There are many really great things about astronomy. One is that one can get quite far just with elementary physics and basic math. ( Lesen Sie diesen Artikel hier auf Deutsch ) Take asteroids, for example. "How fast can an asteroid rotate without being ripped apart?" - answering that needs ...
The statement made in the title often marks a major step in our understanding of something that happened but should not have. In a scientific context, this can result in a shift of paradigm. This cannot happen ... unless, of course, my assumptions were wrong. You may ask What cannot happen? I have indeed ...
Living in Europe, it is rather easy to assume that people around the world would share a perspective on the evolution of our species. But as I learned from some comments and mails, this is not the case. Therefore, I decided to present the scientific standard of knowledge about the evolution of homo sapiens before proceeding with ...
A look back into the past can help us understand what we have today. Here are some memories about numerical weather forecasting four decades ago... Maybe it was the annoying accuracy that the poor weather we keep having this European winter was predicted which made me look in the attic for an old brochure from the year 1972. This ...
Braincast 012 For decades they told us our brains were doomed, its cells vanish and we would become more dense every day. This is not invariably the case. That and more good news in a Braincast about the date of expiry. MP3 File Duration: 16:00 As promised you´ll find those interesting rat brain robots ...
9 March 2010 |
