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Letters of Note: ENERGY EQUALS MASS TIMES THE SPEED OF LIGHT SQUARED STOP
EINSTEINS FORMULA DETERMINATION INDIVIDUAL SPECIFICS RELATIVITY READS QUOTE ENERGY EQUALS MASS TIMES THE SPEED OF LIGHT SQUARED UNQUOTE SPEED OF LIGHT IDENTICAL SPEED ALL RADIATION COSMIC GAMMA X ULTRA VIOLET INFRA RED RAYS ETCETERA ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY SIX THOUSAND MILES PER SECOND WHICH SQUARED IS TOP OR PERFECT SPEED GIVING SCIENCE A FINITE VALUE FOR BASIC FACTOR IN MOTION UNIVERSE STOP
art  science  writing  telegram 
6 days ago by fakeisthenewreal
To Nullify Lead, Add a Bunch of Fish Bones - NYTimes.com
Using calcium phosphate to remediate lead in contaminated soil.
urban  bio  science  fenced_lots 
july 2011 by fakeisthenewreal
The First Photograph - Overview
on the first photograph and its reproductions. The number of times "scientific" appears in this article is scary.
photography  history  art  science 
february 2011 by fakeisthenewreal
Semiconductor
films in the key of beeferman. good stuff.
art  film  via:leahb  science 
december 2008 by fakeisthenewreal
'Major Discovery' Primed To Unleash Solar Revolution: Scientists Mimic Essence Of Plants' Energy Storage System
"Requiring nothing but abundant, non-toxic natural materials, this discovery could unlock the most potent, carbon-free energy source of all: the sun... Developed a process that uses the sun's energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gases. Later, the oxygen and hydrogen may be recombined inside a fuel cell, creating carbon-free electricity to power your house or your electric car, day or night."
energy  solar  science  technology  news 
july 2008 by fakeisthenewreal
Carl Zimmer's Science Tattoo Emporium
Usually not that into tattoos, but I'll make an exception for (some of) these nerdy inks.
tattoo  science  blog 
april 2008 by fakeisthenewreal
Directions to Planet Locations [Boston Community Solar System]
Saturn is missing from the Cambridge Public Library, causing children to throw tantrums in the reference room.
boston  science  astronomy  library 
september 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
New York Sun Works: Science Barge
"sustainable urban farm [on a barge] powered by solar, wind, and biofuels, and irrigated by rainwater and purified river water."
water  nyc  science  environment  food 
june 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
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Frontispiece for Nova Scientia Inventia da Nicolo Tartalea [Tartaglia]:
hermetics  science  history  book 
may 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
Cat and Girl—Geeks, Geeks, Geeks
so fucking true [does anyone know a way i can automatically bookmark every new cat & girl cartoon?]
comics  truth  intensely_nerdy  science  art 
april 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
Algorithmic Montage 2: A Walk With David Bohm
'physics, and all fundamental theory' is a form of art. Been meaning to read Bohm for a while, it might be time.
science  art  audio  physics  viarhizome 
february 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
Technological singularity - Wikipedia
"An article in The Economist [1] spoofs predictions like Kurzweil’s by using static analysis to argue that disposable razors will have infinitely many blades by 2015."
evolution  future  tk  science  sf  wikipedia  technology 
february 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
Building Gods or Building our Potential Exterminators by Hugo de Garis
"massively intelligent machines ("artilects") could become infinitely smarter than human beings, leading to warring factions over the question: should humanity risk building artilects? Result: gigadeaths." (whoah)
tk  ai  science 
february 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
The Gray Goo Problem
From 4/2000. Some limits on grey goo reproduction, some anti-grey goo strategies.
tk  nanotechnology  how_it_ends  science 
february 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
Unreasonable ineffectiveness of mathematics - Wikipedia
"There is only one thing which is more unreasonable than the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in physics, and this is the unreasonable ineffectiveness of mathematics in biology." and economics, history, etc
wikipedia  math  science  hidden_patterns 
january 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences - Wikipedia
"The miracle of the appropriateness of the language of mathematics for the formulation of the laws of physics is a wonderful gift which we neither understand nor deserve. We should be grateful for it and hope that it will remain valid in future research a
via:kio  math  wikipedia  science  philosophy 
january 2007 by fakeisthenewreal
Grey goo - Wikipedia
People are pink goo: "the ultimate crime, something to be stopped at any cost." [note: not via kio, but via the same 'look it up in wikipedia' impulse]
wikipedia  science  environment  how_it_ends  notviakio 
october 2006 by fakeisthenewreal
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC)
from Oak Ridge. FAQ is a highlight. Data aplenty. Programs exposing trees to higher lvls of CO2.
science  environment  archive  reference  awesome 
august 2006 by fakeisthenewreal
BBC News | Sci/Tech | Looking through cats' eyes
from 1999:"It is also conceivable that, given time, it will be possible to record what one person sees and "play it back" to someone else either as it is happening or at a later date.'
science  mind/body  news  unintended_consequences 
august 2006 by fakeisthenewreal
New Planet [http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/planetlila/index.html]
nice, homey page about "The discovery of 2003 UB313, the 10th planet." ("For those speculating that the name will be "Lila" based on the web site name I must warn you that that is really just a sentimental dad's naming of a web page")
science  space  california 
july 2006 by fakeisthenewreal
Two Splits Between Human and Chimp Lines Suggested - New York Times
You are, indeed, descended from Monkeys. Oh well. When I heard this on the radio this morning, I halfawake imagined it to be Mosquitos and Humans. Confusing.
science  evolution  news 
may 2006 by fakeisthenewreal
microecos
minor musings on the macrocosm
science  blog  biology  known 
april 2006 by fakeisthenewreal
Science's 10 most beautiful experiments
Could be called 10 most beautiful physics experiments. great stuff, tho.
physics  history  science 
january 2006 by fakeisthenewreal

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