Author Archives: PlatoHagel

Gravity and Quantum Mechanics: The Quest for Unification

Posted on August 6, 2013 by PlatoHagel

Quantum Gravity See Also: Information Loss Dialogos of Eide

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The Interspecies Internet

Posted on August 5, 2013 by PlatoHagel

The Interspecies Internet: An Idea in Progress……Posted by Alexandra Manoliu What kind of technologies will have to be developed for such a process to unfold. I find this to be an interesting angle with which we may approach the question … Continue reading →

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ScienceCasts: The Sound of Earthsong

Posted on July 30, 2013 by PlatoHagel

A NASA spacecraft has recorded eerie-sounding radio emissions coming from our own planet. These beautiful “songs of Earth” could, ironically, be responsible for the proliferation of deadly electrons in the Van Allen Belts.   EARTH: If you’re squeamish, you may … Continue reading →

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John Searle: Our shared condition — consciousness

Posted on July 28, 2013 by PlatoHagel

John Searle: Our shared condition — consciousness See Also: The Fundamentals of Consciousness? Dialogos of Eide

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Information Loss

Posted on July 23, 2013 by PlatoHagel

You see, people are uncomfortable with this information loss. It’s the minority view.Pg 64, The Cyclic Universe: A Conversation with Roger Penrose I am certainly uncomfortable with it, as I have always seen it from the idea  as to what … Continue reading →

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The Universe of Sound: Subodh Patil – Collide@CERN Inspiration Part

Posted on July 22, 2013 by PlatoHagel

Dr. Subodh Patil is a cosmologist at CERN and is the inspiration partner for Bill Fontana, 2012-2013 Prix Ars Electronica Collide@CERN winner, during his residency at CERN. Bill began his 3-month residency at CERN at an event called “The Universe … Continue reading →

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Bernie Krause: The voice of the natural world

Posted on July 22, 2013 by PlatoHagel

http://www.ted.com/talks/bernie_krause_the_voice_of_the_natural_world.html Bernie Krause has been recording wild soundscapes — the wind in the trees, the chirping of birds, the subtle sounds of insect larvae — for 45 years. In that time, he has seen many environments radically altered by humans, … Continue reading →

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The Universe of Sound: Bill Fontana – Collide@CERN Artist

Posted on July 15, 2013 by PlatoHagel

Bill Fontana is a renowned American sound sculptor who studied with John Cage and is the 2012-2013 Prix Ars Electronica Collide@CERN winner. He began his 2-month residency at CERN with an event entitled “The Universe of Sound” on 4 July … Continue reading →

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The black-hole information paradox, complementarity, and firewalls by Leonard Susskind

Posted on July 11, 2013 by PlatoHagel

The black-hole information paradox, complementarity, and firewalls by Leonard Susskind, Stanford University, at the University of California, Santa Cruz Institute for the Philosophy of Cosmology July 5, 2013 http://hipacc.ucsc.edu/IPC2013.html Dialogos of Eide

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Math and the Mona Lisa

Posted on July 9, 2013 by PlatoHagel

http://www.npr.org/v2/?i=3861881&m=3861882&t=audio How did Leonardo da Vinci use math to influence the way we see the Mona Lisa? And how does our visual system affect our perception of that, and other, works of art? A look at math, biology and the … Continue reading →

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