The “law of gravity” is referred to as a description of the phenomena of apples falling from trees and airplanes falling from skies (unless they are overriding the “law of gravity” with the “law of jet propulsion”). Laws are human made contrivances, often overturned or broken. The phenomenon of gravity existed long before Newton named it a “law”. Morgan discusses this with some ...(read more)
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I’m salivating over Apple’s new iPad. The name is awful, but the idea of having something like an iPod touch on steroids is awesome. I’m thinking about all those nights lying in bed with a computer propped up for reading… replaced by an iPad. And instead of travel lugging around a heavy laptop… an iPad. Taking notes from a meeting .. iPad. Reading books, listening to music … iPad. Instructional videos (like the ones from ...(read more)
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There is a common viewpoint among scientists that our fascinating universe arises from a bunch of billiard-ball like atoms bouncing off one another. Not true, says Morgan, it’s all a process…
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In today’s episode Morgan Giddings discusses the Oscars, pop culture, and a new idea for a science gameshow. Science is fun, so why isn’t it ever portrayed that way on TV? A science gameshow would help cure the boring science blues.
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