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Some Things Rich and Strange: Richard Holmes at the Radcliffe Institute
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Some Things Rich and Strange. A Survey of the Sciences and Arts. Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Richard Holmes at the Radcliffe Institute. I attended a talk by biographer Richard Holmes. At the Radcliffe Institute here in Cambridge yesterday (5/22/2013): The Scientist Within. Scientific Biography and The Creative Moment. I had read his book, The Age of Wonder. How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science. When Newton saw an apple fall, he found. For any sage's creed or calculation) -.
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Some Things Rich and Strange: Space Oddity cover by Chris Hadfield filmed aboard the ISS
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Some Things Rich and Strange. A Survey of the Sciences and Arts. Monday, May 13, 2013. Space Oddity cover by Chris Hadfield filmed aboard the ISS. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Diventure - Diving Adventures. Philip Greenspun’s Weblog. Space Oddity cover by Chris Hadfield filmed aboard.
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Some Things Rich and Strange: The Invisible Gorilla Strikes Again!
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Some Things Rich and Strange. A Survey of the Sciences and Arts. Friday, August 02, 2013. The Invisible Gorilla Strikes Again! This video is a test of selective attention, count how many times the players in white pass the basketball. Casual observers may miss the gorilla, but what about expert observers? The following study tested radiologists looking for lung nodules in CT scans. A picture of a gorilla was inserted into some of the images. A majority of the radiologists did not notice!
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Some Things Rich and Strange: “On the quantum theory of radiation” by Albert Einstein
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Some Things Rich and Strange. A Survey of the Sciences and Arts. Friday, July 05, 2013. 8220;On the quantum theory of radiation” by Albert Einstein. In Einstein's 1917 paper “On the quantum theory of radiation”. In a very neat way. This was apparently also the first time that anyone realized that photons should carry momentum as well as energy. This English translation of the original paper. By Vasant Natarajan; Rereading Einstein on Radiation. A Theory Should be as Simple as Possible - but not Simpler".
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Some Things Rich and Strange: Cosmography of the Local Universe
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Some Things Rich and Strange. A Survey of the Sciences and Arts. Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Cosmography of the Local Universe. At Cosmography of the Local Universe. There is a video showing the distribution and motion of the galaxies. In our neighborhood. There is also an accompanying paper. Or ZOA. Our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Diventure - Diving Adventures. Philip Greenspun’s Weblog. Cosmography of the Local Universe.
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Some Things Rich and Strange: Hong Kong Elementary School Admissions Test
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Some Things Rich and Strange. A Survey of the Sciences and Arts. Saturday, September 20, 2014. Hong Kong Elementary School Admissions Test. How long did it take you to solve it? I'll tell you how I did in the comment section to avoid spoiling it for you. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Diventure - Diving Adventures. Philip Greenspun’s Weblog. Hong Kong Elementary School Admissions Test. Supernatural Horror in Literature by H. P. Lovecra.
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Some Things Rich and Strange: "Solar Rain" video from NASA
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Some Things Rich and Strange. A Survey of the Sciences and Arts. Friday, May 03, 2013. Solar Rain" video from NASA. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Diventure - Diving Adventures. Philip Greenspun’s Weblog. Solar Rain video from NASA.
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Some Things Rich and Strange: Dark Matters
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Some Things Rich and Strange. A Survey of the Sciences and Arts. Friday, December 19, 2014. Recently I've been reading about proposals to explain the " Dark Matter. Phenomenon by modifying the law of gravity, as opposed to invoking some unseen form of matter. The original proposal along those lines was MOND: Modified Newtonian Dynamics. Invented by Israeli physicist Mordehai Milgrom. Modified Newtonian Dynamics: A Review. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Some Things Rich and Strange: The Variational Principles of Mechanics
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Some Things Rich and Strange. A Survey of the Sciences and Arts. Saturday, April 06, 2013. The Variational Principles of Mechanics. I'm currently reading The Variational Principles of Mechanics. The fourth edition published in 1970. From the preface to the first edition (1949):. Most profound principle in all of nature. The 18th century origins of the principle were colorful and controversial. Characters who were deeply involved included Émilie du Châtelet. And Fredrick the Great. Is still considered def...
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Some Things Rich and Strange: Bunker Hill
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Some Things Rich and Strange. A Survey of the Sciences and Arts. Tuesday, August 06, 2013. Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution. Is a 2013 book by Nathaniel Philbrick. It focuses heavily on Joseph Warren. A physician, politician and patriot general killed during the 1775 battle of Bunker Hill. When asked how he could be a "brainless Tory", Byles replied, "Tell me, which is better, to be ruled by one tyrant 3,000 miles away, or by 3,000 tyrants not a mile away? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
