Back to our Nested Universes concept
Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in cosmology | No Comments »The reason this blog was started kids, was to try to stir up your curiosity and imagination about math and science. Grandpa introduced you to the concept of a universe in a black hole at our family get together at the Outer ...
Our Stubborn Neurons
Monday, May 25th, 2009 Posted in Brain, science | No Comments »Well kids, in grandpa's humble opinion, one of the most important advances in the next few decades will be for the human race to understand the amount of control our stubborn neurons have over us, and then learn how to ...
What are the Limits of Growth?
Monday, May 25th, 2009 Posted in Limits of Growth, Politics, Priorities | No Comments »Okay kids, help your grandpa out. Is there such a thing as "unsustainable growth"? Our planet is a spaceship ... it has a fixed amount of each element. To be economically and financially healthy however, our country needs to have growth ... ...
“Physics of the Impossible”
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 Posted in consciosness, cosmology | No Comments »Kids, the title of this blog is the title of a book I picked up at the book store by Michio Kaku. You have probably seen him on the Science Channel. He reviews 15 subjects now considered to be impossible to ...
Happy Birthday Jody
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 Posted in family | No Comments »I send birthday greetings on this blog to all our 11 grandchildren and on special occasions to our 5 children and their spouses. This is a special birthday Jody. Mom and I wish you a very happy birthday. We wish ...
The Mind within a Mind [con't.]
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 Posted in Brain, consciosness, cosmology | No Comments »Trying to understand the workings of the mind and human thought is tougher than trying to understand the cosmos. With our great detectors & telescopes, we can pretty much cover the entire electromagnetic spectrum to "see" almost back to the ...
The Little Ice Age & Stubborn Neurons
Monday, May 4th, 2009 Posted in Politics, Priorities, media | No Comments »There are lots of history lessons in the History Channel's Little Ice Age documentary kids. The Little Ice Age occurred between 1300 & 1850, and made life very hard indeed in northern Europe. A 4 degree drop in temperature caused ...
Loyality … Global or country?
Monday, May 4th, 2009 Posted in Politics, Priorities, media | No Comments »David Brooks has a thought provoking article in NY Times 4/30/09. We face a series of transnational threats. How much control should we give to global institutions and how much to individual countries? Our first Look back from the moon at ...
Make products vs. Shuffling Papers?
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 Posted in Politics, Priorities, media | No Comments »Obama commenting on the American automobile industry at a recent town hall meeting in effect said, "It's better to make products than shuffle papers like we have been doing". (The last time I heard someone say that was back in the ...
Happy Birthday Mary! Age 2
Friday, May 1st, 2009 Posted in family | No Comments »You won't remember this Birthday but your parents will. Last year we celebrated "Personality Day" on your first birthday. Grandpa asked your parents to list six adjectives that best described your personality on your first birthday. I am now asking them not to ...