"A man is a very small thing, and the night is very large and full of wonders." -Lord Dunzany

Archive for 25. March 2012

Calm Fjord covered in Freshly Fallen Snow

Panorama of Narvik yesterday when the snowing stopped

Panorama of Narvik yesterday when the snowing stopped. Please click the photo and see all the details!


How simple ideas lead to scientific discoveries

Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed — Eratosthenes’ calculation of the Earth’s circumference around 200 BC and Hippolyte Fizeau’s measurement of the speed of light in 1849. (Launching a series on Inventions that Shaped History)

“How Simple Ideas Lead to Scientific Discoveries” was animated by the TED-Ed Animation Team (Jeremiah Dickey, Biljana Labovic, Celeste Lai, Kari Mulholland and Franz
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