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Scientific Discoveries that Changed Our Perceptions of Reality

Astronomy KQµårk 死神 - August 29, 2009 9

What does multi-dimensions look like? (Calabi-Yau Model) There are scientific discoveries and then there are scientific discoveries that rock our reality. Some of the...

You Can Run Scientific Experiments in Your Own Home

Astronomy 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...

Republicans Reject Evolution in Favor of Devolution

Astronomy 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

Astronomy AdLib - March 11, 2014 29

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

Latest Shuttle Mission to Hubble Yields New Moments of Zen

Astronomy KQµårk 死神 - September 9, 2009 23

While the rest of the blog world is obsessed with what President Obama WILL SAY, WILL NOT SAY or are presumptuous and insist on...

When Aliens Attack

Astronomy 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 ...

This Is How It Ends: Black Hole

Astronomy 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...

Michelle Bachmann Meets the “God Helmet”

Astronomy 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...

Colonizing The Moon

Astronomy ADONAI - February 15, 2011 16

From now on we live in a world where man has walked on the Moon. It's not a miracle; we just decided to go. ~Tom...

The View From the Left Hemisphere of the Universe

Astronomy 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...

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Astronomy

Scientific Discoveries that Changed Our Perceptions of Reality

You Can Run Scientific Experiments in Your Own Home

Republicans Reject Evolution in Favor of Devolution

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

Latest Shuttle Mission to Hubble Yields New Moments of Zen

When Aliens Attack

This Is How It Ends: Black Hole

Michelle Bachmann Meets the “God Helmet”

Colonizing The Moon

The View From the Left Hemisphere of the Universe

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