Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Dr. Quantum - Pls help!


The double-slit experiment has been of great interest to philosophers, because the quantum mechanical behavior that it reveals has forced them to reevaluate their ideas about classical concepts such as "particles", "waves", "location", and "movement from one place to another".

I prefer Single Malt!


"It is the custom in all countries to take something for the people you are visiting - some flowers, cakes, sweets, and so on. This tradition, which is very old, is based on a law: you should not visit someone empty-handed. And not only should you not arrive empty-handed, but it is desirable that when you go to meet people you always do so with the wish to offer them something of the goodness of your heart and soul.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Son of a preacher man


Multi-platinum debut album, Mercury Prize shortlist, second album equally multi-platinum, received one nomination at the 2005 Grammy Awards, also nominated for best new artist, the youngest British female singer to top the UK Albums Chart in history to have her first album at number one, third album achieved gold record status by the RIAA and yielded the second-ever highest debut for a British female solo artist on the Billboard 200, won two BRIT Awards and one Grammy Award.

Gods must be crazy!


"Plato, in his dialogue entitled Symposium, recalls the myth of the original androgyne. In very early times, there would have been human creatures living on the earth which were both male and
female: they were spherical in shape and had two faces, four arms, four legs, two sets of genital organs, and so on.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

What? Half a million asteroids? In 30 Yrs?


Notice now the pattern of discovery follows the Earth around its orbit, most discoveries are made in the region directly opposite the Sun. You'll also notice some clusters of discoveries on the line between Earth and Jupiter, these are the result of surveys looking for Jovian moons. Similar clusters of discoveries can be tied to the other outer planets, but those are not visible in this video.

Glenn Beck, you reading this?


"There are people who claim to be inspired by heaven. And how does this inspiration manifest? They gesticulate, roll their eyes around, give incoherent speeches, or else they remain frozen for hours in a posture of simulated ecstasy. Well, the truth is, they are unbalanced, ill, as is proven by the rest of their behaviour.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Et tu, Brute?


Don't ask Don't tell, eh!

Friday, August 27, 2010

Ph.D - Demystified




Click here for a graphic explanation by Prof. Matt Might of what a Ph.D is all about(!)

4th Dimension


Explained by the best there is ...

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Interference Pattern


Nature does double slit experiment way better...

World's population by latitude and longitude


Sum of all population at each degree of latitude and longitude

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Frankenstein Revisited


Coming soon to a theatre near you

The hammer and the feather


Galileo's thought experiment

Monday, August 23, 2010

BFFs-once upon a time until forever!


It can happen that you stop caring about a friend for whom you had a lot of affection, and you tend then to think it is because they have changed: they have lost something of what made you like them. Actually, it may be you who have lost an element that allowed you to appreciate them.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Useless, dishonest, liars ...


"It is obvious that humans are imperfect, but if your attitude is to constantly criticize them it's not at all constructive. You should ask yourself whether you are merely wanting to give vent to your discontent and exasperation or whether you really wish to help them.

Monday, August 9, 2010

Be patient!


"Be patient, and you will live a long life. You'll say, 'But that's not possible; I have to expend so much energy putting up with difficult situations and difficult people.' No, on the contrary, you waste most energy when you are impatient. Calmness and patience strengthen vitality and prolong life. People who explode and then say, 'Ah! That feels better!' do not realize that what they consider to be better is actually a great loss.

Monday, August 2, 2010

The sun is the source of universal love


"The sun is the source of universal love: it leaves its particles of life in all of nature, and we then receive these particles via stones, plants, animals and even humans. Yes, men and women also possess a few particles from the sun, but only very few, of course, because they don't make the effort to attract them; this is why they are unable to bring one another fulfillment.