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No Alternative Theory Exists Leaves us with No Alternatives and a Host of UnExplainables
I read this piece (http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/life-and-physics/2013/may/04/no-alternative-bayes-penalties-philosophy-thatcher-merkel) with some trepidation. When I get to the description of Bayesian statistics which says: “Bayesian statistics owes its name to Reverend Thomas Bayes (c 1701-1761) and considers trust, or the degree of belief, as probability. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bayesian statistics, Karl Popper, philosophy of science, Quantum Mechanics
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Boffins Bring Beans to Bed Bug Battle
There’s hope for all those bed-bug-ridden homes and hotels and it’s in … the garden. Your mom may not have known this, even your grandmother might not but your great grandma might have heard of this. A natural barrier to … Continue reading
Do the new Planck results support the Big Bang theory or not?
I was born in the 50′s and the science that we were taught in school tended to promote the Steady State model of the universe. I eventually came to possess a copy of George Gamow’s ’1,2,3 … Infinity’ and, even … Continue reading
Jasper passes
When we bought the house in Grand Forks we were warned there was a cat from the previous owner hanging around. We didn’t see him for over a year until one day my Laurel said “I think that cat’s here.” … Continue reading
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Novel Material generates electricity from moisture differential
In this article in New Scientist they report: ‘Electricity has been squeezed from a damp surface for the first time, thanks to a polymer film that curls up and moves – a bit like an artificial muscle – when exposed … Continue reading
Should we allow the news to lie to us?
This was originally posted to Facebook Jan 17, 2013 by me. Sometimes a weird thought rambles through my head and leaves a more lasting impression. I had one the other day and it keeps coming back … this is my … Continue reading
Asteroid Mining
From today’s news: Google cofounder Larry Page and Sergey Brin, along with director James Cameron, have founded a new company: Planetary Resources Inc. It’s mission: mine asteroids, “add trillions of dollars to the global GDP” and “help ensure humanity’s prosperity.” Read … Continue reading
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Tagged asteroid, director james cameron, global gdp, larry page and sergey brin, mining
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Tele Work
I’m participating in a thread on Facebook related to economic development (or lack thereof) and how that impacts the appearance and appeal of the town. Especially when it comes to potential home buyers (or potential business owners) Our town. Grand … Continue reading
Insects have ‘personalities’ too, research on novelty-seeking honey bees indicates
A long time ago I learned that superstition can be found in pigeons … now we have evidence of ‘personality traits’ in bees – insects. How many of the other so-called ‘human qualities’ have we inherited via our genetic backgrounds … Continue reading
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Scientists claim brain memory code cracked
Wow – Memory is Tubular! Scientists claim brain memory code cracked.
