09 MAY 2012 by ideonexus On Atoms Sharing Electrons
The idea that by sharing electrons they close their shells seems absurd.
Folksonomies: metaphor,intuition
27 APR 2012 by ideonexus Edison Describes the Cells that Make Up the Body
Categorizing them into workers in a factory.
Folksonomies: metaphor,biology,cells
24 APR 2012 by ideonexus Science as a Candle in the Dark
We must work to extend the patches of light, according to Denis Diderot.
Folksonomies: science,metaphor
23 MAR 2012 by ideonexus Metaphor for the Mathematician
As a designer of garments for unknown beings, who delights in learning their shape as they go.
Folksonomies: metaphor,mathematics,discovery
22 MAR 2012 by ideonexus Metaphor for the Uncertainty Principle
Krauss explains the principle using waves.
Folksonomies: metaphor,quantum physics,uncertainty principle
21 MAR 2012 by ideonexus The Earth as an "Old Warrior"
It's many features the weathering on it's face and its scars.
Folksonomies: metaphor,earth science
17 MAR 2012 by ideonexus Shattered Glass as a Metaphor for Taxonomy
The smaller pieces you smash it into, the more specific the classification. TODO: I don't understand the "4 inches" part at the end concerning sub-species.
Folksonomies: metaphor,taxonomy
30 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Mathematical VS Metaphysical Understandings of Quantum Physics
We have explained the quantum world mathematically, but we have failed to understanding it verbally.
Folksonomies: metaphor,communication,quantum physics
30 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Science as Climbing Mount Everest
It is an incredible feat, but there is nothing wrong with sitting in the valley and watching the sun come up over it.
Folksonomies: science,metaphor
18 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Descriptions of the Atom are Poetry
A quote from Niels Bohr on the impossibility of describing this object accurately.
Folksonomies: metaphor,physics,atom,poetry