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The Romans | Relative Dimension
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The science of Doctor Who – one story at a time. September 17, 2013. The music is so soft, so delicate, that only those with keen perceptive hearing, will be able to distinguish this melodious charm of music. Take a look at this picture:. Cards used in the Asch conformity experiments (image credit: nyenyec). The line on the left-hand card is the same length as one of the lines on the right hand card. But which one – A, B or C? The results were striking. Three quarters of the subjects gave the incorre...
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The Space Museum | Relative Dimension
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The science of Doctor Who – one story at a time. January 23, 2014. You dropped a glass, and it came together again in your hands? If you drop your glass of water and it shatters all over the floor, you’ll be a bit annoyed. But f it then spontaneously reassembles and jumps back up into your hand, you won’t be relieved to have your drink back. You’ll be thoroughly freaked out. Things like that just don’t happen. None of this would violate the microscopic laws of physics. So why doesn’t it happen? Yes, but ...
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The Dalek Invasion of Earth | Relative Dimension
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The science of Doctor Who – one story at a time. The Dalek Invasion of Earth. August 2, 2013. They dare to tamper with the forces of creation? Interior of the Earth (courtesy of openlearningworld.com). The inner core of the Earth is a ball of solid iron about 2400 km across – 2/3 the size of the Moon. Its temperature is 5400 C – about the same as the surface of the Sun. And it’s freezing. To get a handle on how this stuff behaves, we can look at the world’s longest-running scientific experiment – t...
