Month: May 2018
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Questioning Truth, Reality and the Role of Science | Quanta Magazine
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris For people who visit this blog more often, it is no secret that I love science. I feel it’s amazing that we humans, in only a few thousand years, have found out so much about our world, the cosmos and our place in it. We owe that understanding…
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There’s New Evidence for the Mysterious Mega-Earth Known as Planet 9
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris There’s long been speculation about mystery objects in our solar system. A tenth planet hiding out behind the orbit of Pluto, a dark companion of the sun and even a “killer planet” by the name of Nibiru. Much of that is nonsense or speculation by Doomsday prophets. However,…
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BBC – Earth – The secret of how life on Earth began
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris Today life has conquered every square inch of Earth, but when the planet formed it was a dead rock. How did life get started? — Read on www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161026-the-secret-of-how-life-on-earth-began An interesting look at the understanding of how life began on Earth.
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Coffee Could Help You Tolerate the People You Work With
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris An avid coffee drinker like myself probably needs no encouragement to regularly take in a cup of coffee. I positively love the stuff. Drinking coffee also has several health benefits, proven by scientific research. For instance, coffee boosts brain function, helps to burn body fat and lowers your…
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A Mathematical Proof That The Universe Could Have Formed Spontaneously From Nothing
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris Cosmologists assume that natural quantum fluctuations allowed the Big Bang to happen spontaneously. Now they have a mathematical proof Source: A Mathematical Proof That The Universe Could Have Formed Spontaneously From Nothing
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This 11,000-year-old statue unearthed in Siberia may reveal ancient views of taboos and demons | Science | AAAS
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris Gigantic wooden statue is among world’s oldest monumental art— Read on www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/11000-year-old-statue-unearthed-siberia-may-reveal-ancient-views-taboos-and-demons