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Guys , I have lost my hope about progressiving of human civilization . I may be pessimistic . Please tell me more some optimistic or more pessimistic ideas . Here is my thought . Well ... This is confusing for a bit or a byte ! Mass of people are playing video games . Mass of people are watching movies . Mass of poor people of destiny by are working for unfair long hours and hard livings . Mass! and ass of rich people are enjoying with fake tranquilizer lives . Mass of ambitious people are fighting , killing , being killed by weapon and oil . Japan makes mass of robots stealing humans' job . New freaky and exotic gods are borning . God Torrent&God Cybe…

whats the hardest AP course? i've heard chemistry was pretty hard. whats the easiest?

I watched a program that other day that explained how the GPS network operates. and the sat array that we have up there (20+ birds) each has an onboard atomic clock. now since Weight is an issue and Very costly, I`m curious as to how big these clocks are? I have in my head that atomic clocks are like huge fridge/freezers in size, I expect that I`m probably wrong though. also, how much would a "small" atomic clock cost to buy?

Seems to me there’s been a sudden surgency of pro-atheist 'science' books. My question is why? At this time? It's very unusual. I have a theory, but what’s yours?

Horoscopes we'd actually bother to read if they made them science-friendly. I'll start, don't worry about repeating any of the signs. TAURUS - Uncertainty occurs during your morning commute as your stubborn nature forces you to check how fast you're going. You spend the next two days with absolutely no idea where you are. GEMINI - There's travel in your future when you discover that your "potassium-on-a-rope" invention fails in the shower. The chemistry looks good between you and an attractive skin donor. CANCER - You get a little culture today when your colleagues surprise you at lunch with a Bacillus anthracis sandwich. Wrap up any loose en…

The symbiotic relationship between the psychological and physical Written by: Giorgio Martoni On behalf of: The SoloMon One wonders why is there consistencies, and predictability in the perceptual field, with only gradual deviation and slight modification? Why is light in the presence of the sun? Why can’t It be darkness or some other phenomena? One can divide and compare the totality superficially, to come up With a scientific explanation, but when one looks deeper There really is no cause. consciousness could have accepted anything, it is impartial to differences. That is to say fundamentally everything is equal, in the Eyes of consci…

Albert Hofmann, one of the most famous chemists in the world, has died at the age of 102. Hofmann is famous for synthesizing LSD and discovering its entheogenic properties.

Hello All, I am trying to identify a most unusual microscopic object. The object was found in a human skin lesion and seems to be composed of different components, possibly nano. Here is a link to a webpage that displays pictures and videos of the thing: http://www.nanotechdisease.com/DarkShuriken.htm Thanks, Karen from Michigan

I've made 100 films about science... and counting! Here they are presented in the best (and geekiest) way I could think of! http://www.test-tube.org.uk/morestuff/periodic/page.htm By the way, I'm curious to know which element you feel most inclined to click on?

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gf8KKKMVtpIsCKAvX5WDzUm7ALbQD907LSJ05 In fairness, the article is suffused with cautionary reminders that this is just a statistical hint, but you KNOW people are going to go right out and start severely modifying their diets over this. Not to mention the ones who will misread the article and severely modify their diets during pregnancy. Is this data useful to researchers? Maybe. But there's no science in hiring a publicist to light up the fourth estate's fax machines. That's about tenure and notoriety. This actually came from the ROYAL SOCIETY, of all places! Poor Isaac Newton must be rolling in his grave. …

Skeptics are supposed to pay attention to the facts, but just look at how exaggerated this cover art for the new issue of Skeptic Magazine is. "Evangelist" would be a better name for this magazine nowadays. And look at the article list -- four articles about global warming. Apparently there is scarcely else to talk about in the entire world of science but global warming, and about that there can be no... skepticism. So, uh, what's the point of having a magazine about skepticism, then? /boggle http://www.skeptic.com/the_magazine/index.html

I'm trying to flesh out this idea a bit. The situation: I often have to travel back to my home province. Usually this entails taking two dogs, a wife, and a bunch of carpentry tools, so I need to take the truck. I also need transport when I get there, since most of my relatives live in rural areas and there is no public transit available. I know a lot of people who make this kind of trip, either for family or business. My idea: My idea is for a rail ferry. You drive to the rail station in Winnipeg, put the truck on a rail car and sit either in the truck or in a passenger lounge until the train gets to Regina. You can take all your stuff with…

Hello everyone. I was wondering if someone could explain to me why things burn with bright lights? I understand about electrons absorbing photons and jumping to higher states, then emitting them on returning to ground state. So why don't things release the MOST light as they cool? Surely while still in the flame they should mainly be absorbing??

I’m no scientist but I thought this would be a good topic. The only immeasurable thing I can think of would be “now.” Is it an instant? How long is that? Please, try to keep this within the realm of science, faith is off topic.

Hi, we would be starting soon a mega portal on labware . I am looking for expert to answer querries on lab equipment ( glassware, plasticware, physics lab equipment etc) If some one interested? he would get publicity

Scientists have long experimented with growing meat in-vitro, now PETA has apparently borrowed a page from the X-Prize and is offering a $1 million reward for production of commercially viable quantities of meat produced through the method. Personally I think this is the greatest thing PETA's ever done. As a pescetarian I am still concerned with the way the meat I eat is produced. Fish farms have promoted diseases, and commercial fishing is on the verge of wiping out species like king salmon and ahi tuna (ahi tuna being an apex predator), plus there's the human cost to consider in regard to harvesting species like king crab. It's hard to eat king crab legs knowing …

What is your opinion on Biofuels? Do you think it will take off? Has anyone heard of 2nd generation biofuels? I do not think it is sustainable!

As you may have heard in the news, the Soyuz craft that returned to Earth the other day ran into difficulties. Unfortunately, news reporters have about as much interest in technical facts these days as your average creationist, so it's been hard to nail down exactly what happened. (Here's an amusing example of a reporter dazzled by the news of flames seen by the astronaut outside the window during re-enty -- gee whiz!) Fortunately James Oberg posted a real analysis this afternoon over at MSNBC, so I thought I'd pass it along. Apparently the root of the problem is considered to be a rapid increase in the production rate of Soyuz capsules as we approach t…

So, I'm biting into an apple the other day, and I am flooded with questions. It was early. My blood sugar was low. I'd had no caffeine. I was about to jump in the shower before work, and I hadn't yet studied for my Chinese quiz which was later that afternoon. Then, I grabbed an apple. I realized how many different types of apples we have available to us, and how they each offer something a little bit different to the consumer. Flavor. Crunch. Smoothness. Meatiness. Sweetness. Juiciness. Tartness. Gurth. Staying power (ability to avoid spoil). Did you know that there are over 7,500 known different types of apples? http://en.wikipedia.org/…

Richard Dawkins — Beware the Believers Yeah he's the Dick to the Doc to the phd, he's smarter than you he's got a science degree!

Have any of you seen EXPELLED? If so, what do ya think about it?

As a physics student I like to strip things down to their bare fundamentals, so I thought why not have a discussion, that's fundamentally general. So, how is everyone today...good, bad, indifferent ? Anything exciting planned for the weekend, anything amusing happend recently, any general stuff that's on your mind ? EDIT: As a side note, Aeternus...if you're reading this, as a general rule I get completely and utterly shafted after finishing an assignment, so I can't remember what I was saying to you last night, so, apologies if it was anything untoward. EDIT II: I'm not entirely sure if this thread has a topic or not, I think it does, but if the mods don…

Four out of five dentists agree -- Crest beats Aquafresh. That's 80%, important statistical evidence that NOT using Crest actually contributes to tooth decay. Show me another factor in tooth decay that has more than 80% support from the research community! What is it about basic oral endocrinology that people don't understand?! The debate is OVER! Aquafresh idiots are a dangerous and subversive element, and should not be tolerated! I for one welcome our shiny-rictus overlords.

Just out of curiosity what type of music fo you guys/gals like? I find all to often 'popular' music is what the record companies tell us to be popular and rarely reflects intelligent people choice in aural enjoyment. Personally I am a big fan of Breakbeat(also sometimes called Nu-skool) which is basically electronic music built around a syncopated or 'broken' beat (see Freestylers, Stanton Warriors, Rennie Pilgrem etc.). I like a fair bit of Drum and Bass also (Aphrodite and the like). Nothing like phat worbling bass with crazy drum loops to sooth the soul.

Now as i had really close encounter with "weed" i wonder. what you people think about it? (by close i mean someone close to me is using it) I think that only problem with it is that it is illegal (in many countries) so using it is basically paying to the underworld. it is not proven that it is less or more harmful than alcohol and tobacco. To be honest it looks like problem with drugs is staying somewhat far from people so everyone thinks it is something that does not concern me. just like with aids and so on.