Ever wondered about this? It is [relatively] easy to see there is no absolute space [and easy to digest]!
What's wrong with assuming an absolute time ticking away in the background? Read this:
http://www.phy.syr.edu/courses/modules/LIGHTCONE/minkowski.html
In one line - Concept of simultaneouty is not absolute!
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Why IQ tests are not predicter of success!
Feynman had an IQ of 123 and the guy with highest IQ is virtually unknown.
While I think IQ is broadly indicative, as an absolute number it is useless.
Someone with an IQ of around 70 is certainly deficient and people with above average IQ are in general intelligent etc.
Use of IQ as indicator of success in inverse way by people especially concering africans [and african americans] is completely racist and baseless.
While I think IQ is broadly indicative, as an absolute number it is useless.
Someone with an IQ of around 70 is certainly deficient and people with above average IQ are in general intelligent etc.
Use of IQ as indicator of success in inverse way by people especially concering africans [and african americans] is completely racist and baseless.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Richard feynman lectures on QED
Very nice lecutures on Quantum electro dynamics given in his unique [funny] style.
Explains normal phenomena such as reflection or refraction and feynman diagrams very intuitively.
http://vega.org.uk/video/subseries/8
Explains normal phenomena such as reflection or refraction and feynman diagrams very intuitively.
http://vega.org.uk/video/subseries/8
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Robo cars with speeds of 15 miles an hour!
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,139277-c,artificialintelligence/article.html
Carnegie Mellon's Robocar Wins DARPA Challenge
A robot racing team from Carnegie Mellon University beat out Stanford University to win DARPA's Urban Challenge, a 60-mile race involving self-guided vehicles.
Carnegie Mellon's Robocar Wins DARPA Challenge
A robot racing team from Carnegie Mellon University beat out Stanford University to win DARPA's Urban Challenge, a 60-mile race involving self-guided vehicles.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Daylight saving time!
As if we didn't have enough of complexity in telling time already!
Look at this:
1 year - 365 or 366 days!
1 day - 24 hours
1 hour - 60 minute
1 minute - 60 seconds
1 second - 1000 milli seconds
No doubt all the children go nuts, when taught this! what is the relation between 365, 366, 24,60,60,10.
In US, also dates are in Month/day/year order! what kind of arrangement is this? To me day -> month-> year is logical.
Now to add more fun we have daylight saving time!
I hope now they don't decrease time between 12 to 1 from 60 to 30 minutes [lunch time] to boost economy!
Look at this:
1 year - 365 or 366 days!
1 day - 24 hours
1 hour - 60 minute
1 minute - 60 seconds
1 second - 1000 milli seconds
No doubt all the children go nuts, when taught this! what is the relation between 365, 366, 24,60,60,10.
In US, also dates are in Month/day/year order! what kind of arrangement is this? To me day -> month-> year is logical.
Now to add more fun we have daylight saving time!
I hope now they don't decrease time between 12 to 1 from 60 to 30 minutes [lunch time] to boost economy!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Man with highest IQ?
Supposedly
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James_Sidis
don't know what to make of these guys [or girls]!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James_Sidis
don't know what to make of these guys [or girls]!!
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