Baby universes

[William McDert]

http://www.wimp.com/bigtheory/

Fuckin love it!

[ChimeraCreative]

I've recently developed a taste for lectures and programs about string theory. The concept of an 11 dimensional universe is impossible for me to wrap my head around.It's really exciting to live in a time when our science and science fiction seem to be becoming one and the same.

[jedispyder]

I've tried to understand this stuff before, but it really is confusing as hell...

[MGM]

Currently I'm reading the A little bit of everything book by Bryson. Quite interesting, but I wonder if still comes to parallel universes. Maybe Hawking, who I plan to read.

[ChimeraCreative]

I prefer to watch science shows and documentaries before tackling the books. Having some visual references/cues/examples/whatever helps a ton when faced with a hardcore science book.

[MGM]

I think Hawking's book, or at least the newer editions, have graphs and other visuals. I'm looking forward to reading it. And the books of this Kaku guy seem interesting as well.

[William McDert]

Ahhhh I want more crazy theories that make sense because it's a smart person spewing them out.

[MGM]

While googling for the scientist's name (I didn't catch it in the vid), I ran into this link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/parallelunitrans.shtml

Quite interesting stuff, actually.

[CountD]

I have :

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GKA1MEXPL._SL500_.jpg

It's not bad...

[MGM]

Yeah, I want to read that after I've finished my current book.

[CountD]

If you were closer, I'd loan it to you.

[ChimeraCreative]

While googling for the scientist's name (I didn't catch it in the vid), I ran into this link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/parallelunitrans.shtml

Quite interesting stuff, actually.

Michio Kaku. I think he hosts science shows on the Science channel on Friday nights in the States.

In high school I bought some Stephen Hawking books for one of the cafeteria ladies (for Christmas). She was smarter and more inquisitive than most of the teachers at school and she made a crummy cheeseburger. ^_^

[CountD]

I don't know if you guys know this about Stephen Hawking or not, but one of his more interesting theories is that he BELIEVES in extra-terrestrial life, and that we should STOP broadcasting all sorts of signals into the cosmos. Eventually, a more evolved and malignant species may locate us. We're best to "Lay low". LOL.

We're screwed.

[MGM]

I didn't know, but I'm not surprised.

Michio Kaku. I think he hosts science shows on the Science channel on Friday nights in the States.


Yeah, I found out. He's in the BBC trascript as well.

[ChimeraCreative]

I think this thread's a trap McDert laid to get all the nerds cavorting in one spot. DAMN McDERT for dangling shiny sciences in front of us!:D

[William McDert]

I don't even like scientific implications. Science is silly to me because, I mean, yes, it's practical and one of the most important things EVER, but it's just measurements and observations on what we see. And what we see is probably not what it is. So in essence, science is philosophy with actual proof but the proof could be fake proof.

Science is fools gold for smart people.

I suck with words right now!

[CountD]

locate and annihilate us!!!

[CountD]

Do you guys get antimatter?

[CountD]

I think there is an entire antimatter universe that coexists with ours.

I wonder when our universe dies, will antimatter die with it.

[The French Biscuit]

*shrugs*

You guys should check out Journey to the Edge of the Universe. It's a very cool documentary with some amazing graphics and information.

I think this link only works if you're in Canada (http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/featured-/journey-to-the-edge-of-the-universe/) CTV.ca is picky about outsiders. ;)

[CountD]

That does not work for me.

/outsider

[CountD]

Q: Is it possible to slow light down?

[MGM]

No, it's proven (by theory) that light does not ever slow down.

[CBKA]

I thought the speed of light was relative to the density of the object it was passing through?

[MGM]

No, not really. Light has a fixed speed. Dense objects merely bend light, they don't slow it down. The relative part of light is that the faster you go, the slower time goes (which is relative). That's why light seems to go as fast as when your standing still when you're going at almost lightspeed.

[CountD]

No, it's proven (by theory) that light does not ever slow down.

JLT vol 26: 23 December 2008, Introduction to the Feature Issue on Slow Light and Its Applications

"We have been accustomed to thinking of the speed of light as being a fundamental constant, as it is for propogation through vacuum, or of having close to the vacuum speed, as when light propogates through optical materials. Yet it has recently become clear that tools exist that allow one to slow down, speed up, or even completely stop light propogation. >...."

I can ship you a copy of it if you want; very interesting stuff.

-CountD

[MGM]

A scan would work nicely as well, but I'd love to read that article.

[CountD]

pm me your email. I checked your profile and didn't see it at a glance.

I'd be happy to

[CountD]

I just sent you the editorial.

[CBKA]

yeah thats kinda alon the lines of what i heard.

I was tols that the speed of light was only constant in space

[CountD]

In theory and limited application, light can be filtered, slowed down, etc...they are experimenting with it now.

Lasers, also cool.

[CBKA]

Does this mean i was right?:uhoh2:

[Mr Wallstreet]

Do you guys get antimatter?

I read Crisis on Infinite Earths so I know all I need to know about anti-matter thank-you-very-much :smug:

[CountD]

There was a good issue of US Science & News lately. Spotlight on Einstein.

I bought it for my wife, as she is equally geeky. Loved it.

[CountD]

Time....

Is it a contant fixed period or endless?

Is the concept of time fundamentally misunderstood? Is it a 'construct' we're in? Is it an illusion necessary to give life meaning?

what do you all think...?