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6 Small Math Errors That Caused Huge Disasters

jasony — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:19:50 +0000

6 Small Math Errors That Caused Huge Disasters | Cracked.com: “”

In light of physics conversations I’ve had with Matt, I’m particularly interested in #4.

Higgs

jasony — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:02:13 +0000

Has the Higgs boson been detected? Maybe.

Adventures in Thought

jasony — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:29:21 +0000

Progress

jasony — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:25:06 +0000

$1,000 Genome in Two Hours by 2012, Says CEO of Ion Torrent – Technology Review: “”

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No Hands!

jasony — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:56:08 +0000

Magnetic Quantum Locking. This is cool.

History

jasony — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:01:01 +0000

It’s easy to forget that ancient peoples also studied history – Babylonians who lived 2,500 years ago were able to look back on millennia of previous human experience. That’s part of what makes the museum of Princess Ennigaldi so remarkable. Her collection contained wonders and artifacts as ancient to her as the fall of the Roman Empire is to us. But it’s also a grim symbol of a dying civilization consumed by its own vast history.

The story behind the world’s oldest museum, built by a Babylonian princess 2,500 years ago: “”

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Rider on the Storm

jasony — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:41:51 +0000

What’s it like to parachute through a monster cumulonimbus thunderstorm? Bill Rankin is the only human to do it. Read this harrowing story here.

The Oddity of the Falling Slinky

jasony — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:09:43 +0000

Really neat.

Faster than Light?

jasony — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:10:52 +0000

Science fiction author and scientist Jerry Pournelle holds forth on the recent neutrino FTL news.

Are Science Museums Failing Adults?

jasony — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:10:42 +0000

An interesting perspective.