26 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
The Chemistry of the Nucleus is Just the Metal for the Gears
It is the chromosomes that are the gears.
Folksonomies: biology,chemistry
It is the chromosomes that are the gears.
Folksonomies: biology,chemistry
26 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
Games that Turn Humans into Rats in a Skinner Box
Games like Farmville and Angry Birds tap into the reward mechanisms in our brains, administering doses of dopamine to us for repetitive tasks.
Folksonomies: life,conditioning,time,gaming
Games like Farmville and Angry Birds tap into the reward mechanisms in our brains, administering doses of dopamine to us for repetitive tasks.
Folksonomies: life,conditioning,time,gaming
26 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
We Have Finite Time to Spend in Life
When we play games, we should play games that are fun, but also creative and challenging. Easy games are a complete waste of time, like watching TV. Hard games challenge us and make us grow.
Folksonomies: education,games,life,growth,time,challenge
When we play games, we should play games that are fun, but also creative and challenging. Easy games are a complete waste of time, like watching TV. Hard games challenge us and make us grow.
Folksonomies: education,games,life,growth,time,challenge
26 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
Everything in Nature is Change
"Nature undisturbed by human influence seems more like a symphony whose harmonies arise from variation and change over many scales of time and space..."
Folksonomies: nature,change
"Nature undisturbed by human influence seems more like a symphony whose harmonies arise from variation and change over many scales of time and space..."
Folksonomies: nature,change
25 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
"I Refute It Thus"
An amusing anecdote about disproving solipsism and the idea that nothing really exists.
Folksonomies: solipsism
An amusing anecdote about disproving solipsism and the idea that nothing really exists.
Folksonomies: solipsism
24 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
The Limits of Language
Language grows out of experience, but we have not experienced the alien phenomena of much of physics.
Folksonomies: physics,communication,language
Language grows out of experience, but we have not experienced the alien phenomena of much of physics.
Folksonomies: physics,communication,language
24 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
There is No Such Thing as "Rest"
Everything is in motion.
Folksonomies: physics,semantics
Everything is in motion.
Folksonomies: physics,semantics
24 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
Theoretical Physics is Philosophy
It has made more progress and provided more illumination that traditional philosophy.
Folksonomies: physics,philosophy
It has made more progress and provided more illumination that traditional philosophy.
Folksonomies: physics,philosophy
24 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
Scientific Truth Must Come Out of Controversy
There is the ideal of scientific facts taught without passion and the reality of impassioned conflict within scientific exploration.
Folksonomies: education,conflict,facts,paradigm
There is the ideal of scientific facts taught without passion and the reality of impassioned conflict within scientific exploration.
Folksonomies: education,conflict,facts,paradigm
24 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
A Strange Way to Categorize Stones and Metals
Jorge Luis Borges compares the method to an ancient Chinese method of categorizing animals.
Folksonomies: taxonomy,categorization
Jorge Luis Borges compares the method to an ancient Chinese method of categorizing animals.
Folksonomies: taxonomy,categorization


