Science, at its root, is based on experiment and observation. Researchers labor for hours trying to justify claims and demonstrate the effectiveness of various techniques. However, this does not necessarily mean that all great observations must be related in any…
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Serendipity, not the movie starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, is defined as “the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident.” Science describes beneficial scientific accidents as “the Principle of Limited Sloppiness.” It is a fact that the vast majority…
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Sure, why not? Since there are no limiting parameters to this question, for instance, could they take over the world this decade or century; as part of an invasion from outer space, a la Gort and his fellow robot police;…
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Science. In America, it seems that science is more of a concept than a real thing. Survey after survey reveals that the average American is pathetic in their scientific knowledge. Surveys repeatedly show that the most people think the Earth…
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As a youth in a rural area back in the early 80’s Mars, or for that matter any of the planets, comets, nebula’s, or any extraterrestrial phenomenon was not a typical topic of conversation. But with the local library having…
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While attending a wedding in New England, I had a chance to walk through the woods of a large estate. I noticed that one section of the forest contained trees randomly disbursed, another had pine trees organized in perfect rows…
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What is Nanotechnology? Nanotechnology is often defined as an engineered structure which has at least one dimension which is less than 100 nanometres (100nm) in length. This sort of length is very short (less than 100 billionths of a metre)…
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One of mankind’s greatest fears during the latter part of the twentieth century and the start of the twenty-first is that machines will ultimately take over the world leaving the human race in a subservient role. Well documented in the…
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A Real Diamond is Forever Diamonds…the word is magical, creates fascinating images of royal jewels, is timeless in its image, and has great historical value. The concept that synthetic diamonds may somehow hold a serious place in the future of…
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A large number of discoveries in science have been accidental, so much so that there is an actual term for this phenomenon. It’s called the ‘Principle of Limited Sloppiness.’ Here are some discoveries that were accidents and proved to be…
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