December 2011
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“I cannot understand why we idle discussing religion. If we are honest — and...”
– Paul Dirac (via sciencequotes)
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Your Weight on Other Worlds →
Measure how much you would weight on other planets of the Solar System, on the moons of Jupiter, on a white dwarf and on other cosmic places!
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Christmas comet surprises astronaut →
I challenge anyone to watch the NASA video (the second video on the link) and then think that space is not amazing.
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“It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the...”
– Robert Goddard (via sciencequotes)
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BBC News - New particle identified at LHC →
peteuplink:
The LHC has observed a new boson, one of the particles that carry the forces of nature.
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Brian Cox demonstrates why atoms are empty →
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“A human being is a part of a whole, called by us universe, a part limited in...”
– Albert Einstein (via sciencequotes)
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“But logic is not all; one needs one’s heart to follow an idea.”
– Richard P. Feynman (via lisaconover)
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Higgs boson: Excitement builds over 'glimpses' at... →
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“Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors. The...”
– Carl Sagan (via sciencequotes)
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“Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.”
– Carl Sagan (via sciencequotes)
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SETI's search for intelligent alien life resumes! →
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That dangerous thing we're all supposed to stay... →
Nice introduction to radioactivity. When you’re done I suggest to read this short article on human body radioactivity.
Yes, we’re radioactive.
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No, I don’t mean pedophiles (stay away from them anyway). I mean radioactivity! As soon as you hear the word radioactivity, you might think of all those news reports. As soon as I hear the word radioactivity, a big flashy...
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