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Talking About How We See Reality

Posted on December 19, 2016 by PlatoHagel

Donal Hoffman’s TED presentation   We’re inclined to think that perception is like a window on reality as it is.The theory of evolution is telling us that this is an incorrect interpretationof our perceptions.Instead, reality is more like a 3D … Continue reading →

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Nima Arkani-Hamed – Physics and Mathematics for the End of Spacetime

Posted on December 13, 2016 by PlatoHagel

See Also: Nima Arkani-Hamed – Physics and Mathematics for the End of Spacetime Dialogos of Eide

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Quantum Mechanics and Spacetime – MESSENGER Lecture 1 – Nima Arkani-Hamed

Posted on December 13, 2016 by PlatoHagel

See: The Future of Fundamental Physics Dialogos of Eide

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Step Inside the Perimeter

Posted on December 13, 2016 by PlatoHagel

Just one breakthrough in theoretical physics can change the world. Perimeter Institute was created to accelerate breakthroughs in our understanding of the universe. The science is complex, but the basic Perimeter equation is simple: Bright Minds. Illuminating Ideas. Brilliant Future. … Continue reading →

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Third Quasicrystal Found

Posted on December 11, 2016 by PlatoHagel

By Paul J. Steinhardt et al. – http://www.nature.com/srep/2015/150313/srep09111/full/srep09111.html, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40522020 Quasicrystals1,2, short for quasiperiodic crystals, are solids able to violate the conventional rules of crystallography because their structure is “quasiperiodic” rather than periodic; that is, their atomic density … Continue reading →

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Does Consciousness Disappear in Dreamless Sleep?

Posted on December 10, 2016 by PlatoHagel

Does Consciousness Disappear in Dreamless Sleep?: Consciousness is often said to disappear in deep, dreamless sleep. We argue that this assumption is oversimplified. Unless dreamless sleep is defined as unconscious from the outset there are good empirical and theoretical reasons … Continue reading →

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Dark Matter Not So Rough Around the Edges

Posted on December 7, 2016 by PlatoHagel

Analysis of a giant new galaxy survey, made with ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope in Chile, suggests that dark matter may be less dense and more smoothly distributed throughout space than previously thought. An international team used data from the Kilo … Continue reading →

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Newton’s Gravimeter of Emotive Discourse

Posted on November 18, 2016 by PlatoHagel

You may be familiar with Isaac Newton from such inventions as calculus and the law of universal gravitation. What you may not know is that he was also an avid “chymist,” or alchemist. In fact, Newton actually wrote roughly a … Continue reading →

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The Flow In our Lives

Posted on November 18, 2016 by PlatoHagel

In positive psychology, flow, also known as the zone, is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the … Continue reading →

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Gravimeter Design Improvements

Posted on November 16, 2016 by PlatoHagel

S. Abend and E. Rasel/Leibniz Univ. of Hannover Gravity in hand. A compact gravimeter uses an atom chip to generate a dense cloud of ultracold atoms. The atoms are released and fall down through a series of laser pulses, which … Continue reading →

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