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I just watched an episode of Nova on Hulu. It's about math - fractal geometry - and it's relationship with our natural world. It's very interesting! The discovery of fractal geometry has lead to improvement in our technology as well. It's an hour long so be ready to commit. Watch it here: Hunting the Hidden Dimension

I saw this video a little while ago and thought it was interesting.  It's from a TED event.  If you aren't familiar with what that is, you can go the site here to find out more - or - you can go straight to the About TED page. Links of Interest: How Your Brain Tells Time Depression's Upside Human Culture, An Evolutionary Force Thanks for stopping by.

I have a few posts I am in the middle of working on. Well, started at least, but not finished more importantly. I've been keeping my nose to the grindstone (metaphorically, of course) with things other than blogging. Still, I have this nugget to share with you from the Hayden Planetarium. Enjoy! Links of Interest: Hayden Planetarium Life Beyond Our Universe NASA Finds Water Ice On Moon Galaxy's Centre Tastes Of Raspberries And Smells Of Rum Thanks for stopping by.

We live in a world where lifestyles and human activities consume an increasing amount of energy. How we obtain that energy is determined by many factors and the results are not always preferable in the end sum; it's the part of the equation people have been trying to solve and algae may be a huge step forward. Oil, ethanol, methane and hydrogen are some examples of what can be produced from algae. Algae can be harvested more often (rapid growth rates), has a high per acre yield, is biodegradable / non-toxic and produces more oil than other biofuels . Some algae strains are even 50% oil. The fuel is already being tested in real-life applications and algae is being considered for other uses such as foam for windmill blades, fish and livestock feeds, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and antibacterial products. One aspect of growing algae is that CO2 is required in the process. Power plants that burn fossil fuels can literally pipe the exhaust to an algae growth facility. Instead of rele

I found this series in Hulu's News and Information section under the Shows tab earlier this year. I just finished watching the last of the 13 episodes (approximately an hour each) that piece together a variety of information in a comprehensive fashion that is enjoyable, even if the info is not new to the viewer. The series aired in 1980 so the special effects are certainly not what we expect today and much has been answered or discovered in the almost 30 years since. That is in part what the series is about: human understanding and discovery of the cosmos through time. There is so much more to this series than one might expect. Of course there is the aspect of space exploration, physics and chemistry but beyond that it recalls the history and people behind the discoveries and growing knowledge that over time has led to the 'matter of fact' understanding we have at present day. It's easy to see the difficulties societies go through in present day to reach conclusions