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fer1972: Illustrations by Redmer Hoekstra

zenshadow — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:21:39 -0500

fer1972:

Illustrations by Redmer Hoekstra

bobbycaputo: The Only Known Photograph of Einstein Deriving his...

zenshadow — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:38:16 -0500

The Only Known Photograph of Einstein Deriving his Famous E=mc² Equation

At a public lecture in Pittsburgh in 1934, four hundred lucky students were privy to a lecture by Albert Einstein, in which the great man mathematically derived his famous mass-energy equivalence equation: E=mc². What you see above is a photo from that lecture, and what is thought to be the only surviving photo that shows Einstein working on that derivation.

The photo was pulled from a halftone newspaper clipping by David Topper and Dwight Vincent of the University of Winnipeg, who discovered it in 2007. Sadly, everything is a bit fuzzy so you can’t really make out the famed equation itself. And even though the original article had a crisp picture of Einstein posing next to one of his blackboards, he’s next to the wrong one.

Here’s a closer look at the man and the math. If you look closely, you’ll see the mass-energy equivalence in the lower left hand corner of the blackboard on the right:

Fortunately, Topper and Vincent managed to take the blurry photo and reproduce both blackboards in their original paper. Here’s the math behind the magic, the derivation of mass-energy equivalence as presented by Albert Einstein.

In case you’re wondering why the famous equation says Δ

milosrajkovic: by Sholim

zenshadow — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:27:55 -0500

milosrajkovic:

by Sholim

Space Oddity

zenshadow — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:57:39 -0500

Space Oddity

signosmisteriosos: Part modern art, part science – mesmerizing...

zenshadow — Wed, 15 May 2013 03:03:50 -0500

signosmisteriosos:

Part modern art, part science – mesmerizing gallery of Saturn GIFs captured by the Cassini spacecraft. Pair with these stunning technicolor images of Saturn.

↬ jtotheizzoe

red-lipstick: Pavel Guzenko (Ukrainian, based in Kiev) -...

zenshadow — Wed, 15 May 2013 02:56:13 -0500

red-lipstick:

Pavel Guzenko (Ukrainian, based in Kiev) - Eyes Paintings: Oil on Canvas

eddyizm: idreaminwords: my-funny-little-brain-is-boring: baker...

zenshadow — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:03:44 -0500

eddyizm:

idreaminwords:

my-funny-little-brain-is-boring:

bakerstreetbat:

minami-michaelis:

marapetsrules:

condescendingchristian:

glossylalia:

athenasaurus:

marsandry:

caityycatt:

thedailyfeed:

Ever wonder how dinosaurs got it on? These bizarre scientific scenes — by an illustrator who worked with Halstead — imagine how the 30-ton prehistoric behemoths had sex.

I’m sorry, but why? Who does this?

These people are perverts, they really put a lot of thought into the faces.

Yo, the lady brontosaurus is UNIMPRESSED.

i just reblogged dinosaur porn, congratz this blog is finally complete

i´m done with this site

so that’s why the sea is salty

well fuck

Brb I’m going to go laugh for ten years

auto reblog every time I see it. It’s like “Hey babe, let’s have some angry t-rex sex!”, or “How about we get it on brontosaurus style and splish splash in the tub?”

Hubba Hubba!

fer1972: Postcards from the Future by Francesco Romoli

zenshadow — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:08:09 -0500

fer1972:

Postcards from the Future by Francesco Romoli

fer1972: ARThropod Brains by Emilio Garcia

zenshadow — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:59:02 -0500

fer1972:

ARThropod Brains by Emilio Garcia

azspot: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

zenshadow — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:39:27 -0500

azspot:

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

fer1972: Chema Madoz

zenshadow — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:18:02 -0500

fer1972:

Chema Madoz

fer1972: Amazing and intrincate Leaf Art by Lorenzo Duran

zenshadow — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:17:24 -0500

fer1972:

Amazing and intrincate Leaf Art by Lorenzo Duran

azspot: David Horsey

zenshadow — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:12:49 -0500

azspot:

David Horsey

fer1972: Stunning 3D Illustrations by Muhammad-Ejleh

zenshadow — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:11:43 -0500

fer1972:

Stunning 3D Illustrations by Muhammad-Ejleh

fer1972: Photography by Adrian Limani

zenshadow — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:06:54 -0500

fer1972:

Photography by Adrian Limani

ifuseekfatamy: sushinfood: now THAT is one hell of a way to...

zenshadow — Sat, 04 May 2013 22:29:03 -0500

ifuseekfatamy:

sushinfood:

now THAT is one hell of a way to make money

my new job

I vote for Spirital.

azspot: Joel Pett

zenshadow — Sat, 04 May 2013 21:53:17 -0500

azspot:

Joel Pett

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zenshadow — Sat, 04 May 2013 21:52:37 -0500

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eddyizm: TMT’s primary segmented mirror will be made up of 492...

zenshadow — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:49:53 -0500

eddyizm:

TMT’s primary segmented mirror will be made up of 492 smaller mirrors and measure thirty meters across—three times the diameter and nine times the collecting area of the giant Keck Telescope. Once considered inferior to space-based telescopes like Hubble, ground-based optical telescopes are rapidly overtaking their space-based brethren. TMT will deliver images 12 times sharper than those taken by Hubble.

How’s that possible? The first ground-based strategy is to locate in a remote place to minimize pollution (light and air) and high up to minimize cloud cover. Hawaii’s Mauna Kea is an ideal spot, and its slopes are already dotted with observatories.

But the atmosphere itself, no matter how clear or free of pollution, deforms light waves. Computer-powered adaptive optics correct that distortion by studying a laser-projected artificial “guide star” near the point of observation in the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere. The telescope’s computer notes how the layers of air distort the guide star’s light and uses actuators to shift segments of the primary mirror, correcting the observed wave pattern.

(via Giant Next-Generation Thirty Meter Telescope Gets Permit From Hawaii to Build on Mauna Kea

eddyizm: November 2014 elections can’t come soon enough. More...

zenshadow — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:49:02 -0500

eddyizm:

November 2014 elections can’t come soon enough. More and more of our tax dollars get spent on GOP efforts to hack away at women’s rights, specifically women’s reproductive rights, and now, specifically, black women’s reproductive rights. My blood runs hot with this one.

This is the story of a white, male, Florida lawmaker who thinks he knows more about what’s best for black women and their reproductive choices than they do. He’s ‘concerned,’ bless his little heart.House Bill 845, sponsored by Rep. Charles Van Zant (R-Keystone Heights), would make it a third-degree felony in Florida to perform an abortion based on the race or gender of the fetus. What? When did that become a problem? The unstated insult here is that a white male baby would never be aborted because of its race or gender so we have to keep an eye on women, particularly black women. You know, just in case.

(via Black Female Lawmakers Walk Out After White Republican Spews Racism And Misogyny (VIDEO) | Addicting Info)