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A “some”bel peace prize – ie, not adjudicated by Nobel(.inc)

by Jimbo Oct 22, 2021 5 Comments 5 Links

#achievement, #appraisal, #award, #business, #nobel, #peace, #prize, #recognition, #science,

There should be totally independent prizes for peace, business and scientific discoveries.... Read more

A “some”bel peace prize – ie, not adjudicated by Nobel(.inc)

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Math came before time and space, energy and matter. Then life, consciousness and AI followed to understand the math

by Munch Oct 20, 2021 4 Comments 3 Links

#ai, #artificialintelligence, #cosmos, #math, #maths, #physics, #science, #space, #time, #universe, #wisdom,

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Neorealism = science should dictate our politics

by Clever Dick Oct 6, 2021 4 Comments 2 Links

#laws, #life, #philosophy, #politics, #science, #wisdom,

Watch this for more info. It’s a canny idea. https://youtu.be/kI-un8rHP14 Read more

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The Planck length isn’t the smallest possible length

by Mickey Oct 1, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#atom, #maxplanck, #particlephysics, #physics, #plancklength, #plancktime, #quark, #relativity, #science,

View the Planck length (or Planck time) from a different frame of... Read more

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Supernova Bingo – guess the date of the next supernova to win a cash prize

by Munch Sep 23, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#bingo, #education, #science, #space, #stars, #supernova,

The rest of the money raised could go to a science education... Read more

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Science needs philosophy, but philosophy doesn’t need science

by JamesH Sep 17, 2021 3 Comments 2 Links

#knowledge, #mind, #philosophy, #science, #wisdom,

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AI lives matter!

by Munch Sep 13, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#agi, #ai, #artificialintelligence, #future, #life, #robots, #science, #technology, #wisdom,

AGI lives matter even more. Read more

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Philosophy is something you have to do until you know what the right questions are!

by JamesH Aug 16, 2021 4 Comments 3 Links

#mind, #philosophy, #questions, #science, #thinking, #thought, #wisdom,

I can’t remember where I first heard this expression, but the idea... Read more

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Philosophy is to science what pigeons are to statues

by sunnyjim Jul 26, 2021 4 Comments 4 Links

#knowledge, #philosophy, #science, #wisdom,

Philosophy is to science what pigeons are to statues

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There are just 3 aspects of the world, The physical world, mental world and mathematical world.

by astronut Jul 8, 2021 4 Comments 4 Links

#Consciousness, #maths, #mental, #mind, #physics, #reality, #rogerpenrose, #science,

I first heard of this idea from a video of Roger Penrose.... Read more

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Science is a process of sifting through ideas and discarding those ones that don’t hold up to experimentation

by Mickey Jul 4, 2021 4 Comments 4 Links

#evidence, #ideas, #knowledge, #science, #truth,

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The ‘metabolism first’ hypothesis – life started long before cells were able to replicate

by CC Jun 29, 2021 4 Comments 4 Links

#biology, #cells, #darwin, #dyson, #evolution, #life, #metabolism, #nature, #originoflife, #replication, #reproduction, #science,

I am attributing this to Freeman Dyson, though I am not sure... Read more

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a website that hosts all academic journals and papers for free

by ChrisP Jun 26, 2021 2 Comments 2 Links

#academic, #discovery, #education, #highereducation, #knowledge, #learning, #online, #papers, #phd, #professor, #research, #science,

so every future generation can find previous advances made in every subject Read more

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We are a side effect of a universe trying to increase its entropy

by Miss Entropic Jun 8, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#cosmology, #energy, #entropy, #matter, #science, #space, #spacetime, #universe,

Stands to reason. First heard about this idea years ago, but this... Read more

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Basic astronomy classes in schools – in place of bible studies

by astronut Jun 4, 2021 4 Comments 3 Links

#astronomy, #education, #god, #planet, #religion, #science, #space, #stars,

Help kids understand when and where we live, then they can decide... Read more

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Wooden quantum mechanics demonstration apparatus

by ChrisP May 22, 2021 3 Comments 2 Links

#craft, #education, #electrons, #learning, #photons, #physics, #quanta, #quantum, #science, #teaching, #wood,

Demystify quantum physics by carving wood to show how quarks, electrons or... Read more

Wooden quantum mechanics demonstration apparatus

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“In physics, the only difference between space and time is a minus sign”

by MeterMan May 14, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#cosmology, #cosmos, #einstein, #knowledge, #physics, #quantum, #relativity, #science, #space, #spacetime, #time, #wisdom,

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Atomic energy states are similar to (digital) conservation of momentum

by Why Are You Reading My Name May 11, 2021 4 Comments 4 Links

#atom, #conservation, #electron, #momentum, #nucleus, #physicallaws, #physics, #science,

When electrons are caught by a nucleus they orbit fast because they... Read more

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Ball bearing ‘communities’ – that cooperate rather than compete

by Mickey May 9, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#balls, #cooperation, #experiment, #physics, #science, #society,

Watch this video, tell me it would be better if they helped... Read more

Ball bearing ‘communities’ – that cooperate rather than compete

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Ignore whacky ideas when dishing our the Nobel Prize, but not the people that had them

by Martin Apr 4, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#astronomy, #atom, #cosmos, #hoyle, #nuclear, #nucleosynthesis, #physics, #science, #star, #stars, #stella,

Sir Fred Hoyle was duped out of his Nobel Prize because he... Read more

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A “some”bel peace prize – ie, not adjudicated by Nobel(.inc)

Math came before time and space, energy and matter. Then life, consciousness and AI followed to understand the math

Neorealism = science should dictate our politics

The Planck length isn’t the smallest possible length

Supernova Bingo – guess the date of the next supernova to win a cash prize

Science needs philosophy, but philosophy doesn’t need science

AI lives matter!

Philosophy is something you have to do until you know what the right questions are!

Philosophy is to science what pigeons are to statues

There are just 3 aspects of the world, The physical world, mental world and mathematical world.

Science is a process of sifting through ideas and discarding those ones that don’t hold up to experimentation

The ‘metabolism first’ hypothesis – life started long before cells were able to replicate

a website that hosts all academic journals and papers for free

We are a side effect of a universe trying to increase its entropy

Basic astronomy classes in schools – in place of bible studies

Wooden quantum mechanics demonstration apparatus

“In physics, the only difference between space and time is a minus sign”

Atomic energy states are similar to (digital) conservation of momentum

Ball bearing ‘communities’ – that cooperate rather than compete

Ignore whacky ideas when dishing our the Nobel Prize, but not the people that had them

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