August 23, 2010 11:44am by swood | 
It’s a fine new science museum in Hartford, CT. We visited yesterday and had a pretty good time. It’s unique in that it’s a very “urban” museum. By this I mean it’s vertical. It’s like a skyscraper with a central bank of glass elevators. Each floor houses 1 or two fairly large exhibit rooms [...]
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Lately I’ve been having mixed feelings and I don’t know how to reconcile them. Last night, on “America’s Got Talent” I watched an 11-year old boy perform a rap routine and get accepted into the next round. He was a cute little kid and I admired the fact that he could go on stage [...] The world needs more of this. I’m not sure what else to say, really. We just need more. The masses need to know that there is little need to believe in magic today. Some people claim to be “spiritual” simply as an antidote to our materialistic world, and that is perfectly fine. But you [...] [reading this on Facebook? Please visit Ooine.com for more!] The Answer: 17 – This means that seventeen civilizations are currently listening for extraterrestrial life within our own Milky Way galaxy right now! They are waiting to hear from us. Don’t believe me? Why not find out for yourself? It’s quite easy when using the [...] Brainstorming in Action I was just listening to a podcast (Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe) where experimental psychologist Richard Wiseman spoke briefly about a new book that he is working on. When he was asked to briefly describe it, he mentioned that it was about how many of the everyday psychological self-help techniques [...] This video is absolutely brilliant. Its author is my hero. If only we had more people with this much talent creating videos of this much clarity. And then, if we could only strap down those in need and make them watch videos like this… what a better world it would be. You owe it [...] Fairly low-brow video that is worth a watch just for the relative finesse of matching video to music. Doesn’t really say anything, but I thought it was fun. One of the most awesome (and pseudo-contradictory) things about science is its incredible predictive power. That alone blows any other system of knowledge away. The Bible [...] What exactly is our universe? Are we part of one, infinite universe? Are we in just one of many finite universes? Do we actually exist as a speck of dust in somebody else’s universe? Ancient Cosmology New Scientist explores 10 of the strangest cosmology theories going for the moment. It’s nice to see [...] I have too many interests and hobbies. Often I envy those who maintain their interest in a single subject. They can really spend the time to obtain mastery of that one subject. I keep bouncing between subjects, never able to focus my efforts on one thing for any significant amount of time. I [...] |
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