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The Beauty of Thinking Imperfectly
Posted in Cognition, Favorites, Psychology on 8 July 2010 by The Bur OakThe beauty of the human mind is that we love to use inductive reasoning. One of the results of this is that we look for patterns–even if there really isn’t a pattern. This article explains the concept in much more detail. The end result, our ability to make mistakes makes us better thinkers.
The Beginning Continued
Posted in Physics on 1 July 2010 by The Bur OakToday I begin afresh a project I began one year ago. I took a leave of absence from this my writing to orchestrate my current magnum opus. Chapters of which will be following.
The most recent article that jumped off the screen at me covered the MINOS project in Northern Minnesota. The article discusses the attribute of the ghost particle and how it could spell the end for the theory of relativity as we know it.
The Bar Code may be “Crossing the Bar”
Posted in Technology on 1 April 2010 by The Bur OakResearchers have made some great progress in toward eliminating the bar code from our grocery isles. Although it is not yet financially feasible, it soon may be that instead of scanning each individual item. all you will need to do is walk your cart or basket through a scanner, and every item will be processed. I am pretty sure they will still have to hand weigh produce. It may be in the future that you will really spend more time shopping at the grocery store than waiting in line especially on the day before thanksgiving.
Fuelwire Battery
Posted in Electricity, Power, Technology on 25 March 2010 by The Bur OakStrength in numbers is one of the beauties of nano based technology. This is true of a new phenomena discovered recently, and explained in this article. In a nut shell, they observed a phenomena that would create a very dense power source. All it takes is a carbon nanowire, a fuel source, and a wave. After ignition the electrons fly down the wire creating a electric current. If they can pull this off economically in a couple of years, they will be able to replace the lithium battery.
