The value of Big Science, an Interview with Brian Cox
I’ve become a fan of Brian Cox. His TED lectures are among the most inspiring. Here is an excellent interview with him about More »
Archive for the “Science & Technology” category — Page 2
50 years of Space Exploration
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Steve Jobs on Flash, Adobe and the future of the mobile web
Full letter at Apple.com: Apple has a long relationship with Adobe. In fact, we met Adobe’s founders when they were in their proverbial More »
Deep Homology
To get a sense of how one sided the evolution/creation debate is you just have to consider that the most common argument used More »
Facebook keynote at F8 promises big changes
Straight from Zuckerberg’s keynote address: This next version of Facebook Platform puts people at the center of the web. It lets you shape More »
NSF Report omits American morons
A National Science Foundation report sends me into downward spirals of depression. In an unusual last-minute edit that has drawn flak from the More »
The robots are coming…
From The Big Picture at Boston.com. These three combo photos show a “cybernetic human” HRP-4C, designed to look like an average Japanese woman, More »
IMAX: Hubble 3D (2010)
Through the power of IMAX® 3D, “Hubble 3D” will enable moviegoers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of More »
superfreedraw
Yet another fun, unproductive way to destroy time on the intertubes? Hell yea! SuperfreeDraw is a communal Flash-based Etch A Sketch. It’s addictive More »
Developing for the Ipad
Kayak.com blogged about their mis-adventures in converting their successful iPhone app into an iPad app. It’s a big more complicated than hitting the More »
It’s a monster from the deep!
How you can look at this and not be amazed at (the aberrant) creativity of nature is beyond me. This giant isopod looks More »
Ways the LHC will ruin your day, or…
Things to worry about instead of global warming… 1. BLACK HOLE EATS THE WORLD OH NOES!!!! LHC could create a miniature black hole, More »
Brian Cox on the LHC: Before & After
Brian “the rockstar physicist” Cox is a unique scientist – very funny and able to communicate extremely complicated things very well. Here’s his More »
Why we should return to Mars.
Inspiring. This really is what I feel our national focus should be… well, that and healthcare.
Automated resignations.
Another fun thing from Stewdio. It generated this wonderful missive. If I were quitting my job in frustration this could very well prove More »
Wind blowing pixels.
Stumbled upon this fun little web app called Windmaker from mind(s) over at Stewdio. WindMaker is an ambient weather widget that applies the More »
Sam Harris @ TED on Secular Morality
Excellent.
