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Daily Archives: July 20, 2010
The Holographic Principle for the Artsy
Below is a rather creative video rendition of the holographic principle. In string theory, the holographic principle is simply this: a two-dimensional area—the cosmological horizon 13.7 billion light years away from where we think that we are—may be sufficient for accounting for all the information … Continue reading
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Tagged 3-D, holograms, holographic principle, holographic universe, life, physics, string theory, symmetry
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Thoreau 2.1: Jay Shafer’s 100 Sq. Ft. Home
I find Jay Shafer’s Thoreau-like experiment elegant and inspiring. Who needs a mortgage if you have creativity?
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Tagged architecture, creativity, design, ecology, environmentalism, Henry David Thoreau, homes, hope, jay shafer, life, simplicity
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Are We the Low Energy State of a Hidden Symmetry?
Who are we? Where are we? Here’s my current answer. I think I can put it in a four line stanza. And I suppose it’s what I might tell my children the next time one of them asks me: At turns beautiful … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, atheism, dancing, evolution, existentialism, Genesis, philosophy, physics, science, string theory, symmetry
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Prometheus Unbound 