General science thread
April 12th, 2018 at 11:08:17 AM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | Could you quantum entangle particles on a space probe with particles on Earth, in such a way that you could receive data and send commands instantaneously? Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
April 12th, 2018 at 5:45:49 PM permalink | |
Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 | No. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
April 16th, 2018 at 1:18:39 PM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | Interesting opinion piece: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/is-science-hitting-a-wall/ And it's worth following with this one by the same author: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/is-science-infinite/ In the second one, he makes a point that perhaps we may be hitting cognitive limits. But if we are, would we know it? Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
April 16th, 2018 at 1:44:07 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 |
There is a limit to intelligent understanding in every other species. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
April 16th, 2018 at 1:47:43 PM permalink | |
odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5112 | I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
April 16th, 2018 at 4:15:53 PM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
I estimate that about 2/3 of the time I told my dog to "stay. I'll be right back," she did stay on my bed rather than follow me to the kitchen. But that's beside the point. suppose there's a thorny issue in physics or physiology that won't be solved. Do we have all necessary data but are incapable of integrating it into a solution, or we are capable but haven't seen it yet, or do we need more data? And how can you tell? Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
April 18th, 2018 at 2:04:44 AM permalink | |
odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5112 |
I can distinctly remember when it was a new idea. You could be scolded as a school kid for suggesting to the teacher that it seemed like Africa and South America sort of fit too neatly together to ignore now it is thought that continents come and go, with intervening supercontinents forming image from Wikipedia article "Supercontinent cycle" I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
April 18th, 2018 at 4:16:10 AM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | With the Rift Valley about to become the Rift Sea. |
April 18th, 2018 at 4:16:10 AM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | I'm sure animals understand more than we think they do. Grammar, tone, associations with visual cues and odor clues. Dogs often react differently to an approaching male as an approaching female. |
May 17th, 2018 at 8:49:18 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 | Gop congressman says sea level rise due to rocks falling in oceans. Maybe they are falling out of his head? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-congressman-explains-sea-level-rise-its-rocks-falling-into-the-sea/ar-AAxrdgO?ocid=spartanntp You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |