Category Archives: Physics

“like Slavery, only with extra steps…”

a full array of Chocolate Weapons that will let you satisfy your sweet tooth, with a tastefully tactical appearance except when you want to get past airport security       By ann summers Ice cream can taste like so much Death … Continue reading

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Jet Fuel From Seawater: No longer a pipe dream

by Charlton Stanley This did not exactly come as a news story to me. I had this discussion with one of my best friends from high school years ago. Normally, a discussion with a former next door neighbor doesn’t amount … Continue reading

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UPDATE: A Fundamental Understanding

by GENE HOWINGTON Critics have pointed to another possible explanation of the gravitational waves detected by BICEP2: phase changes after inflation as the early universe started to cool. As reported by the Physics arXiv Blog: But today, James Dent at … Continue reading

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A Fundamental Understanding

by GENE HOWINGTON “I am large, I contain multitudes.” – Walt Whitman Our understanding of the universe changed in a fundamental and exciting way this week when the results of the BICEP2 experiment were revealed. It all revolves around something … Continue reading

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Do Scientists Pray? Albert Einstein’s Response to a Child’s Question

By ELAINE MAGLIARO Millions of people have heard of the famous “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” editorial that was written in response to a letter a young girl wrote to the editor of New York’s Sun back in … Continue reading

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