Science
Out of the darkness
I like this SCIAM video on the challenges faced trying to understand dark energy http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1399191810
Science
Comedy
The origin of the Homer Simpson
Just brilliant, Darwin would approve.
Me
How Much Sleep Do You Need?
I rarely sleep more than six or seven hours, sometimes less. It was rather reassuring to read the often cited "Eight Hours sleep a night" is probably too long! How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?...
Religion
Sarah Palin: information is not science!
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin demonstrates she doesn't understand the difference between information and science ; Palin brings creationism debate back into the headlines: Scientific American Blog "Tea...
Science
The beauty of Science from Bad Astronomy
I love this quote from Phil Plait's brilliant speech; "No crystal balls, no tarot cards, no horoscopes. Just you, your brain, and your ability to think. Welcome to science. You’re gonna like it...
Science
Science Media Centre New Zealand
Just heard this mentioned on Radio Live , thanks Graeme Hill, and it’s a good thing. Science Media Centre - www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz The SMC is an independent source of expert comment and inf...
In Conversation - The late great physicist Richard Feynman on ABC
Brilliant, thanks to Phil Plait for finding this; In Conversation - 26 June 2008 - The late great physicist Richard Feynman Scientists are sometimes accused of diminishing the beauty of the natu...
Farewell to a hero
I’ve posted regarding Arthur C. Clarke’s death on my CAD Blog. From childhood much of my interest in science, reading, writing and even religion was formed by reading his work. Working with Stanley Kubrick, he made my favourite movie. Thanks Arthur! RobiNZ CAD Blog: 2oo1: A Computer Graphics
CAD and BIM General
The Physics of the "I" in BIM
What is a Building Information Model? My interpretation is simply an information model of a building. It’s not a technology, it’s not a way of working, it’s the expression of a building as data. To th...
ActiveWords
Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope, breathtaking!
This is what made Robert Scoble cry and Buzz Bruggeman, CEO of ActiveWords , called "the best thing he’s seen in years from Microsoft" a couple of weeks ago. Science educator Roy Gould and Microsoft's Curtis Wong introduce the Worldwide Telescope at TED: http://static.videoegg.
Science
Watch out Phil Plait...
This awesome video shows Wanderer has found the next Bad Astronomer !
Religion
Another President as stupid as George Bush?
It seems hard to believe, but.. Mike Huckabee Says [about evolution] "It's Just a Theory" - Sandwalk Maybe Mr Huckabee should read this A scientific theory is an established and experim...