Category Archives: Science

MIT Prof. Sara Seager: Odds of Finding Alien Life?

Posted on December 5, 2013 by benvitalis

  MIT Prof. Sara Seager has developed a new equation:   “The chance that there’s a planet like Earth out there with life on it is very high,” she told the House Science Committee. “The question is: Is there life … Continue reading →

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The end of space and time? – Professor Robbert Dijkgraaf #physics

Posted on November 27, 2013 by benvitalis

  Robbert Dijkgraaf’s focus is on string theory, quantum gravity, and the interface between mathematics and particle physics, bringing them together in an accessible way, looking at sciences, the arts and other matters.     http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-end-of-space-and-time         … Continue reading →

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Natural Phenomenon, Electric Neon Blue water

Posted on September 19, 2012 by benvitalis

This effect is produced by a protozoza named Noctiluca scintillans…By night, there is an increase in microscopic plankton called dynoflagellates, which glow in the dark when disturbed by currents or waves. Read more…   Bioluminescent Waves Explained     Bioluminescent … Continue reading →

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Hawking loses $100 over ‘God particle’ discovery

Posted on July 5, 2012 by benvitalis

Prof. Stephen Hawking had placed a bet that the Higgs boson particle wouldn’t be found. His pick for Nobel Prize          

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The Electronic Sun — Donald Scott [ Plasma #Physics ]

Posted on June 12, 2012 by benvitalis

Excerpt from The Electronic Sun by Donald Scot, Electric Universe 2012 Conference: The Human Story.     Electric Sun theory The Electric Sun theory (also Electric Star theory, and Electric Sun Model and Electric Sun Hypothesis) is the idea that … Continue reading →

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Nasa video shows 4.5 BILLION years of the moon’s history in just three minutes!

Posted on March 16, 2012 by benvitalis

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has traced the moon’s early history as well as the latest trash left behind by moonwalkers, and now the team behind the mission has created a video smashing 4.5 billion years of the moon’s existence into … Continue reading →

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The Most Bizarre Museum: The Mutter Museum

Posted on March 10, 2012 by benvitalis

Have you visited the Mutter Museum? If not, would you go? The Mütter Museum is a medical museum located in the Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It contains a collection of medical oddities, anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, … Continue reading →

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David Eagleman on Possibilianism

Posted on March 8, 2012 by benvitalis

Who is David Eagleman? He is a neuroscientist and a New York Times bestselling author. Find out more here What is possibilianism? David Eagleman makes the case that our ignorance of the cosmos is too vast to commit to atheism, … Continue reading →

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Non-Newtonian fluids

Posted on February 12, 2012 by benvitalis

wikipedia: Non-Newtonian fluid When stressed, this class of fluids begin to behave very strangely indeed: they can get thicker or thinner, some instantly and some over time. Non-Newtonian Fluid A Non-Newtonian fluid, so named because it’s properties cannot be described … Continue reading →

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Misconceptions: Newton’s Third Law of Motion

Posted on August 16, 2011 by benvitalis

Cognitive scientists have shown that physics students come into physics class with a set of beliefs that they are unwilling (or not easily willing) to discard despite evidence to the contrary. These beliefs about motion (known as misconceptions) hinder further … Continue reading →

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