Space Technology
European Space Technology: Satellites.
Science@ESA: Episode 1: The Full Spectrum – Telescopes: Space-based Astronomy
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In this first episode of Science@ESA Rebecca Barnes sets the scene for this vodcast series by looking at why we need to send telescopes into space and considers what these ‘eyes in the skies’ can tell us about the extraordinary Universe in which we live.
The Science@ESA vodcasts explore the extraordinary Universe in which we live as it is seen through the “eyes” of ESA’s fleet of science spacecraft.
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Our planet is a fragile ecosystem. To maintain balance, well have to find ways to bring sustainable agriculture to our growing cities. The Science Barge, a floating farm in New York City, is proof that we can. The barge grows produce hydroponically, using only sustainable energy, and teaches local students how to do the same on their rooftops.
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Lynne McTaggart, an investigative journalist, and editor of the newsletter “What Doctors Don’t Tell You,” began work on “The Field” four years ago as a personal quest. Her research took her to many areas around the globe, meeting with top frontier scientists in Russia, Germany, France, England, South American, Central America and the USA. During these meetings, she saw what these scientists were working on and it seemed to overthrow the current laws of biology, chemistry and physics. Their theories and experiments also compounded into a new science, a new view of the world. For several years she immersed herself in quantum physics and pored through hundreds of scientific papers to decoding what was often impenetrable work. In many cases she had to pester the scientists to explain aspects of physics in order to check facts and interpretations. Lynne concludes that her work paints a picture of an interconnected universe and a new scientific theory which makes sense of ’supernatural ‘phenomena. McTaggart discussed her new work on the science of intention, and how it relates to healing and consciousness. Living beings are receivers and transmitters of information, and thoughts have a physical reality to them, like currents of light, she stated. While there have been some methodological problems in a number of studies that tried to measure the effectiveness of prayer, other experiments have shown that mental intention or healing is effective 50-80% of the time, she reported. Healers “power up” by getting into a meditative state, noted McTaggart– but interestingly, a brain study of monks showed they produced gamma waves (the fastest type of brain wave) while in a state of “utter peak attention.” Certain places or times can enhance mental intention, and it also helps to make the intention as specific as possible, she shared. McTaggart plans a series of global experiments through a new website, theintentionexperiment.com. One will involve trying to change variables such as temperature in a terrarium that will be seen on a live webcam. Ultimately, she said, the goal is to learn how to use intention for positive purposes, such as lowering the crime rate in a community.
Coast to Coast Am June 6 2009
The second half of Sean Carroll’s talk on Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the meaning of science at the YearlyKos Science Panel, August 2007.
Lynne McTaggart, an investigative journalist, and editor of the newsletter “What Doctors Don’t Tell You,” began work on “The Field” four years ago as a personal quest. Her research took her to many areas around the globe, meeting with top frontier scientists in Russia, Germany, France, England, South American, Central America and the USA. During these meetings, she saw what these scientists were working on and it seemed to overthrow the current laws of biology, chemistry and physics. Their theories and experiments also compounded into a new science, a new view of the world. For several years she immersed herself in quantum physics and pored through hundreds of scientific papers to decoding what was often impenetrable work. In many cases she had to pester the scientists to explain aspects of physics in order to check facts and interpretations. Lynne concludes that her work paints a picture of an interconnected universe and a new scientific theory which makes sense of ’supernatural ‘phenomena. McTaggart discussed her new work on the science of intention, and how it relates to healing and consciousness. Living beings are receivers and transmitters of information, and thoughts have a physical reality to them, like currents of light, she stated. While there have been some methodological problems in a number of studies that tried to measure the effectiveness of prayer, other experiments have shown that mental intention or healing is effective 50-80% of the time, she reported. Healers “power up” by getting into a meditative state, noted McTaggart– but interestingly, a brain study of monks showed they produced gamma waves (the fastest type of brain wave) while in a state of “utter peak attention.” Certain places or times can enhance mental intention, and it also helps to make the intention as specific as possible, she shared. McTaggart plans a series of global experiments through a new website, theintentionexperiment.com. One will involve trying to change variables such as temperature in a terrarium that will be seen on a live webcam. Ultimately, she said, the goal is to learn how to use intention for positive purposes, such as lowering the crime rate in a community.
This is an excerpt of a lecture given by Alexei V. Filippenko, Professor of Astronomy, for his class at UC Berkeley called “How Stars Shine: Cosmic Furnaces” (”Introduction General Astronomy”):
Energy Stocks Rebound Despite Oil Falling for Second Day on IEA Cut of 2009 Fuel Demand; The Worst May Be Over for Information Technology Spending – According to Forrester Research, Growth in Corporate Tech Spending to Contract 3% in 2009 (Bloomberg News)
Johannes Kepler And The Triumph Of Modern Science Over Medieval Superstition – Best Of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos.
A Short History Of The Universe: