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Cool model of a geometric vanish puzzle
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I was underwhelmed by the new Cosmos.  I like NdT (Stephen Colbert's favorite guest), and I'm not particularly knowledgeable about science, but it seemed a bit too 'dumbed down' (not really the phrase I'm looking for, but I can't think of another).  Hopefully will get better.
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Points: 65616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2014 at 04:22
I caught a few minutes and it seemed interesting but I didn't have the patience for the debut, too talky and backgroundy.   Maybe it'll liven up as they progress.
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I haven't seen it (yet). I suspect that people will attempt to compare it with the original, or more likely, the current popular science presenter (no idea who he is¹) to Carl Sagan. But the burning question for me would be: is the music any good? I enjoyed the soundtrack to the original series immensely.






¹ - I know he is Neil deGrasse Tyson, but in the UK Professor Brian Cox is the ubiquitous go-to tv personality on cosmology so Tyson doesn't get a look-in.
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Anyone here interested in the rebooted Cosmos tv series?
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Points: 16892 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2014 at 15:15
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Can science explain Can? Kayo Dot? 

Maybe Kayo Dot, but science cannot explain the awesomeness of Damo Suzuki.
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Can science explain Can? Kayo Dot? 
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Form over function. 
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Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

A prog song for Pi Day 

This sounds like cheesy neo-prog. They should have made a more heavier version. Embarrassed like Meshuggah!
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A prog song for Pi Day 
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Stephen Hawking tells science jokes
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So that didn't take long, but physicists have figured out the chain fountain problem. 

The video is quite good and accessible to children

The pop-sci article is here.

The actual paper can be read by a bright high school student and is here.
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Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

This is really, really, really cool. Like the coolest thing you'll read this week probably.

UPenn creates metamaterial which performs calculus.

Very very cool. Reminds me of what my grandfather liked to do, except with evil central banking.
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^Let's say they've metacreated the metamaterial. 
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Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

This is really, really, really cool. Like the coolest thing you'll read this week probably.

UPenn creates metamaterial which performs calculus.
Theoretical material, 'creates' isn't the word I'd use. Wink

Analogue computers are cool anyway. It will be interesting to see if they can perform a derivative function in light because it is impractical in electronics - analogue computers could only integrate.
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Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

This is really, really, really cool. Like the coolest thing you'll read this week probably.

UPenn creates metamaterial which performs calculus.

I had Engheta for an E&M course.  Very cool guy and great teacher.
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 13 2014 at 11:31
Thank  gawd for that, I hated calculus in college. LOL
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This is really, really, really cool. Like the coolest thing you'll read this week probably.

UPenn creates metamaterial which performs calculus.
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I don't think it's hard for people to get. They just don't know much about how their data is kept secure, and they don't bother to find out. 
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