Everyone should learn how to program a computer #programming

I think everyone should learn how to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think. I view computer science as a liberal art, something everyone should learn to do.
~ Steve Jobs

 
Other quotes from Steve Jobs in “The Lost Interview.”

 

 

 
What most schools don’t teach
 

 
“Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains.“ ~ Bill Gates

“Our policy at Facebook is literally to hire as many talented engineers as we can find. There just aren’t enough people who are trained and have these skills today.“
~ Mark Zuckerberg

“An understanding of computer science is becoming increasingly essential in today’s world. Our national competitiveness depends upon our ability to educate our children – and that includes our girls – in this critical field.“ ~ Sheryl Sandberg

“Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the universe, or you just want to pursue a career in the 21st century, basic computer programming is an essential skill to learn.“ ~ Stephen Hawking

More quotes at   http://www.code.org/
 
 
 
 

Two Reporters Fired by Fox News for Revealing Health Dangers in Milk

Two Reporters Fired by Fox News for Revealing Health Dangers in Milk.

The Silence of the Bees

 
“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, man would have only four years to live”
- Albert Einstein

 
 
Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey bee colony abruptly disappear.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_collapse_disorder
 

 
In the winter of 2006, a strange phenomenon fell upon honeybee hives across the country. Without a trace, millions of bees vanished from their hives. A precious pollinator of fruits and vegetables, the disappearing bees left billions of dollars of crops at risk and threatened our food supply. The epidemic set researchers scrambling to discover why honeybees were dying in record numbers — and to stop the epidemic in its tracks before it spread further.

Silence of the Bees is the first in-depth look at the search to uncover what is killing the honeybee. The filmmakers of Bees take viewers around the world to the sites of fallen hives, to high-tech labs, where scientists race to uncover clues, and even deep inside honeybee colonies. Silence of the Bees is the story of a riveting, ongoing investigation to save honeybees from dying out. The film goes beyond the unsolved mystery to tell the story of the honeybee itself, its invaluable impact on our diets and takes a look at what’s at stake if honeybees disappear. Silence of the Bees explores the complex world of the honeybee in crisis and instills in viewers a sense of urgency to learn ways to help these extraordinary animals.

 
 
 
 
 

The #Monsanto Protection Act? Why did Obama sign it into law

 
Do you trust Monsanto completely, no matter how they genetically engineer and modify food? Well, President Obama thinks you should, after signing a bill that offers the company and others like it immunity.

Monsanto Protection Act Signed By Obama, GMO Bill “Written By Monsanto” Signed Into Law

Stop the “Monsanto Rider”

 
Why has Obama approved a law giving immunity to the production and sale of genetically modified food in the US?
 

 
Obama signs ‘Monsanto Protection Act,’ Frankenfish heads to US market

 

 
The Monsanto Protection Act? Debate On Controversial Measure Over Genetically Modified Crops – Part #1
Democracy Now – Transcript

 

 
Part #2

 

 
 
Monsanto Protection Act put GM companies above the federal courts
Campaigners say that not even the US government can now stop the sale, planting, harvest or distribution of any GM seed

The Real Monsanto Protection Act: How The GMO Giant Corrupts Regulators And Consolidates Its Power

 
 

The Universe in a Nutshell

 
Michio Kaku: The Universe in a Nutshell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michio_Kaku
http://bigthink.com/blogs/dr-kakus-universe
 

 

Lisa Randall on how some things will be known
Harvard University professor Lisa Randall talks on how some things will be known and theories in theoretical physics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Randall
 

 

The true science of parallel Universes
 

 

 

 
 

What if the Moon were replaced with some of our planets?

What would it look like if some of the planets were at the same distance as our Moon?

 

 
 

 
 
 

The Einstein Theory of Relativity 1923

 
A discovered ancient film from 1923 on “Einstein Theory of Relativity”
It is a silent animated film made in 1923 that tried to explain Einstein’s work to the general public.
 

 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Einstein_Theory_of_Relativity