Author Archives: PlatoHagel

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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The Truth of Symmetry?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by PlatoHagel

Fidel wrote: Canadian Tom Harpur wrote that modern day religious scholars began to realize that indigenous people in this hemisphere possessed what are some of the most sophisticated and deeply held spiritual beliefs in the world. I agree with your … Continue reading →

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Life After Death Question

Posted on May 20, 2011 by PlatoHagel

It’s obvious that some humour can make light of a dead situation?:) Stephen Hawking dismisses belief in God in an exclusive interview with the Guardian. Photograph: Solar & Heliospheric Observatory/Discovery Channel In the interview, Hawking rejected the notion of life … Continue reading →

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Broadband in a Full Democracy

Posted on May 16, 2011 by PlatoHagel

White space in telecommunications refers to unused frequencies in the radio waves portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. National and international bodies assign differing frequencies for specific uses, and in some cases license the rights to these. This frequency allocation process … Continue reading →

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The search for cosmic company goes on

Posted on May 15, 2011 by PlatoHagel

One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye of another than human. Loren Eiseley Cross-posted on Huffington Post When 2009 TED Prize winner Jill Tarter wished to “empower Earthlings everywhere to become active participants in … Continue reading →

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We,ve Come a Long Way…..Have We?

Posted on May 14, 2011 by PlatoHagel

Journalist Hunter S Thompson working at his ranch circa 1976 near Aspen Colorado. Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images See: Key workers: writers at their typewriters – in pictures The story awoken my own history in the development of the means … Continue reading →

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Who Are The Gate Keepers?

Posted on May 14, 2011 by PlatoHagel

*** The Lawful Access Legislation: Does it Really Criminalize Linking & Anonymity? by Wednesday May 11, 2011 The government’s plans to include lawful access provisions within its omnibus crime bill has attracted mounting attention in recent days as many commentators … Continue reading →

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Marshall McLuhan

Posted on May 6, 2011 by PlatoHagel

Marshall McLuhan in the early 1970s Born July 21, 1911Edmonton, Alberta Died December 31, 1980 (aged 69) Toronto, Ontario School Media theory Main interests Media, Mass media, Sensorium, New Criticism Notable ideas The medium is the message, Global village, Metamedia, Media … Continue reading →

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Gravity Probe B Proves Einstein Right

Posted on May 5, 2011 by PlatoHagel

Hmmmm…….only polite applause? Wee wobbles. Gravity Probe B measured slight canting of the spins of gyroscopes to measure two effects of general relativity. Credit: Bob Kahn/Gravity Probe B/Stanford University Fifty years after it was conceived, a $760 million NASA spacecraft … Continue reading →

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Plinko Sounds a Bit like the Galton Board

Posted on May 4, 2011 by PlatoHagel

This independence created by philosophical insight is—in my opinion—the mark of distinction between a mere artisan or specialist and a real seeker after truth. (Einstein to Thornton, 7 December 1944, EA 61-574)See also: Entheorizing So nature has it’s way in … Continue reading →

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