Author Archives: PlatoHagel

Higgs Field as a Pheromone?

Posted on August 26, 2008 by PlatoHagel

I am lead by science. Just so you know at what scale most certain and in this, the analogy ensues. “A Biologist Remembers (1967)1 Karl Ritter von Frisc wrote about his life’s work: The layman may wonder why a biologist … Continue reading →

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New Incentive Toward Space Travel?

Posted on August 22, 2008 by PlatoHagel

The speed of light in the vacuum of free space is an important physical constant usually denoted by the letter c.[1] It is the speed of all electromagnetic radiation, including visible light, in free space. It is the speed of … Continue reading →

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Order For Free

Posted on August 22, 2008 by PlatoHagel

A purple haze shows dark matter flanking the “Bullet Cluster.” Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/M.Markevitch et al. Optical: NASA/STScI; Magellan/U.Arizona/D.Clowe et al. Lensing Map: NASA/STScI; ESO WFI; Magellan/U.Arizona/D.Clowe et al One would have to understand how this may become appealing in … Continue reading →

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Picasa Web Albums With a Message

Posted on August 20, 2008 by PlatoHagel

I wanted to draw attention to a feature that has been added to my blogger site. If you look over to the right hand side of this blog you will notice a picture slide show that is rotating. I find … Continue reading →

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The New Garden of Eden

Posted on August 19, 2008 by PlatoHagel

Is it more astonishing that a God created all that exists in six days, or that the natural processes of the creative universe have yielded galaxies, chemistry, life, agency, meaning, value, consciousness, culture without a Creator. In my mind and … Continue reading →

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First Principals of Quantum Mechanics

Posted on August 9, 2008 by PlatoHagel

Of course the discussions are leading me to gather my thoughts on things, as they are being spoken too, by Bloggingheads. A Life of the Genius Ramanujanby Robert Kanigel Srinivas Ramanujan (1887-1920)In the past few decades, we have witnessed how … Continue reading →

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William Thurston

Posted on August 8, 2008 by PlatoHagel

Xianfeng David Gu and Shing-Tung YauTo a topologist, a rabbit is the same as a sphere. Neither has a hole. Longitude and latitude lines on the rabbit allow mathematicians to map it onto different forms while preserving information. William Thurston … Continue reading →

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Memories Arise Out of a Equilibrium

Posted on August 6, 2008 by PlatoHagel

Sean Carroll of Cosmic Variance, California Institute of Technology and David Albert-Columbia UniversityScience Saturday: Time’s Arrow Some highlights at different spots of the exchange. How a philosopher of science spends his time (08:34) David describes his run-in with the “What … Continue reading →

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Light House Keeper

Posted on August 1, 2008 by PlatoHagel

Some will reconsider the effect that is portrayed here in terms of a mirror directed and reflects to one eyes, can cause an unsettling effect because of the focus of the beam. IN nature such a thing is an everyday … Continue reading →

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Smoky Comes to Visit Again

Posted on July 30, 2008 by PlatoHagel

We built a patio to the one side of the house that allows us to watch the birds feed, and some of these pictures I have shown on this site. We found that quite a variety were coming as long. … Continue reading →

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