Cosmic Song is a work of art and cosmic ray detector embedded in the floor of one of the building entrances at CERN. It lights up with the constant rain of cosmic ray particles from outer space as people stand on the sculpture. The piece is made by the French artist Serge Moro.
(via freshphotons)
President Obama yelling at Presidential Candidates after they do nothing to stop the booing of gay soldiers.
I honestly can’t understand people. These soldiers are fighting so you can sit at home safely. They fight so you have the freedom to believe whatever you want. Ironically they fight so you have the freedom to say they shouldn’t be allowed to be themselves. How can you dare disrespect them? They risk their lives for your safety. They don’t even know you and they already do so much. Unbelievable. I don’t get people.
So much respect for Obama right now. <3
Crying. Obama, I don’t care what anyone says… You’re lovely. <3
#badassery
(Source: gerardthehomosexual)
USC medical school professor Dr. Ken Murray has an interesting article titled ‘How Doctors Die’ outlining the difference between how most people die and how doctors die. As he says, “It’s not like the rest of us, but it should be.”
We as physicians are deeply familiar with how people usually…
The American Cinematheque is thrilled to present a comprehensive retrospective of Studio Ghibli’s films, including new 35mm prints of several films that have never been released in North America. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Miyazaki’s beloved favorites MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, PRINCESS MONONOKE, NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND, HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE, KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE, CASTLE IN THE SKY and PORCO ROSSO, as well as seldom-seen films by Takahata, such as POM POKO, ONLY YESTERDAY and MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS. Also included in this comprehensive program are the first Ghibli feature to be made by someone other than Miyazaki or Takahata, Tomomi Mochizuki’s OCEAN WAVES, Miyazaki protégé Yoshifumi Kondo’s sole feature WHISPER OF THE HEART and Hiroyuki Morita’s sequel to the Kondo film, THE CAT RETURNS.
Half of the films will be presented in the original Japanese language versions with English subtitles, and half will be dubbed in English for a more family-friendly experience. Please refer to the event details for information.
The LA series starts tonight, going through February 13!
The first entry of 2012 in Science is Beauty is going to Brian Cox. It could well be a Carl Sagan 2.0 or maybe even a Feynman 2.0, passionate about science and its dissemination. In this wonderful conference provides an overview of quantum mechanics for dummies. It lasts about an hour but worth every minute. Enjoy it.
(I suspect the girls will like it even more)
A team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology has observed electrons in action, creating maps that show the energy fields of excited electrons over time on silver and copper surfaces. Using an electron microscope, the scientists focused the beam on a silver nanoparticle with a larger graphene backing for a femtosecond (one millionth of one billionth of a second, or really, really, *really* short). The energy gain (or loss) is then calculated from the time delay between the pulses of laser light and electrons. The researchers call the technique “ultrafast spectrum imaging,” which actually fails to capture in language how fast it is.
Click through for article. Full pdf of research paper here. (Requires subscription to Science.)
Femtosecond spectroscopy! Yay!
A close look at Google’s virtual globe reveals almost unlimited examples of the way waves behave.
These are amazingly awesome pictures! Teachers take note!
WE’VE BEEN DUPED!
EDIT: It’s come to my attention that this is not real, sorry to say. There’s no such place as JIST that I can find. This is most likely some viral advertising for an upcoming video game. I’ve updated the post to reflect that.
Quantum Levitation Meets WipeOut Track
Remember that jaw-dropping video from a couple months back demonstrating quantum levitation? By using a supercooled superconducting disk placed over a magnetic field, the physicists were able to make the disk levitate, even holding an incline as it moved!
Well these folks from Japan have
raised the quantum levitation barfooled us using CGI into watching some advertising. Byturningfaking that puck into a Wipeout racer, they’vebroughtadvertised a video gameracing to life. Watch and be amazed.
Wow.Whoops.(by JISTQuantum)
Does this look to you like a president who “lost jobs”, or like a president who inherited an economy in free fall?
This.
