So, here’s the thing. I need a bad ass cyber suit of some kind. It’s time we got on this. I mean come on, we’ve got monkeys doing crazy shit with robotics already. Can’t Ray Kurzweil put something together for me?
Monkey Arms that KILL
You heard me. I said giant robotic [...]
God damn I love volcanos.
The Chaitén volcano now erupting in southern Chile is one of 200 to 300 volcanoes in the “Andean Arc” region of Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Columbia considered active by volcanologists.
“Volcanologists” being, of course, my new title of choice for all future business cards.
A cloud of smoke and ashes produced [...]
I wrote this short article for Dine Magazine’s new blog that will be launching soon.
I’m a man of science but admittedly not a man of supremely accurate wine tasting skills (we leave that to Patrick). So when I read about the trendy Molecular Mixology, my interest was sparked. Apparently, the chemical styles of [...]
2 Apr
- The Science entry posted on April 2nd, 2008.
I have long been fascinated by the numbers of the universe. The vast, immense, enthralling numbers. When I consider the distances and masses of advanced theoretical physics, my mind is absolutely amazed. It fuels my passion for this science.
I lean back and consider what is happening right this very moment, in one [...]
Yesterday was Darwin Day. You missed it and I forgot to publish my post about it. I hope you remembered Charles Darwin, who proposed and provided scientific evidence that all species of life have evolved over time from one or a few common ancestors through the process of natural selection.
Next year, be sure [...]
It seems like there’s been a surge of scientific debates going on. That or there is just much more interest and a lot of this good content is being published and freely distributed via the viral internet channels.
Either way, I’m sold.
Enter Science Debate 2008!
Given the many urgent scientific and technological challenges facing America and [...]
Technology blogger Robert Scoble attended the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland and made 22 video recordings of the conversations he had with various people while he was there, which he has uploaded to Qik.