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Scale of the Universe
February 24, 2010 - 3:41 PM
Posted in Astronomy, Inspriation, Science | No comments
Now this is just awesome enough to bring me out of my temporary retirement (takes a few moments to load but worth it):
http://www.documaga.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/scaleofuniverse.swf
Best,
Myles
The Rings of Earth
December 11, 2009 - 1:36 AM
Posted in Science, Videos | No comments
Have you ever wondered what the rings of Saturn would look like if you were standing on it’s surface? Well that’s just silly, you can’t stand on Saturn because it’s made of gas. But you can stand on the earth and imagine what it rings would look like.
In this video, we see what rings would [...]
Roger Ebert gets all up in your business
December 3, 2009 - 7:05 PM
Posted in Uncategorized | No comments
This article by Roger Ebert has been all over the blogosphere. In it, he takes aim at creationists and new-agers, particularly those in politics. Just encase you missed it… Click here to read the article.
Interview: John Boswell – Symphony of Science
December 2, 2009 - 7:40 AM
Tags: carl sagan, glorius dawn, John Boswell, symphony of science
Posted in Interviews, Videos | No comments
I rarely bring up the topic of science in casual conversation. I’m paralyzed by my inability to deliver the awe-inspiring realizations that seem to come so fluently from scientists like Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson. It seems the simplest explanations can be the most elegant. I’m not a scientist, but when I read a book like Pale Blue Dot, there are [...]
Seeing is seeing.
December 1, 2009 - 5:47 AM
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See if you can figure out how this is done (see below the video for answer). It’s not a camera trick and it’s not lighting.
If the diamonds were all the same color, then you shouldn’t see shapes at all – it would just be one solid color on the piece of paper. Yet we see [...]
Debate Video
November 30, 2009 - 8:22 PM
Tags: Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris
Posted in Videos | No comments
The following video is a great debate staring Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett VS three popular(?) religionists. The video stands on it’s own, and I don’t need to add much to the dialog. Except…. Are these the best arguments religionists have? Audio is low, so crank it up.
Holiday Gifts for Freethinkers
November 29, 2009 - 2:49 AM
Posted in Inspriation, Religion | No comments
Some of us freethinkers still enjoy celebrating the holidays and giving gifts. After-all, Christmas is just a mishmosh of ancient traditions. In fact, the only contributions of Christianity are it’s name (Christ Mass) and Santa Clause; Saint Nicholas being the patron saint of children, giving them gifts every December 6th.
Evergreen and holly trees were important in German festivals [...]
Liftoff! STS-129
Here are two great NASA liftoff films of STS-129. Watch them in full screen mode. Unfortunately the HD version of the first one was removed from YouTube, but it’s a great video none the less.
The Morality Project
November 25, 2009 - 5:56 AM
Tags: brights, morality
Posted in The Brights | 2 comments
The Bright’s Net Reality about Morality Project (I prefer to simply call it “The Morality Project”) is a plan to establish a public understanding about morality and it’s natural origins – as opposed to the supernatural origins believed by people who don’t have the time or resources to otherwise grasp the concept. The complete project outline can be viewed [...]
Our Place in the Cosmos (Symphony of Science)
November 24, 2009 - 12:47 AM
Tags: astronomy, carl sagan, Inspriation, richard dawkins, Science
Posted in Inspriation, Videos | No comments
Symphony of Science has put out another awesome song.
