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The Science Behind Unseen Phenomena
During the early 1930s, Duke University went against the grain and opened a parapsychology lab. J.B. Rhine, who actually coined the term parapsychology, along with his colleagues sought to uncover the truth about various phenomena using scientific methods. In Unbelievable, author Stacy Horn chronicles the decades of research done in the lab. PopSci.com's Catherine Schwanke recently spoke with Horn by phone to discuss her new book, and the unbelievable. Plus: Got a question for Stacy Horn? Ask away! We've devoted a forum to your queries here. Ms. Horn will answer as many of your questions as possible, also in the forum, during the week of March 22-27. Feeling lucky? Leave a comment (any comment) below. Ten commenters, randomly chosen on March 31st, will win a free copy of Unbelievable
3.19.2009 at 09:06pm - Comment by trebory6I think this is cool that someone is studying this. Although, it sort of reminds me of Fringe, just in real life. haha
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The Physics of Batman
8.17.2008 at 02:46am - Comment by trebory6Also, Fox is a different scientist. He has a warehouse FULL of experimental and prototypical devices. As for the antidote? How do you know that he doesn't have a device that can analyze it? I agree with 12gage. I just think you need to do a little bit more research on the actual screenplay in addition to the science behind it next time.
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The Physics of Batman
8.17.2008 at 02:36am - Comment by trebory6Yeah, Batman had some sort of exoskeleton that made him stronger. And Also, I think that maybe Batman would have some sort of locking mechanism that accounts for the weight. For instance, when his wings are activated, so are locks that strengthen and straighten his arms. I really doubt the wonderful bat-suite would require that much human exertion.
- Science
HP Discovers Potential "God Particle" of Electronics
Silicon Valley is mostly a world of practical technology—applying principles from pure science to create handy gadgets. But today, Hewlett Packard announced a new electrical component born of theoretical physics. The device, a nanoscale component called a "memristor," requires no power to retain data, which it can store more densely than a hard drive and access about as fast as a computers RAM memory—potentially allowing it to replace both components in the future.
4.30.2008 at 01:47pm - Comment by trebory6This is almost scary. I read this article and thought "Skynet"
- DIY
How to Make Convincing Fake-Gold Bars
On Wednesday, the BBC reported that millions of dollars in gold at the central bank of Ethiopia has turned out to be fake: What were supposed to be bars of solid gold turned out to be nothing more than gold-plated steel. They tried to sell the stuff to South Africa and it was sent back when the South Africans noticed this little problem.
4.22.2008 at 12:05pm - Comment by trebory6Just a few days ago i was pondering making a fake gold bar, just so that I can trick all of my friends into thinking I was something I'm not! haha No, but really I was curious. But what I was really thinking would be more plausible would be not bars, but the little 1 troy ounce or 10gm gold bars. Those are what I really want. just maybe 10 or 20 of those. I wish there was a company who would make them. Such as a movie prop company. Nice article!
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