Science

All the world’s computers equal to one human mind

The time may come when a computer will be able to out-compute a human, but not yet. According to a recent study, adding up all the computation power in every laptop, server, mainframe, cell phone, and digital processors of all kinds, everywhere…

Where is the bear in the big dipper?

On the mantle of my bed I have a planetarium (Sega HomeStar) that projects the night sky onto my ceiling. Every other night or so, I turn this on when I’m relaxing into sleep. It allows me to star up at the stars, forget about the day, and contemplate the vast…

It’s news like this that make me doubt the government

In order to survey the impact of massive solar power plants on the environment and wildlife, the federal government is freezing new solar projects on public land for two years! Buying private land is way more expensive for startups than…

Justification of Ockham’s Razor as a principle of reasoning

Scientists use the principle of Ockham’s Razor as their guide. Ockham’s Razor states that when there are multiple consistent theories are being considered, the choice should be the simplest one. Simple theories have an…

Science Question: If the universe is expanding at an accelerating pace — is gravity’s effect on time the culprit?

I have been watching the debate about dark energy as a possible explanation of what is causing the universe to expand faster and faster…