Author Archives: PlatoHagel

Epistemology

Posted on March 26, 2008 by PlatoHagel

“Some people have difficulty with accepting Plato’s mathematical world as being in any sense ‘real’, and would gain no comfort from a view that physical reality itself is constructed from abstract notions. My own position on this matter is that … Continue reading →

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Dennis William Sciama

Posted on March 25, 2008 by PlatoHagel

Dennis William Siahou Sciama FRS (November 18, 1926–December 18, 1999) was a British physicist who, through his own work and that of his students, played a major role in developing British physics after the Second World War. Sciama also strongly … Continue reading →

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Acquiring Knowledge

Posted on March 25, 2008 by PlatoHagel

True creativity often starts where language ends.Arthur Koestler Probabilties (The Fifth Dimension) | | Idea of the pipe / \ / \ / \ Picture of the pipe / \ / \ / \ The real pipe and form See: … Continue reading →

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Dark Energy: Beyond Einstein Missions

Posted on March 24, 2008 by PlatoHagel

Adept Charles L. Bennett “ADEPT will measure these supernovae, but its real advance lies in a new, more powerful technique. Patterns in temperature of the very young universe provide a ‘standard ruler’ that is imprinted on the pattern of galaxies … Continue reading →

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WMAP Reveals Neutrinos, End of Dark Ages, First Second of Universe

Posted on March 24, 2008 by PlatoHagel

WMAP cosmic microwave fluctuations over the full sky with 5-years of data. Colors represent the tiny temperature fluctuations of the remnant glow from the infant universe: red regions are warmer and blue are cooler. Credit: WMAP Science Team NASA released … Continue reading →

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The Synapse is a Portal of the Thinking Mind

Posted on March 23, 2008 by PlatoHagel

Life must be understood backwards; but… it must be lived forward.Soren Kierkegaard Penrose’s Bermuda Triangle? A long time ago I learnt about using avenues to free the mind by doing different things in the face of adversities. One can not … Continue reading →

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The Continuum: The Interior of the Blackhole

Posted on March 22, 2008 by PlatoHagel

The surface of a marble table is spread out in front of me. I can get from any one point on this table to any other point by passing continuously from one point to a “neighboring” one, and repeating this … Continue reading →

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Glaucon

Posted on March 15, 2008 by PlatoHagel

Glaucon (Greek: Γλαύκων) (born circa 445 BC) son of Ariston, was the philosopher Plato’s older brother. He is primarily known as a major conversant with Socrates in the Republic (Plato), and the questioner during the Allegory of the Cave. He … Continue reading →

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God the Geometer

Posted on March 14, 2008 by PlatoHagel

Let proportion be found not only in numbers, but also in sounds, weights, times and positions, and whatever force there is.Leonardo Da Vinci Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo is clearly illustrating Vitruvius De Architectura 3.1.3 which reads: The … Continue reading →

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Mind Map: The Medicine Wheel

Posted on March 13, 2008 by PlatoHagel

The Power of Myth With Bill Moyers, by Joseph Campbell , Introduction that Bill Moyers writes, “Campbell was no pessimist. He believed there is a “point of wisdom beyond the conflicts of illusion and truth by which lives can be … Continue reading →

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