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George Bush - A gifted leadership
A new book praises George Bush's leadership skills. It begins with these words: "George Bush may not hold himself out as a genius, but as the book closed on the 2002 midterm elections, it became abundantly clear that he is a brilliant leader."
Authors Thompson and Ware point out that Bush named his campaign plane Accountability, and that he said: "There is a concept that you are responsible for your behaviour. You can't shirk off your problems on somebody else." They remind us that Bush is just like Albert Einstein. "For Einstein," they explain, "intuition was more important than knowledge." A new book praises George Bush's leadership skills. It begins with these words: "George Bush may not hold himself out as a ... more -
Einstein fridge design can help global cooling
Scientists relaunch a 1930 invention that uses no electricity and would reduce greenhouse gases.
An early invention by Albert Einstein has been rebuilt by scientists at Oxford University who are trying to develop an environmentally friendly refrigerator that runs without electricity.
Modern fridges are notoriously damaging to the environment. They work by compressing and expanding man-made greenhouse gases called freons - far more damaging that carbon dioxide.
Now Malcolm McCulloch, an electrical engineer at Oxford who works on green technologies, is leading a three-year project to develop more robust appliances that can be used in places without electricity.
His team has completed a prototype of a type of fridge patented in 1930 by Einstein and his colleague, the Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard. It had no moving parts and used only pressurised gases to keep things cold. The design was partly used in the first domestic refrigerators, but the technology was abandoned when more efficient compressors became popular in the 1950s. That meant a switch to using freons.
McCulloch's fridge is still in its early stages. 'It's very much a prototype; this is nowhere near commercialised,' he said. 'Give us another month and we'll have it working.' Scientists relaunch a 1930 invention that uses no electricity and would reduce greenhouse gases. ... more -
You can own Einstein's watch
A Longines owned by the guy who figured out that time is relative is expected to bring $25 to $30k at auction on Oct 16, which is actually a steal compared to some of the other watches on the block.
I just read Watchmen again, and this Einstein quote comes to mind:
The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker. A Longines owned by the guy who figured out that time is relative is expected to bring $25 to $30k at auction on Oct 16, which is actu... more -
Nobelity:Movie trailer
A stunning look at the world’s most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel Laureates, Nobelity follows filmmaker Turk Pipkin’s personal journey to find enlightening answers about the kind of world our children and grandchildren will know. Filmed across the U.S., and in France, England, India, and Africa, Nobelity Combines The Insights of nine distinguished Nobelists with a first-person view of world problems and the children who are most challenged by them. A stunning look at the world’s most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel Laureates, Nobelity follows filmmaker Turk Pipkin... more
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Un Einstein molto divertito del ruolo
E’ Vincenzo Amato che, diretto da Liliana Cavani, si è molto divertito ad interpretare il ruolo dello scienziato Einstein, nella miniserie omonima in due puntate che Raiuno trasmetterà tra fine ottobre ed i primi di novembre. La produzione è Ciao Ragazzi di Claudia Mori. http://www.visum.it E’ Vincenzo Amato che, diretto da Liliana Cavani, si è molto divertito ad interpretare il ruolo dello scienziato Einstein, nella minis... more
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Einstein: The Plagiarist
"The name "Einstein" evokes images of a good-humoured genius, who revolutionised our concepts of space, time, energy, mass and motion. Time named Albert Einstein "person of the century". The language itself has incorporated "Einstein" into our common vocabulary as a synonym for extraordinary brilliance. Many consider Einstein to have been the finest mind in recorded human history.
That is the popular image, fostered by textbooks, the media, and hero worshiping physicists and historians. However, when one reads the scientific literature written by Einstein's contemporaries, a quite different picture emerges: one of an irrational plagiarist, who manipulated credit for their work." "The name "Einstein" evokes images of a good-humoured genius, who revolutionised our concepts of space, time, energy, m... more -
Using scientists' words to support religious beliefs.
"The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this"
- Richard Dawkins "The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, bu... more -
Guy travels to the future and videotapes it
This man claims to have traveled to the future and met himself at 70 years old. He recorded it with his camera phone.
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Einstein's 'religion is childish superstition' letter auctioned for...
A letter in which Albert Einstein dismissed the idea of God as the product of human weakness and the Bible as "pretty childish" has sold at auction for more than $400,000.
Bloomsbury Auctions said Friday that the handwritten letter sold to an overseas collector after frenetic bidding late Thursday in London. The sale price of $404,000, including the buyer's premium, was more than 25 times the pre-sale estimate.Bloomsbury did not identify the buyer, but managing director Rupert Powell said it was someone with "a passion for theoretical physics and all that that entails."This extraordinary letter seemed to strike a chord, and it gave a deep personal insight one of the greatest minds of the 20th century," Powell said.The letter was written to philosopher Eric Gutkind in January 1954, a year before Einstein's death. In it, the Einstein said that "the word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish.""For me," he added, "the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions."
Addressing the idea that the Jews are God's chosen people, Einstein wrote that "the Jewish people to whom I gladly belong and with whose mentality I have a deep affinity have no different quality for me than all other people. As far as my experience goes, they are also no better than other human groups, although they are protected from the worst cancers by a lack of power. Otherwise I cannot see anything 'chosen' about them."Bloomsbury spokesman Richard Caton said the auction house was "100 percent certain" of the letter's authenticity. It was offered at auction for the first time, by a private vendor. A letter in which Albert Einstein dismissed the idea of God as the product of human weakness and the Bible as "pretty childish�... more -
Turn Your Computer Into a Virtual Telescope. The "WorldWide Telescope"
Maybe there is more than one way to look for peace in the Universe from here on earth. Now, thanks to the people at Microsoft Research, you can do exactly that and more. WorldWide Telescope is a Web 2.0 visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope—bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless exploration of the universe.
And, its free to download for a trial run. Link is in the yahoo news story. But you need to hurry, earth is running out of natural resources, gas is going to be 100 dollars a gallon, corporations wants to take over the world and make everyone live in poverty and some people just don't give a hoot! So, hurry before this offer-or world expires!!!! Maybe there is more than one way to look for peace in the Universe from here on earth. Now, thanks to the people at Microsoft Research... more -
Einstein thought religion was 'childish superstition'
Einstein's views on God & religion have often been misconstrued, but hopefully the discovery of this new letter will clear up any ambiguity on the subject. Einstein's views on God & religion have often been misconstrued, but hopefully the discovery of this new letter will clear up... more
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Time Travel Into The Past Is Impossible
Scientists now state that while time travel into the future works, travel into the past is impossible.....
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Einstein: Light
The Greatest Relativity Show! Light explained by Einstein and Barbie.
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Einstein: Gravity
The Greatest Relativity Show! Gravity explained by Einstein and Barbie.
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Einstein: Energy
The Greatest Relativity Show! Energy explained, by Einstein and Barbie.
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Einstein: Time
The Greatest Relativity Show! Time explained by Einstein and Barbie.
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Astronomers Weigh Biggest Known Black Hole In The Universe
"The monster celestial object is 18 billion times more massive than our own Sun, says a team from Finland - six times larger than the previous record.
"The object, called OJ287, is orbited by a smaller black hole, which allowed its mass to be measured very accurately.
"The finding also enabled the researchers to test Einstein's theory of gravity for the first time in a strong gravitational field."
More at link. "The monster celestial object is 18 billion times more massive than our own Sun, says a team from Finland - six times larger than... more -
This is an official civil defense film
Selected for the 2004 National Film Registry of "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" motion pictures.
Famous Civil Defense film for children in which Bert the Turtle shows what to do in case of atomic attack.
As long as we have people that think we can survive a nuclear winter, we're F#!%&#. Spend your money on building peace, not bomb shelters.
Although, come to think of it, Bush and Cheney have a shelter..................Or maybe they truly believe all they have to do is duck and cover. Selected for the 2004 National Film Registry of "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" motion pictures. ... more -
In the Words of Einstein
A collection of the great thinker's quotes. My favorite is "Imagination is more important than knowledge." What's yours? A collection of the great thinker's quotes. My favorite is "Imagination is more important than knowledge." What's ... more
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