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    Posted: December 24 2013 at 15:34
Hey guys, so I don't see a science thread, so I'd like to start one.

What interests me these days is the advent of rocket-technology and ways to harness it.

A quick video on it:



More on the Sabre rocket engine:
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Hmm...I see we are going to need some...."heh, this isn't rocket science'...jokes.
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Hmm...I see we are going to need some...."heh, this isn't rocket science'...jokes.
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LOL Well, science jokes also apply. WinkEmbarrassed
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And of course we can't leave out Thomas Dolby. Big smile

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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

And of course we can't leave out Thomas Dolby. Big smile

Thomas Dolby?!?!?!Ouch
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Ray Dolby was a mere piker compared to Fred DBX. Tongue


Edited by Slartibartfast - December 24 2013 at 19:15
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String theory, anyone?
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

String theory, anyone?
Do you mean this?

La Théorie des Cordes Premières Vibrations

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A serious thread, guys....
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I guess this is as good a time as any to plug one of my favourite bloggers, Scott Locklin who just wrote a very good post on the state of the US space program. He sounds quite dispirited at how slow progress is going compared to the Cold War days, with more innovative and ambitious projects being canned to save money.
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I would not mind seeing Venus so close, would be liek a Twin planet thingy, and two objects were life could thrive, but then both planets might would orbit each-other, in a very cool way. though high tide and low tide water would be little more extreme 
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this made my brain hurt
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Points: 16328 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 25 2013 at 20:20
Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

this made my brain hurt



Maybe you can watch it in short bursts. My dad is a neuroscientist, so I get a lot of this all the time. 
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Originally posted by Toaster Mantis Toaster Mantis wrote:

I guess this is as good a time as any to plug one of my favourite bloggers, Scott Locklin who just wrote a very good post on the state of the US space program. He sounds quite dispirited at how slow progress is going compared to the Cold War days, with more innovative and ambitious projects being canned to save money.

This is what happens when you allocate most of your money in maintaining such a large military empire... You forget to utilize it for tools that actually benefit mankind.
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Points: 5898 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2013 at 04:32
Thing is, that actually happened during the Cold War with so much of its landmark technological advancement both civilian and military being rooted in the arms race. Then again, maybe your point is that with people being stuck in that mentality it's difficult to build up much motivation to ambitious aerospace development in the US now that they don't have an evenly-matched enemy. (though Vladimir Putin might be working on changing that...)
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Points: 15783 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 26 2013 at 10:54
Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

this made my brain hurt



Probably because some of it is false and the rest seems to be purposely obfuscated for what appears in intent to be a pop-sci video.
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Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

this made my brain hurt



Probably because some of it is false and the rest seems to be purposely obfuscated for what appears in intent to be a pop-sci video.
i think some of it was quite intriguing, i liked the hormone talk as im very interested in hormones and science towards that treatment fro psychiatric patints would lean more towards neuron psychology and less behavouarl and cognitive, psychology, 

neurology is more scientific valuable then psychology
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