Time Traveling Crime Fighters
"So this is how freedom dies...with thunderous applause." - George Lucas Thousand of miles above crime ridden Mexico City flew the fabled "eye in the sky." A demo by Persistant Survalence Systems is nothing but a dot in the clouds to those below but up above, an aircraft equipped with [...]
Dark Energy Epicycles
There is a world hidden from sight. A world that we cannot touch, see or hear. It is hidden behind every point of space and every moment of our lives; a dark world that surrounds us. Or so most scientists believe. Graphic showing how the measured speeds of [...]
A Random Life
Life may just be an anomaly brought about by random chance. From the primordial ooze we climbed through natural processes governed by unconscious arithmetic. And so here we are. A collection of biological machines staring into the abyss and straining to find some sign of purpose. It makes one wonder. [...]
“You Can’t Patent the Sun” – Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine
Post-WWII, 1950's America was aware of the dangers in the world. The atom bomb displayed its destructive power and it's design had slipped across the iron curtain. But the most terrifying, immediate threat to American might have been polio. By 1952, almost 60,000 cases had been reported in the US [...]
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Man and Machine
Could it be that mankind is no more than biological machines? Are we simply products of complex chemistry that produce complex results; hardwired and mechanical? Science answers this question with a resounding "yes" followed by a rebuking, "get over it" because the truth is that world is made of matter [...]
Humanity Obsolete
Mankind is becoming obsolete and it is nothing new. Mechanical innovations have long out-worked mankind but now these machines can also out-think mankind. And it seems that no profession is safe. Machines are becoming better at recognizing patterns, analyzing data, conveying information, and even displaying creativity. Although many scary movies [...]
Whale Cult Suicide
835 false killer whales swam ashore under their own power in Argentina in 1946 and became the largest mass stranding of any single whale species in recorded history. What could cause so many whales to voluntarily commit suicide in this way? Harsh weather, disease, geomagnetic field misalignment, and even [...]
A Something Called Nothing
Does "nothing" exist? Here are some DEEPS thoughts about the something we call nothing: 1. The understanding of the zero by ancient cultures such as the Egyptians and Greeks was crucial in the development of trade and economy. Although, the Greeks still despised the zero integer because of philosophical [...]
What is the largest animal ever to have lived?
The Blue Whale, so big you could swim through its veins.
When did Albert Einstein have his epiphany for the General Theory of Relativity?
While having a dream about electrocuting cows.
What is the most common scientific explanation for the uniqueness of our universe?
The Everett Many Worlds Theory: an idea that we live in only one of a multitude or infinity of parallel universes.
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