Author Archives: PlatoHagel

Sounding Off on the Dark Matter Issue

Posted on December 13, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Fermilab If dark matter can pull gravitationally, it has mass So here is an article of 2006 with some interesting information. Now these experimental procedures are always interesting to me because of the type of detectors that were dreamt up … Continue reading →

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What Began all Else Follows

Posted on December 11, 2009 by PlatoHagel

ISAACSON: The virtue of tolerance, which I think is the most important virtue we need in the 21st century. When Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration, he had a great line, “We hold these truths to be … Continue reading →

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What Does Information Mean in Science?

Posted on December 7, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Only time will tell if Einstein was correct when he said, “But the creative principle resides in mathematics. In a certain sense, therefore, I hold it true that pure thought can grasp reality, as the ancients dreamed.” The March 29 … Continue reading →

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An Idea: Percolating to the Surface

Posted on November 24, 2009 by PlatoHagel

If one cannot see the dynamical relation toward “localization of the energy” it will never make sense how such energy can be used to advance sustainability. While they are close in the thinking, the idea, still remains apart from acknowledgement … Continue reading →

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Gian Paolo Lomazzo

Posted on November 19, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Self-portrait of Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo Gian Paolo Lomazzo (26 April 1538 – 27 January 1592; his first name is sometimes also given as “Giovan” or “Giovanni”) was an Italian painter, more remembered for his writings on art theory, belonging to … Continue reading →

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Coffee and Donut?

Posted on November 19, 2009 by PlatoHagel

A continuous deformation (homeomorphism) of a coffee cup into a doughnut (torus) and back. Similarly, the hairy ball theorem of algebraic topology says that “one cannot comb the hair flat on a hairy ball without creating a cowlick.” *** This … Continue reading →

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I Have An Idea

Posted on November 15, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Now as many of you know,  a creative individual if they are open enough can bring forth something that is accessible to all, but,  if the mind is not in a particular travelling mode, the idea might not appear on … Continue reading →

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Economic Translation From Boards

Posted on November 15, 2009 by PlatoHagel

How many of you have joined your fellow brain jammers to seek a solution for a time for creative purpose? Dr:Lee Smolin’s article on arXiv. Having read it, I find it amusing that the language of economics can be recast … Continue reading →

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LCROSS Observes Water on Moon

Posted on November 14, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Data from the ultraviolet/visible spectrometer taken shortly after impact showing emission lines (indicated by arrows). These emission lines are diagnostic of compounds in the vapor/debris cloud.Credit: NASA LCROSS Impact Data Indicates Water on Moon11.13.09 The argument that the moon is … Continue reading →

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On Memory

Posted on November 5, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Today is my 1000th post. I began here in November of 2004. It has been a good time of learning and being propelled forward by other blog posters and blog commentators.  It has been a wonderful journey in terms of … Continue reading →

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