Saturday, June 23, 2012

Space

I am debating ditching RE, banking and funds and putting my mind and talents into physics and astronomy. :-)  What a mind blowing experience to watch cosmic collisions, a solar eclipse, or simply stare at the stars for a long time. I love the vastness and endlessness of the universe and multiverse. There is no time and no pettiness when I am entranced in the mystery of space.

I loved the trip through space that Alyssa planned for my birthday.
I think of the salability of our theories. The earth or moon were created one way and now we are sure they were created another way. I think and hope that humans are becoming more socratic, in that we progress by how much we do not know, not how much we know (Nicholas Taleb). To me, that applies to our health and diet, our politics, and especially to religion. Despite not knowing, I love the precise and  "prossible" scenarios that are depicted so beautifully, such as the Milly way and Andromeda colliding (funny that I posted such a post just yesterday!)

Friday, June 22, 2012

Cool YouTube video series

Show CGI videos of what if scenarios, based on the most accurate physics and math and biology we know of.
E.g. if the world were split in half (sorry it is a gruesome example) how long until the rotation was thrown off, people floated into atmosphere, the lack of oxygen and pressure destroy them?
There could be hundreds of fascinating scenarios to enact, like the movies, but based on the most accurate, non dramatized science and depiction we can make.
If they became viral could make a few bucks.