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You Can Run Scientific Experiments in Your Own Home

Physics KQµårk 死神 - January 23, 2010 13

One of the things I found out about years ago that too many people have not heard of today is how you can use...

S’cuse Me While I Kiss The Sky

Physics whatsthatsound - April 4, 2011 41

"That particular sense of sacred rapture men say they experience in contemplating nature- I've never received it from nature, only from. Buildings, Skyscrapers. I would give the greatest sunset in the world for one sight of New York's skyline." - Ayn Rand

Republicans Reject Evolution in Favor of Devolution

Physics AdLib - December 30, 2013 64

The irony is that such people use the fruits of science daily, such as televisions, cell phones and the internet to wage their war against that evil practice of science.

Science and Anti-Science – The Greed and Duplicity of Rupert Murdoch

Physics AdLib - March 11, 2014 29

Perhaps the only science Murdoch truly believes in is the calculation of tv ratings and advertising rates.

When Aliens Attack

Physics ADONAI - May 27, 2011 63

First and foremost, The Quiet Invasion is a first contact story. What would we do if we actually found evidence of alien ...

Michelle Bachmann Meets the “God Helmet”

Physics KQµårk 死神 - June 9, 2011 135

Probably my favorite pop science series in the last few years is "Through the Wormhole" narrated by Morgan Freeman which examines the latest scientific theories...

Time Travel

Physics ADONAI - May 22, 2011 10

I myself believe that there will one day be time travel because when we find that something isn't forbidden by the over-arching...

This Is How It Ends: Black Hole

Physics ADONAI - January 15, 2012 12

God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be seen. ~Stephen Hawking In this particular post we will be discussing...

The View From the Left Hemisphere of the Universe

Physics whatsthatsound - April 23, 2011 144

After the Big Bang came the Great Darkness. In indescribable darkness, matter raced away from itself in all directions, pushing space into being as...

Game Changer? Cold Fusion? At Least We Should Know Soon

Physics KQµårk 死神 - August 17, 2011 10

I have extreme doubts but I sincerely hope Andrea Rossi proves us all wrong with his device. With his "energy catalyzer" (called E-Catalyzer or...

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You Can Run Scientific Experiments in Your Own Home

S’cuse Me While I Kiss The Sky

Republicans Reject Evolution in Favor of Devolution

Science and Anti-Science – The Greed and Duplicity of Rupert Murdoch

When Aliens Attack

Michelle Bachmann Meets the “God Helmet”

Time Travel

This Is How It Ends: Black Hole

The View From the Left Hemisphere of the Universe

Game Changer? Cold Fusion? At Least We Should Know Soon

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