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[17 Sep 2008|09:58pm] |
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[17 Sep 2008|11:45am] |
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So, would it be OK to discuss the TV show Fringe in this community every now and then? Dr Bishop is very quickly becoming my mad scientist role model, and I find that the "science" in the show, while highly questionable, is interesting to speculate about.
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| Don't Try This At Home! |
[18 Aug 2008|11:32pm] |
Oops...too late. People already are.
Nuclear Ambitions: Amateur Scientists Get a Reaction From Fusion
In the garage of his house, Frank Sanns spends nights tinkering with one of his prized possessions: a working nuclear-fusion reactor.
Mr. Sanns, 51 years old, is part of a small subculture of gearheads, amateur physicists and science-fiction fans who are trying to build fusion reactors in their basements, backyards and home laboratories. Mr. Sanns, who owns a banquet hall here, believes he's on track to make fusion a viable power source.
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| food science rants and raves |
[01 Aug 2008|09:00am] |
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I started a blog as a place for me to share my food science rants and to answer any questions anyone might have for an opinionated food scientist.
Email: askafoodscientist@gmail.com
http://askfoodscientist.blogspot.com/
Post about organic food now up. Share your thoughts! Yell at me! Whatever!
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| Siphons! |
[17 Jul 2008|06:16pm] |
So, I read an article (a while ago - at least two years), and I was wondering if anyone on this community would help me locate it, or further information about it.
It was essentially about a guy who had the solution to our energy and water needs, by siphoning cold water out of the ocean into the warmer air and collecting the condensation. As I recall, he had all sorts of other interesting things he could do with this siphon system. Has anyone else heard about this idea or this person? Or is this old news? I can't remember the guy's name, but I'd like to take a look at this again. It wasn't a legit journal article or anything, just this guy with an idea.
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| Something I've been thinking about... |
[15 Jul 2008|02:00pm] |
For you scientifically inclined types out there (which I'm assuming is everyone in this community), how possible would it be to exploit fusion reactor technology to create orbiting "mini-suns" to heat up planetary bodies in the outer solar system and aid in terraforming? I envision mini-suns not lasting very long (500 years?) but being easily replaceable at End of Life, and placed at the right orbit for a comfortable temperature.
I've also wondered how possible it would be to build rings around planetary bodies (either in orbit or directly on the ground) to simulate magnetic fields, thus providing protection from harmful cosmic rays.
Are these ideas completely outside the realm of possibility?
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| build your own lifeform contest |
[08 Jul 2008|07:24pm] |
Io9 is running a build your own lifeform contest. Prizes include an all-expense paid trip to Hong Kong for the Synthetic Biology Conference.
Found via Pharyngula.
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| Good candidate |
[04 Jul 2008|09:41pm] |
I just watched Burden of Dreams.
Werner Herzog would make an excellent mad scientist.
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| The Anti-Dilbert™ |
[01 Jul 2008|05:41am] |
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| There's this game you may've heard of... |
[26 Jun 2008|07:26pm] |
Interesting 2008 had this speaker, James Wallis, who gave a great little 6-min presentation on the geography and physics on a world such as Azeroth, if it really existed.
For the Horde.
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| I, For One, Salute Our Robotic Drum Machine Masters! |
[21 Jun 2008|02:03am] |
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| GRE Chemistry Subject Test |
[12 Jun 2008|10:01am] |
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Does anyone know a good guide book for the GRE Chemistry exam? I took the exam before my first round of grad school and did alright with out studying. Now that i want to go back... and to a better school. I hear not so great things about kaplan and barron from my co-workers.
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| Gifts For Geeks |
[04 Jun 2008|05:24pm] |
ThinkGeek is offering the ultimate car accessory: a replica of the Back to the Future flux capacitor (DeLorean not included)!
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| What is Mad Science? |
[03 Jun 2008|06:38pm] |
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I may give a small presentation (for entertainment purposes only) on mad science. Before I begin composing on my thoughts, what do you guys feel mad science really is, and what points do you think I need to include?
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| The 6 Most Badass Stunts Ever Pulled in the Name of Science |
[02 Jun 2008|12:50pm] |
We all need heroes whose exploits we aspire to emulate...In 1954 he [John Paul Stapp] decelerated from 120 miles per hour to 0 in 1.4 seconds, and gained two huge black eyes from the force of his own slammed-forward eyeballs punching him on the inside of the face. The impact blinded him for two days, during which we must imagine his response was to walk around and simply dare the world to put things in his way. Oh, and he also broke his back, arm, wrist, lost six fillings and the icing on the cake? He got a hernia.
His response? He built a bigger rocket.
He lived to 89 and his research has saved lives around the world ever since. Oh, and in case Dr. Stapp hasn't made a mockery of your life's work and achievements just yet: The whole time he he was slinging his own body around like a fleshy cannon shell, he was also running an after-hours clinic for the families of servicemen at the base where he worked, making house calls and providing free medical care. Every night. For more see The 6 Most Badass Stunts Ever Pulled in the Name of Science.
Hat tip to skepchick
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