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A body of techniques for investigating phenomena and acquiring new knowledge -- as well as for correcting and integrating previous knowledge -- based on gathering observable, empirical, measurable evidence, subject to specific principles of reasoning.
 
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Unmoderated Tag: News Rating: No Votes Hits: 5 Comments: 0 Houston Museum Unveils $85 Million Dinosaur Hall Houston Museum Unveils $85 Million Dinosaur Hall The Houston Museum of Natural Science is preparing to unveil its $85 million dinosaur exhibit, already being hailed as one of the best in the country. (May 22) May 22, 2012 6:03 PM
Permanent Tag: Science Rating: Good Hits: 72 Comments: 1 Strong Interaction: The Four Fundamental F Strong Interaction: The Four Fundamental F Part one of a four part series on the fundamental forces (or interactions) of physics begins with the strong force or strong interaction - which on the small scale holds quarks together to form protons, neutrons and other hadron particles. User: loqi May 22, 2012 5:19 PM
Headline Tag: Science Rating: Amazing Hits: 228 Comments: 1 Every Force in Nature Pt III Every Force in Nature Pt III In which we explain economic equilibrium, how to make money from nothing, and every fundamental force in physics. If you'd like to read a (very) rigorous description of gauge theory in economics, check out this paper by Lee Smolin: http://arxiv.org/pdf/0902.4274v1.pdf And if you're an economist rather than a physicist, check out "The Index Number Problem: A Differential Geometric Approach" by Pia Malaney: http://bit.ly/JKS5lh minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute! Music by Nathaniel Schroeder Thanks to Perimeter Institute for support. http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca User: runarounddead May 22, 2012 3:13 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Science Rating: No Votes Hits: 29 Comments: 1 On The Verge: Neil deGrasse Tyson (1/2) On The Verge: Neil deGrasse Tyson (1/2) In part one of their interview Dr. Tyson talks to Josh about life as a meme and why science is important. User: IAmDeK May 22, 2012 9:46 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Animals Rating: Amazing Hits: 25 Comments: 1 Evolutionary Development: Chicken Teeth Evolutionary Development: Chicken Teeth Hank introduces us to the relatively new field of evolutionary developmental biology, which compares the developmental processes of different organisms to determine their ancestral relationship, and to discover how those processes evolved. Also fruit flies with eyes on their legs and chickens with teeth! User: IAmDeK May 22, 2012 8:31 AM
Permanent Tag: Science Rating: Good Hits: 84 Comments: 0 Private Rocket Blasts Off Private Rocket Blasts Off A commercial rocket has blasted off with a load of supplies for the International Space Station. The SpaceX company's Falcon 9 rocket took flight at 3:44 a.m. Tuesday. (May 22) User: bryan May 22, 2012 4:48 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Science Rating: Good Hits: 31 Comments: 0 Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Doctor of Science Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Doctor of Science Mount Holyoke College Commencement 2012 May 21, 2012 9:22 PM
Permanent Tag: Science Rating: Good Hits: 161 Comments: 1 Annular Solar Eclipse May 20 2012 Annular Solar Eclipse May 20 2012 Still pictures will be available at http://www.corypoole.com 700 pictures through a Coronado Solar Max 60 Double Stack telescope were used to make this video. The Telescope has a very narrow bandpass allowing you to see the chromosphere and not the much brighter photosphere below it. The music was composed in Abelton Live. User: runarounddead May 21, 2012 6:48 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Politics Rating: No Votes Hits: 8 Comments: 0 President Obama on Creating an Economy Built to Last President Obama on Creating an Economy Built to Last Facebook it: https://my.barackobama.com/obamanatovid Tweet it: https://my.barackobama.com/obamanatotwvid Tumblr it: https://my.barackobama.com/obamanatotbrvid President Obama responds to questions during a press conference at the 2012 Chicago NATO Summit. President Obama: "Well, first of all I think Cory Booker is an outstanding mayor. He's doing great work in Newark and obviously helping to turn that city around. And I think it's important to recognize that this issue is not a, quote, distraction. This is part of the debate that we're going to be having in this election campaign about how do we create an economy where everybody from top to bottom, folks on Wall Street and folks on Main Street, have a shot at success, and if they're working hard and they're acting responsibly, that they're able to live out the American dream.   Now, I think my view of private equity is that it is -- it is set up to maximize profits and that's a healthy part of the free market. That's - that's part of the role of a lot of business people. That's not unique to private equity, and as I think my representatives have said repeatedly, and I will say today, I think there are folks who do good work in that area, and there are times where they identify the capacity for the economy to create new jobs or new industries. But understand that their priority is to maximize profits. And that's not always going to be good for communities or businesses or workers. And the reason this is relevant to the campaign is because my opponent, Governor Romney, his main calling card for why he thinks he should be president is his business experience. He's not going out there touting his experience in Massachusetts. He's saying,' I'm a business guy and I know how to fix it,' and this is his business. And when you're president, as opposed to the head of a private equity firm, then your job is not simply to maximize profits. Your job is to figure out how everybody in the country has a fair shot. Your job is to think about those workers who get laid off and how are we paying them for their retraining? Your job is to think about how those communities can start creating new clusters so that they can attract new businesses. Your job as president is to think about how do we set up a equitable tax system so that everybody's paying their fair share that allows us then to invest in science and technology and infrastructure, all of which are going to help us grow. And so, if your main argument for how to grow the economy is, 'I knew how to make a lot of money for investors,' then you're missing what this job is about. It doesn't - it doesn't mean you weren't good at private equity, but that's not what my job is as president. My job is to take into account everybody, not just some. My job is to make sure that the country is growing not just now, but ten years from now and twenty years from now. And so, to repeat, this is not a distraction. This is what this campaign's going to be about, is: what is a strategy for us to move this country forward, in a way where everybody can succeed? And that means I've got to think about those workers in that video just as much as I'm thinking about folks who have been much more successful."   Reporter: [inaudible]   President Obama: "What I would say is, is that Mr. Romney is responsible for the proposals he's putting forward for how he says he's going to fix the economy, and if the main basis for him suggesting he can do a better job, is his track record as the head of a private equity firm, then both the upsides and the downsides are worth examining." May 21, 2012 5:02 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Humor Rating: No Votes Hits: 28 Comments: 0 CrashCourse Biology: Outtakes CrashCourse Biology: Outtakes Hank makes mistakes. User: IAmDeK May 20, 2012 2:06 PM
Headline Tag: Science Rating: Amazing Hits: 696 Comments: 1 First Flying Platform: 1955 Hover Board First Flying Platform: 1955 Hover Board Flying Platform. US Navy demonstrates its Flying Platform in 1955, a "flying skateboard" or "hover board" vehicle that uses a direct lift rotor aircraft, using contra-rotating ducted fans controlled by the pilot shifting his body weight around to tilt the platform. Although it looked like it could have been a massive development [and a great way for us to beat the traffic to work] sadly development ceased because the U.S. Army judged them to be impractical as combat vehicles as they were small, limited in speed and only barely flew out of the ground cushion effect. User: spam_vigilante May 20, 2012 1:56 PM
Permanent Tag: Animation Rating: Good Hits: 110 Comments: 1 Wonderville: Pipelines - Here, There, Everywhere? Wonderville: Pipelines - Here, There, Everywhere? The last of three shorts for The Science Alberta Foundation. This video explores how pipelines are used in our everyday lives. User: IAmDeK May 20, 2012 11:37 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Science Rating: Good Hits: 24 Comments: 0 Wonderville: What is Machine Learning? Wonderville: What is Machine Learning? An animation for the Science Alberta Foundation that tries to explain in a simple way the modern machine learning techniques. User: IAmDeK May 20, 2012 11:33 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Science Rating: Good Hits: 24 Comments: 1 Wonderville: What to Do with CO2 Wonderville: What to Do with CO2 An animation for the Science Alberta Foundation that tries to simply explain some of the sources of carbon dioxide and how some industries are trying to manage it via carbon capture techniques. User: IAmDeK May 20, 2012 11:27 AM
Headline Tag: Science Rating: Amazing Hits: 499 Comments: 1 Millau Sky Bridge Millau Sky Bridge Richard Hammond's: Engineering Connections - (S02E05) Millau Sky Bridge. Richard Hammond reveals the engineering inspirations behind the tallest road bridge in the world – the Millau Viaduct in France. He fires three quarters of a million volts from his fingertips to see how the power of lightning cut the steel structure quickly and accurately. The huge piers – 340 metres high, and which would look down on the Eiffel Tower – were positioned to millimetre accuracy with the system that located lost nuclear submarines. The longest road-deck in the world was launched along the top of the piers and required the slipperiest substance known to man – Teflon; not even a gecko can stick to it. Steel cables hold the bridge in shape, borne of a series of mining accidents. And to allow the bridge to expand a metre and a half in the summer sun, the engineers turned to an ancient Celtic boat-building technique which can make concrete as bendy as wood. User: spam_vigilante May 20, 2012 3:08 AM
 
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