Comments on: What’s the Big Idea? We Need Your Help…

By: Sammy

Sammy — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 02:28:24 +0000

How about determinism?

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:44:27 +0000

An area that often intimidates at first blush, but becomes easily transparent upon being given a “plain English translation” is heuristics. Once the purview of esoteric philosophy and the occasional bored mathematician, the “problem solving” nature of heuristic algorythms can be used to explain not just how the brain might work, but also open the door to true A.I.

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:21:38 +0000

If it were possible to make it to the edge of the universe, why couldn’t we go outside of the universe? I was trying to explain to my students but I’m not sure I even understand it.

By: Alison Bates

Alison Bates — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:42:59 +0000

What is the space-time continuum?

What’s surrealism all about?

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 04:59:21 +0000

I’ve always wanted to know the science behind harmonics (musically speaking, of course), especially how there can be one point 2/3rds of the way up a vibrating string that stays stationary; and why that proportion stays the same if you lengthen or shorten it.

By: Jim Hudson

Jim Hudson — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:00:12 +0000

I would like to know more about the anticipated point of singularity when artificial intelligence becomes self-replicating.

By: Idsquid

Idsquid — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 00:44:44 +0000

The speed of light is the same from all inertial frames of reference.

That would suggest that if I am traveling in a space ship at the speed of light (c) and I flip on my headlights, I could theoretically measure the light leaving my ship as c. An observer on the ground would measure the speed of both my ship AND my headlights as c.

This is a tough concept for the mind to grasp (c + c = c, therefore c = 0, huh?). Can you make this make sense?

While you are at it, is light a wave or a particle? It has properties of both (frequency, responds to gravity, etc.).

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:57:05 +0000

I completely agree with Becky!
How about clarifying Lacan’s work too?

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:19:09 +0000

The BIG bang theory, what was before it?

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:57:48 +0000

The writings of Jacques Derrida. Scary.