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Turtles All the Way Down? 8 Nov 2012 | 02:41 am
The study of how our universe began is inherently problematic. Unfortunately, we are as unable to peer directly into the past as we are into the future. To tell us about the past, all we have to rely ...
Pulling Energy from Thin Air 20 Oct 2012 | 03:09 am
Our society’s quest for new sources of energy is relentless. Literally no stone has been left unturned in our search for fossil fuels. The reasons for this are simple and straight-forward; within the ...
Robotic Uprising 4 Oct 2012 | 11:45 pm
Technological advances within the last century have been astounding. We’ve moved from horse-drawn wagons to self-driving cars in the blink of an eye; geologically speaking. New ideas and inventions ha...
In Higgs Boson We Trust 12 Jul 2012 | 06:43 am
If you’ve been paying attention to the news recently, chances are you’ve heard the term “Higgs Boson.” Chances are, unless you are a nuclear physicist, that you also have very little idea of what it i...
Send in the Clones 27 Jun 2012 | 04:46 am
Nearly 16 years ago, the world marveled at the birth of the first cloned mammal: Dolly the sheep. While experiments with cloning technologies had been ongoing since the 1950′s, this was the first time...
Causality is so Retro 15 Jun 2012 | 06:28 am
One of the simplest concepts to grasp in classical physics is the idea of causality. Our world-view is defined by cause-and-effect relationships from the day we are born. This is how we make sense of ...
Quantum Leap (of Faith) 8 Jun 2012 | 05:07 am
Classical physics, while mathematically complex, is based on simple, common-sense principles that everyone is familiar with. On the other hand, quantum physics, the set of laws that describe reality o...
Pre-historic Ecology 2 Jun 2012 | 05:31 am
Anatomically modern humans have been around for hundreds of thousands of years. Yet we did not begin intensive agriculture or city building until between 10,000-15,000 years ago. Prior to this time, h...
To Boldly Go Where TV Has Gone Before 24 May 2012 | 08:35 am
The late 60′s were the dawn of the space age – the first satellite went into orbit a decade earlier, and by the end of 1969 a human being was walking on the moon. The original Star Trek series capture...
We Can Rebuild You, We Have the Technology 17 May 2012 | 10:38 am
Recent advances in medical technology are taking us to astounding new places. As our understanding of human biology gets better and better, we will not only be able to heal the sick and disabled, but ...
