• Entertainment & Gaming

    The Super Mario Multiverse

    By Posted on 3.22.2008 10 Comments

    digg_url = 'http://digg.com/general_sciences/Super_Mario_explains_parallel_universes_2'; You're unique. Aren't you? One of the more creative hypotheses surrounding quantum mechanics posits the exact opposite. Though we can readily see only one world, quantum mechanics says that when were not observing the particles that make up that world, those particles exist in multiple places at once. There are many theories that attempt to grasp what this means, but one of the most tantalizing is Hugh Everett's multiverse concept.

    3.18.2008 at 08:45pm - Comment by Darthdan431

    I've understood this for a while. i find it is fascinating. I have tried to explain it to my friends, but Mario just puts it into perspective that if nintendo involved, I'm not (totally) insane. :)

  • Technology

    DARPA's Amazing Robot Pack Mule Keeps its Balance On Ice

    By Posted on 3.17.2008 17 Comments

    Two years ago we showed you Boston Dynamics' incredible BigDog—one of the world's most ambitious legged robots—being developed for DARPA and the U.S. Army. With its advanced system of hyper-responsive hydraulic joints and a suite of sensors, accelerometers and gyroscopes, the BigDog's most stunning achievement is it's ability to walk, climb and maintain its balance on diverse terrain, even after slipping on ice or receiving a kick to one side. All while carrying several hundreds of pounds of supplies on its "back."

    3.18.2008 at 08:39pm - Comment by Darthdan431

    its amazing... ...ly slow. Speed it up, add some guns, and put it on the battlefield.

  • Science

    Author Arthur C. Clarke Dead at 90

    By Posted on 3.18.2008 4 Comments

    March 2008 has been a rough month for nerds. First came the passing of D&D co-creator Gary Gygax. Now we hear that one of the mightiest names in science fiction, Arthur C. Clarke, has died. Clarke, author of some of the genre's classics such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Childhood's End, was a tireless enthusiast for science and technology. Arguably, though, Clarke's most striking contribution to humanity, published in a paper in 1945, was his idea of using geostationary satellites as communications relay stations.

    3.18.2008 at 08:35pm - Comment by Darthdan431

    I read 2001... and loved it. I'll miss him. Open his pod bay doors to heaven, he deserves it, Hal.



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