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Posts Tagged ‘Science’

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  • Is outer space empty?

    Monday, May 11th, 2009

    pleiades_taurus

    This turns out to be a very profound question. And the answer has two parts. You might have to ask your mom or dad to help you with some of the videos.

    Let's start with trying to figure out what "empty" means. Imagine you have a box of some kind. For example like this

    see the rest »
  • It’s just a theory

    Monday, May 4th, 2009

    evolution

    "It's just a theory," dismissively, even derisively uttered often accompanied with the phrase "not a law". How often have you heard that remark and why does it frequently evoke such strong emotional responses? In fact, just what is a theory and what is a law?

    learn more about scientific theories and laws »
  • What is gravity?

    Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

    Quantum Gravity Illustration

    Good question! Both interesting and intriguing! Some of history's greatest scientists have struggled to answer this question. The history alone is facinating. Well, enough preliminaries, let's get right to the answer. If you don't understand any of the words I am using ask your mom or dad to explain them. In science words are important and we have to use the right words so we can convey our meaning properly to others.

    read more about gravity »