Nude Science
This group is for scientific discussions among us. Surely some of us are interested in scientific happenings. This includes all scientific fields, from astrophysics to the social sciences.
Discussions
Came across this on Reddit there were some creative response to the question. https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ww8oh/eli5_how_come_bears_and_other_hibernating_animals/?utm_source=reddit-android In one of the response was in hiku.
I have been away for a while and didn't bring the link for the Planetary Society's LightSail mission kickstater. This model of a solar sail is a pretty big technological advance and an all-around neat thing. Here's a link with more info...
The loss of the most recent launch vehicle has been good to remind us of two things. One is that leaving the Earth is still not easy and the second is that in science we learn from failure, perhaps even more than from success. It is a good thing...
Now you weren't expecting that topic! But, with a report this morning of someone having a serious run it with one of these beasts, I thought back to the time I had a fairly minor but very painful encounter with one myself. I went to a nearby...
As for me, I'll wave and moon them ! It's the new science-based way for local spies to observe you doing what you like to do in the nude outdoors. Any qualms?
The man who figured out how the Star Trek warp drive would work talks about why it is unlikely to become reality. https://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2014/0909-miguel-alcubierre-inventor-of-warp-drive.html
There are some great documentaries on netflix right now, including one I watched last night called Particle Fever about the first beams in the LHC at CERN. Also, the Cosmos reboot is available on netflix. If you missed it on television this is a...
In this episode from last night (Aug 17, 2014) Tyson speaks with Ann Druyan.
Hi ! I'm John Q. Public....who nonetheless has an interest in these matters (and anti-matters). The general public needs to be included in the latest discoveries of quantum physics, cosmology, etc., or they will otherwisefrequently settle...
Thinking back to a special I saw on string theory a few years ago I recall that the string theory model describes gravity as a force that is not bound to our space-time in the same way that the other forces are. Given that our current observations...