30 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Time is Essential for Research
Quoting Walter Bradford Cannon.
Folksonomies: time,resources
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
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
02 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Deep Space Implied Deep Time
Herschel realized the very large universe required a very old universe.
Folksonomies: history,astronomy,cosmos,time
02 JAN 2012 by ideonexus The Realization That the Universe May End
The historical realization that the Universe might die in a "crunch" was followed by the idea that it might rise again like a phoenix.
Folksonomies: history,philosophy,universe,cosmos,time,cosmic crunch
16 DEC 2011 by ideonexus The Rhythms of Nature
We experience oscillations of all sorts in our lifetime, but the Universe has much larger waves hidden in geologic time.
Folksonomies: history,geology,time,waves,oscillations
20 SEP 2011 by ideonexus Evolution Takes Time
A river formed the Grand Canyon, so we know that small processes can have huge effects given enough time.
Folksonomies: evolution,time
09 SEP 2011 by ideonexus Ancient Observation of the Changing Landscape
From Aristotle's "Meteorology". He sees that rivers dry and flow and move.
Folksonomies: geology,time
09 SEP 2011 by ideonexus Earth Processes Take Place Gradually and Over Long Period of Time
From Aristotle's "Meteorology". Most processes of the Earth take place over time periods longer than human lifetimes and even eras of human existence.
Folksonomies: geology,phenomena,time,lifetimes