Category Archives: Science
New Black Hole Found
As astronomers study space, we should not be surprised if they discover new stars and black holes. After all, there is unlimited amounts of space to discover. There are times that are more momentous than others when one of the above items are discovered, especially when it helps validate what many believed to be true [...]
View Videos from NASA
Space is something that has captured imaginations of everyone from kids, to sailors, to TV show makers. It is best described in Star Trek’s Theme as “The Final Frontier.” Most of us will probably never get the opportunity to live the life of an astronaut, but we do have the ability to watch videos of [...]
You must move forward.
My Google Personalized Homepage had a great quote on it today (in the “Quotes of the Day” widget): All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance. – Edward Gibbon When I hear that quote, I think of what Governor Pawlenty always says. He always talks about the fact that Minnesota needs to [...]
Leonardo – MIT’s Social Robot
AI the Movie was a film that touched on subjects ranging from science fiction, to philosophy, to biology, etc. The movie’s modern Pinnochio theme made some laugh and some cry. One researcher had a different revelation from the movie. When Professor Cynthia Breazeal saw the movie, she was inspired by the look and lifelikeness of [...]
Don’t Mess With Texas, Unless it’s NASA space debris.
One thing I have always liked about Texas is their humorous approach to getting people to obey their laws. Their “Don’t mess with Texas!” road signs are world famous. If you have ever traveled through the state, you know exactly what I mean. (Other famous signs in Texas include the What-A-Burger signs, and the “Natural [...]
NASA May Make Final Repair on Hubble Telescope
The Hubble telescope has moved space research forward at an astounding rate. The highly powerful telescope orbits the earth, directing itself with several gyroscopes. Much of what is seen in textbooks today came from images captured by the Hubble telescope. The problem with making repairs is that any mission to the Hubble Telescope, makes it [...]
Wikipedia – Reliable or Not?
Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that was started as the ultimate collaboration project. Imagine how much money goes in to producing content for an encyclopedia. The idea behind the Wikipedia Project, was that everyone on earth could pool their knowledge in a central place, forming an endless source of knowledge and information. This idea has [...]
Periodic Table: With Google Images
Google has a lot of tools. That is part of what makes Google so famous. If they don’t have the tools, they can help you find them. What makes google really interesting, is when users of google combine the existing google tools with their own creations. As I was browsing the Google Operating System Blog, [...]
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