(via Fundies Say the Darndest Things!) …inventors and doctors and engineers don’t typically even bother learning relativity. Should I repeat that? Complain to engineering departments and medical schools if you think that should change. Nothing useful has even been designed or built using relativity. If you want to look and look and look for a … Continue reading “More Stupidity”
Category: Science
It’s a perfectly cromulent word
(via crooked indifference) Gauge/gravity duality and meta-stable dynamical supersymmetry breaking embiggen – It’s a perfectly cromulent word. A noble spirit embiggins the smallest man. — Jebidiah Springfield
Higgs Boson Found?
Apparently not: Higgs boson discovery rumours false, say Tevatron scientists A spokesman for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory told the Telegraph: “The rumour of evidence for the Higgs boson is just that: a rumour, with no factual basis. Oh well…
Mylar: Biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate
June 10, 1952: Marketing Mylar With a Film About a Film 1952: DuPont registers Mylar as the trademark for its new, strong polyester film. Mylar’s versatility gives it a long, worldwide run as an industrial coating. DuPont developed Mylar, or biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate, along with the polyester fabric Dacron in the early ’50s. Mylar’s … Continue reading “Mylar: Biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate”
Martin Gardner, 1914 – 2010
Martin Gardner (October 21, 1914 – May 22, 2010)
Volcano Monitoring
Instead of monitoring volcanoes, what Congress should be monitoring is the eruption of spending in Washington, D.C. — Bobby Jindal (February, 2009) <sarcam> Because there’s no possible reason why we would ever need to monitor volcanoes. </sarcam> See also: Jindal Versus the Volcano
My Congressman is an Idiot, Part II
The decision by the Obama administration to gut NASA’s manned flight program does more than jeopardize the long term goals of solar system exploration, the cancellation of the space shuttles replacement will effectively leave the United States reliant upon the Soviet Union to grant us access to low earth orbit. As a member of the Armed Services Committee I am very concerned with that possibility, and as an American I am disappointed by the prospect.
— Todd Akin (R-MO)
Soviet Union – WTF?
(more…)The Key to Science
Quantum
What PZ Myers said: When anyone other than a particle physicist talks about “quantum”, it is almost always a magic word used to project a pseudoscientific aura onto sheer raving lunacy. “Quantum” as a prefix is almost universally used to signify that the noun it modifies is about to be made crazy stupid. So simple, … Continue reading “Quantum”
Large Hadron Collider has produced record-breaking high-energy particle collisions
Cern LHC sees high-energy success Europe’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has produced record-breaking high-energy particle collisions. Scientists working on the European machine have smashed beams of protons together at energies that are 3.5 times higher than previously achieved. Tuesday’s milestone marks the beginning of work that could lead to the discovery of fundamental new physics. … Continue reading “Large Hadron Collider has produced record-breaking high-energy particle collisions”