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Finding Exoplanets with Microlensing; WFIRST Mission In addition...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:39 -0400

Finding Exoplanets with Microlensing; WFIRST Mission

In addition to the transit and radial velocity methods for finding exoplanets, there is a relatively new technique being used by wide field telescopes: microlensing.

Today Alberto Conti and I talked with Dr. Scott Gaudi from The Ohio State University about how microlensing is used to find extra solar planets. He is also a member of the WFIRST Science Team and he and Jason Kalirai give us an introduction to that mission.

Duration: 55:39

via Tony Darnell.

Leonard Mlodinow - Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:44 -0400

Leonard Mlodinow - Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Influences Your Behavior

From NECSS 2013; From your preference in politicians to the amount you tip your waiter, all your judgments and perceptions reflect the workings of your mind on two levels: the conscious, of which we are aware, and the unconscious, which is hidden from us. As a result, we often misperceive our relationships with friends, family, and business associates, misunderstanding the reasons for our personal feelings, investment decisions, and other important judgments. Dr. Mlodinow will talk about the revolution in the scientific understanding of the unconscious that has occurred in the past decade, and what it means for our lives.

Duration: 50:07

via NECSS Conference.

The Weather Channel Covers Dark Snow Project The Weather Channel...

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:00:41 -0400

The Weather Channel Covers Dark Snow Project

The Weather Channel gave nice coverage to DarkSnowProject and this summer’s greenland trip. I’m hard at work prepping for that, and we are still very much in fund raising mode, so pitch in if you can at http://www.darksnowproject.org, check out http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dark-snow-project

via greenman3610.

Passwords Suck! New Tech Provides Better Security Passwords are...

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:51 -0400

Passwords Suck! New Tech Provides Better Security

Passwords are sooo 1995. With today’s technology there are some seriously wicked new ways to secure your life. Scott Bromley from Tech Feed News joins Trace to take a look.

via DNews Channel.

National Inventors Hall of Fame Honoree Donald Bitzer Computer...

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:00:36 -0400

National Inventors Hall of Fame Honoree Donald Bitzer

Computer scientist Donald Bitzer discusses how NSF support of PLATO, the first computer system to offer students free, computer-assisted instruction, provided an incentive for continued development and use of plasma displays.

via Videos at NSF.

The Order of Operations is Wrong Morally Wrong, that...

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:56 -0400

The Order of Operations is Wrong

Morally Wrong, that is…

Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics — all in a minute!

Music by Nathaniel Schroeder http://www.soundcloud.com/drschroeder

Thanks to Nima Doroud for contributions.

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Words of the World - Auteur How did the French word for...

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:43 -0400

Words of the World - Auteur

How did the French word for ‘author’ became synonymous with film making and directing?

Renaud Olivier from the University of Nottingham explains.

This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

Words of the World is a project by Brady Haran - website at http://www.wordsoftheworld.co.uk

via Words of the World.

Tiny Robots Take Wing Flies are some of the most agile and...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:29 -0400

Tiny Robots Take Wing

Flies are some of the most agile and maneuverable creatures on Earth. While some technologies like airplanes and helicopters mimic the motions of flies, researchers have met significant challenges in scaling these devices down to smaller and smaller sizes. In the 3 May issue of Science, Ma et al. a new class of insect-sized robot that maneuvers like flies with the help of piezoelectric muscles and rotating joints. Watch the video to learn more about how this tiny, 80-milligram robotic fly operates.

via Science Magazine.

Science Bulletins: Fish Biodiversity Protects Coral Reefs Not...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:30 -0400

Science Bulletins: Fish Biodiversity Protects Coral Reefs

Not all seaweed-eating fish are created equal. Reef fish near the islands of Fiji eat seaweed that is toxic to coral, helping maintain a healthy reef system. But some species of fish limit their grazing to only one type of seaweed. Herbivorous fish diversity is the coral’s best insurance for keeping different varieties of harmful algae in check.

via AMNH.

Can Science Stop Aging? We’ll do anything to conquer...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:01:16 -0400

Can Science Stop Aging?

We’ll do anything to conquer aging, and now scientists believe they’ve found the root cause of it in the brain! Anthony reports on this discovery, and what it could mean for our quest for eternal youth.

via DNews Channel.

How do you know whom to trust? - Ram Neta We believe a lot of...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:52 -0400

How do you know whom to trust? - Ram Neta

We believe a lot of things because we’ve been told - from our personal acquaintances and also experts. With so many belief systems being passed to us, how do we know whom to trust? Using contemporary examples, Ram Neta explains when listening to experts is a good idea…and when it’s not.

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-you-know-whom-to-trust-ram-neta

via TED Education.

Hot Young Stars Huddle In A Colorful Cosmic Pre-School A small,...

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:45 -0400

Hot Young Stars Huddle In A Colorful Cosmic Pre-School

A small, tight cloud about 5000 light years from Earth called NGC 6559 is home to glowing red hydrogen, scattered blue gas from recently born stars and dark dusty regions.

Credit: ESO , Original Music by Mark Peterson, Loch Ness Productions

via Video From Space.

I Didn’t Know That - Bashing Helmets for Safety Watch as...

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:00:49 -0400

I Didn’t Know That - Bashing Helmets for Safety

Watch as motorcycle helmets endure extreme testing so they can protect wearers from weather, debris, and hard impacts.

via National Geographic.

Clever Drones See Truth Of Ice Sheet Melt And Sea Level Rise In...

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:00:55 -0400

Clever Drones See Truth Of Ice Sheet Melt And Sea Level Rise

In harsh arctic regions, it’s very tough to get good data while on the ground. Researchers at the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) use aircraft including unmanned UAV drones and elegant new software modelling to watch changes in ice.

via Live Science Videos.

Amateur Skeptics 072 - These aren’t the Jokes Your Looking...

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:00:46 -0400

Amateur Skeptics 072 - These aren’t the Jokes Your Looking for

Disney to Buy Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion; New ‘Star Wars’ Movie Set for 2015
George Lucas Will Donate Disney $4 Billion To Education
Rumor of the Day: Ford happy to play Han again (on one condition)
New ‘Star Wars’ Movie Has Treatment by ‘Toy Story 3’ Writer

Pregnant Moms’ Flu Linked to Higher Risk of Autism Among Children

Hurricane Sandy Blamed On Gays, Obama And Romney By Preacher John McTernan

2012 Election Results

Memo to Republicans: Give Up the Fight Against Marriage Equality

Colorado makes history, legalizes marijuana with the passing of Amendment 64
Marijuana Legalization Victories Could Be Short-Lived

Arizona defeats ballot measure contesting Grand Canyon ownership - Ian

Time for some critical thinking:
Incredible UFOs Land and Launch Over Denver 2012 HQ

Duration: 01:20:31

via Amateur Skeptics.

The need for a genomic encyclopedia of eukaryotes: Talk by...

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:00:54 -0400

The need for a genomic encyclopedia of eukaryotes: Talk by Jonathan Eisen at #SMBEEuks

Talk on “The Need for a Phylogeny-Driven Genomic Encyclopedia of Eukaryotes” talk by Jonathan Eisen at SMBE-Eukaryotic Omics meeting

Duration: 55:09

via Jonathan Eisen.

TWL Live Special Guest -Debbie Goddard Debbie Goddard is the...

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:54 -0400

TWL Live Special Guest -Debbie Goddard

Debbie Goddard is the outreach director at the Center for Inquiry Transnational in Amherst, NY. She is also the director of African Americans for Humanism, a program of the Council for Secular Humanism. Before working for CFI, she participated in local freethought groups in the greater Philadelphia region and helped organize and support campus groups internationally as a student volunteer. She has also been involved with progressive issues and LGBT activism.

Debbie’s first experience with organized freethought was in 2000, when she traveled to Amherst, New York, for a Center for Inquiry Student Leadership Conference. Inspired by the experience, she began attending freethought, humanist, atheist, and skeptic group meetings in the greater Philadelphia region, including in New York City, New Jersey, and central Pennsylvania. She also started a CFI-affiliated campus group at her college.

Over time, her involvement increased: she joined the CFI Metro New York Advisory Board in 2002 and volunteered with CFI’s campus outreach program as publications director from 2001 to 2002 and as student president from 2002 to 2003. She also held a work-study position at the CFI New York City office in Rockefeller Center while a full-time student at Temple University.

In 2002, she was profiled in a Beliefnet article, “Godless Who’s Who”, as a student activist. She was also interviewed by the Washington Blade, formerly one of the nation’s largest circulation LGBT newspapers, as an “out” nonbeliever. In early 2006, Jamila Bey interviewed Debbie for an article about African American female atheists for the Skepchick blog.

In June 2006, CFI hired Debbie as a field organizer, allowing her to utilize her grassroots organizing experience working with campus and community groups. In 2012, she was promoted to director of outreach, and now oversees CFI’s U.S. branches in addition to the international campus outreach program.

Duration: 01:29:24

via Zulu Fightrunner.
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Heidi Stevenson - Fake Measles Epidemic and Censorship Heidi...

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:00:51 -0400

Heidi Stevenson - Fake Measles Epidemic and Censorship

Heidi Stevenson has recently wrote a blog post were she claims that the Welsh Measles Epidemic is faked. In this video Nega talks about the data she presents and her ruthless censorship.

My blog post about her
http://mylespower.co.uk/2013/05/05/welsh-measles-epidemic-was-faked-apparently/

via .
Website: http://www.mylespower.co.uk
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IDTIMWYTIM - Coriolis Effect via scishow: Does your toilet water...

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:00:51 -0400

IDTIMWYTIM - Coriolis Effect

via scishow:

Does your toilet water drain differently than in the other hemisphere? Is it because of the Coriolis effect? Hank has some things to clarify about these questions, and more in this edition of I Don’t Think It Means What You Think It Means.

Sources
http://www.snopes.com/science/coriolis.asp
http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/rotation-earth-toilet-baseball2.htm
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/currents/05currents1.html
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/coriolis-effect/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gustave_coriolis.jpg

La historia de los alimentos congelados Este video es una...

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:01:15 -0400

La historia de los alimentos congelados

Este video es una traducción de “The Story of Frozen Food”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWZwncX_4hk

Referencias:
http://www.markkurlansky.com/books/new.aspx

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