the article, I still want to say “but whyyyy?“. (I know, even Richard Feynman couldn’t explain it to a …
Interesting research, which suggests that parents don’t (and can’t) do much to influence the kind of adult their children will become, and should concentrate more on “just enjoying life together.” It wouldn’t surprise me to see more research in this direction in the future.
It’s a good thing that I’ve had a lot of practice at suspending my disbelief, or today’s shows would often be ruined for me. These (link NSFW due to language) are just some of the many, many reasons. At least with real science fiction shows, the writers generally goes out of their way to make …
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Really interesting things going on in vehicular fuel efficiency research. I wonder if our ’96 Corolla will last until these are commonly available?
A few days ago, I was catching up on my reading when I discovered a paper on political conservatism and personality traits. I haven’t been able to wade through the paper myself yet, but according to the article where I discovered it, it reports “that overall, political conservatism was associated with things like death anxiety, …
A couple weeks ago, we discovered several holes dug into the ground around our garden shed. It looked like something had decided that under the shed was a good place to make a den. The family grapevine said that GoddessJ’s uncle G had a neighbor with a live-capture trap he could borrow, so we gave …