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2010-03-11 22:38:19

#1

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6892|Canberra, AUS

would anyone be interested in this? just a thread to post/talk about scientific discoveries developments etc. or about science in general

i would really love if this would work, on one condition: NO discussion of climate change/global warming etc. in any shape or form, leave that to the dedicated threads.

it's not like we would have a shortage of things to talk about... i heard just last week of a PhD thesis on the homoerotic necrophiliac tendencies of some species of duck.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2010-03-11 22:41:09

#2

Marlo Stanfield: online poker tax cheating; +122|5380

Is intelligent design a science or pseudoscience? /post troll comment and hurries off

2010-03-11 23:07:54

#3

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6989|PNW

http://arstechnica.com/ covers this for me.

(edit: in part)

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2010-03-11 23:08:08)

2010-03-12 03:58:27

#4

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6628|'Murka

I'm down.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2010-03-12 08:48:42

#5

Noobeater: Northern numpty; +194|6664|Boulder, CO

I'm in.

2010-03-12 09:01:00

#6

LostFate: Same shit, Different Arsehole; +95|6702|England

who am i ?

2010-03-12 10:10:03

#7

Commie Killer: Member; +192|6604

Yeah.

EDIT: Don't know if this counts but thought it was pretty interesting.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_ … sday_vault

Last edited by Commie Killer (2010-03-12 10:14:20)

2010-03-12 16:48:17

#8

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6892|Canberra, AUS

okedoke.

Commie Killer wrote:
Yeah.

EDIT: Don't know if this counts but thought it was pretty interesting.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_ … sday_vault

i've never been entirely convinced that that will work....

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2010-03-12 19:42:57

#9

Commie Killer: Member; +192|6604

Spark wrote:
okedoke.

Commie Killer wrote:
Yeah.

EDIT: Don't know if this counts but thought it was pretty interesting.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_ … sday_vault
i've never been entirely convinced that that will work....

Yeah same here, can hope though.

2010-03-12 20:39:13

#10

BVC: Member; +325|6913

I find www.physorg.com to be a good read now and then.

2010-03-13 02:39:12

#11

Burwhale: Save the BlobFish!; +136|6440|Brisneyland

I'm in too

2010-03-13 02:42:43

#12

Burwhale: Save the BlobFish!; +136|6440|Brisneyland

OK Lets start. Seems like the link between some immunizations and autism has been proved false.
link
This is good news to me. Too many scare tactics abound re- vaccination, usually from people that dont know what they are talking about.

2010-03-13 02:55:30

#13

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6370|what

Science still can't explain how Moses parted the Red Sea.

And for all you guys who like to keep up with science news, check out

http://slashdot.org/

2010-03-13 03:59:37

#14

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,813|6323|eXtreme to the maX

Marlo Stanfield wrote:
Is intelligent design a science or pseudoscience? /post troll comment and hurries off

Not sure, its hard to believe evolution could have developed the complex systems we find in nature, even over millions of years.

Fuck Israel

2010-03-13 04:11:54

#15

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6370|what

Dilbert_X wrote:
Marlo Stanfield wrote:
Is intelligent design a science or pseudoscience? /post troll comment and hurries off
Not sure, its hard to believe evolution could have developed the complex systems we find in nature, even over millions of years.

That's what they used to say about the eyes. How can an organ so complex and precise have evolved from something less perfect?

But we now have the evidence, with some species having very underdeveloped eyes that have not changed for millions of years, pretty conclusive that the eyes were once very basic.

Check out Dendritic Cells of Cavefish, as an example.

2010-03-13 04:30:22

#16

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6799|SE London

AussieReaper wrote:
Science still can't explain how Moses parted the Red Sea.

And for all you guys who like to keep up with science news, check out

http://slashdot.org/

Yeah it can - I saw a documentary on it.

There is evidence that suggests it wasn't the Red Sea (it was a shallower bit of water somewhere else) and it was something to do with a huge volcano eruption and following tsunami which pulled all the water out of the place they used for crossing.

I don't remember much of it, but it sounded fairly plausible - far more plausible than the original version.

Last edited by Bertster7 (2010-03-13 04:31:09)

2010-03-13 04:34:14

#17

ruisleipa: Member; +149|6439|teh FIN-land

Dilbert_X wrote:
Not sure, its hard to believe evolution could have developed the complex systems we find in nature, even over millions of years.

wtf no it isn't, it's completely plausible.

2010-03-13 08:29:23

#18

Commie Killer: Member; +192|6604

Was checking out this and wondering if possibly the first life on earth came from something like that.

2010-03-13 13:58:51

#19

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6622|North Carolina

Dilbert_X wrote:
Marlo Stanfield wrote:
Is intelligent design a science or pseudoscience? /post troll comment and hurries off
Not sure, its hard to believe evolution could have developed the complex systems we find in nature, even over millions of years.

Considering the size of the universe.... not really.

2010-03-13 15:40:01

#20

seymorebutts443: Ready for combat; +211|6812|Belchertown Massachusetts, USA

Bertster7 wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:
Science still can't explain how Moses parted the Red Sea.

And for all you guys who like to keep up with science news, check out

http://slashdot.org/
Yeah it can - I saw a documentary on it.

There is evidence that suggests it wasn't the Red Sea (it was a shallower bit of water somewhere else) and it was something to do with a huge volcano eruption and following tsunami which pulled all the water out of the place they used for crossing.

I don't remember much of it, but it sounded fairly plausible - far more plausible than the original version.

Prove Moses was even there in the first place.

2010-03-13 16:45:19

#21

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6818|132 and Bush

Last night I watched : BBC Horizon 2010 Is Everything We Know About The Universe Wrong?

Do recommend.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2010-03-13 18:00:45

#22

cl4u53w1t2: Salon-Bolschewist; +269|6690|Kakanien

Bertster7 wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:
Science still can't explain how Moses parted the Red Sea.

And for all you guys who like to keep up with science news, check out

http://slashdot.org/
Yeah it can - I saw a documentary on it.

There is evidence that suggests it wasn't the Red Sea (it was a shallower bit of water somewhere else) and it was something to do with a huge volcano eruption and following tsunami which pulled all the water out of the place they used for crossing.

I don't remember much of it, but it sounded fairly plausible - far more plausible than the original version.

actually, it was a translation mistake (when translating the bible text into the greek language). the hebrew word "jam suph", which means "reed", was wrongly translated as "red sea". the reedsea was a swampland in the nildelta. the israelites knew it pretty well (their former homeland was next to it), so that it was easy for moses, to guide them safely through the quagmire. the egyptians, however, with their heavy chariots and equipment got stuck in the swamp and had to give up the pursuit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2oh3h3DvY0

2010-03-13 21:57:41

#23

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6892|Canberra, AUS

http://prl.anu.edu.au/SP3/research/HDLT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicon_Do … r_Thruster

might be doing a "research project" to 'maintain' this thing soon

despite knowing very little about plasma physics

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2010-03-13 22:05:42

#24

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6370|what

Spark wrote:
despite knowing very little about plasma physics

You've never done the "lit match in a microwave" trick?

2010-03-13 22:07:22

#25

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6892|Canberra, AUS

AussieReaper wrote:
Spark wrote:
despite knowing very little about plasma physics
You've never done the "lit match in a microwave" trick?

ah well i know ENOUGH about plasma physics to get by on tricks like that...

at private schools, microwaves are an endless source of experimentation... and loud noises.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

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