Author Archives: PlatoHagel

Space Travel and Propulsion Methods

Posted on June 5, 2011 by PlatoHagel

As a layman, my interest has been mainly focused on gravity and a means to defy it. How one can see in different ways. The Lagrange Points In the above contour plot we see that L4 and L5 correspond to … Continue reading →

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Wireless Affects on Biological Systems

Posted on June 5, 2011 by PlatoHagel

Hmmmm…….Brain tumour risk in relation to mobiletelephone use: results of the INTERPHONEinternational case–control study Michael Kundi, head of the Institute of Environmental Health, Medical University of Vienna says of the study “Authors emphasize that no increased risk was detected overall. … Continue reading →

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Ambigram, Higgs, and Feynman rules

Posted on June 4, 2011 by PlatoHagel

An ambigram is a typographical design or art form that may be read as one or more words not only in its form as presented, but also from another viewpoint, direction, or orientation. The words readable in the other viewpoint, … Continue reading →

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TED Talk-Leonard Susskind: My friend Richard Feynman

Posted on May 31, 2011 by PlatoHagel

I decided when I was asked to do this that what I really wanted to talk about was my friend Richard Feynman. I was one of the fortunate few that really did get to know him and enjoyed his presence. … Continue reading →

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Do Cellphones Cause Brain Cancer?

Posted on May 30, 2011 by PlatoHagel

Bruce Gilden/Magnum, for The New York Times On Jan. 21, 1993, the television talk-show host Larry King featured an unexpected guest on his program. It was the evening after Inauguration Day in Washington, and the television audience tuned in expecting … Continue reading →

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Web Science

Posted on May 29, 2011 by PlatoHagel

  See:Creating a Science of the Web The Web is the largest human information construct in history. The Web is transforming society. In order to…understand what the Web is engineer its future ensure its social benefit …we need a new … Continue reading →

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Space Weather

Posted on May 28, 2011 by PlatoHagel

3-day Solar-Geophysical Forecast issued May 27 22:00 UTC Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be low with a chance for C-class events, and a slight chance for an M-class event, as regions on the disk continue to evolve. … Continue reading →

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Community Broadband Networks

Posted on May 25, 2011 by PlatoHagel

So here’s the plan. The CRTC made it’s decision…..but we can change that. Municipal television networks? Do we need the integration of big Telecom or can local TV stations newly formed become part of the expression on a international stage … Continue reading →

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An Affirmative Choice by Canadian Government?

Posted on May 24, 2011 by PlatoHagel

In the decision the CRTC ruled that rural and remote broadband access should be left to market forces and targeted government funding with private-public partnerships. Not necessarily the right one in my opinion. But I have a plan, and within … Continue reading →

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Small Big Bangs?

Posted on May 24, 2011 by PlatoHagel

Gamma-ray bursts. We tend to think of them as big explosions – but it has been suggested that they might actually be Small Bangs. Credit: NASA. Most gamma-ray bursts come in two flavors. Firstly, there are long duration bursts which … Continue reading →

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