... the likely consequences of any given action. Most other people don't seem to do this at ALL, or if they do it's not through or quick. At least, that seems logical conclusion to be drawn from their observable behavior. 5. What piece of poetry or work of art has spoken to you the most, and why? None come to mind, honestly. Tiger by William Blake gets stuck in my head a lot, but I suspect that's ...

Battle of the Nutcrackers in NYC

...not expect Mr. Ratmansky’s version to compete with the other “Nutcracker” productions. Ballet Theater’s production, she continued, will serve Brooklynites and their families (at least the growing number of families observable in Park Slope, she said) who would not trek into Manhattan with their children. “A Hard Nut” “appeals to a different sensibility,” she added. “It’s definitely a more grown-up...

Lecture 5-7

... of camera obscura had major role in the history of visual art. It is presumed that Vermeer largely employed the well-known at the time camera obscura, with specific effects observable in his paintings: http://www.essentialvermeer.com/camera_obscura/co_two.html   This new technique serves as a basis for the introduction of photography, gradually turning from aid to substitute, taking up ...

Atheism

...science, I find it rather silly to assume that just because we don't have the tools to see God, that It doesn't exist. Atheism doesn't seem very scientific to me. Agnosticism, yes; in the lack of observable evidence, none of us can know for sure what God is like, we can only have ideas. All I really personally believe about God is that It exists, the rest is ideas. Maybe my ideas are as crazy as...

ClimateGate scandal demonstrates intellectual protectionism of modern scientists

... what we dump into the air affects the climate in some way , but as I'm not a climate scientist, I must rely on others to determine what levels of carbon dioxide are correlated with observable climate effects (such as a change in atmospheric temperature or lack thereof). What I've learned from the ClimateGate scandal is that I really can't trust these scientists to tell the truth about their ...

Winter Solstice, Traditional Carols, and Environmentalism

... to me.” " Environmentalism: Movement, Philosophy, Ethic, or What? by Sami Grover, Carrboro, TreeHugger, 11.28.09 "OK—I've argued that environmentalism is not a religion. It is based on an observable scientific fact—that the Earth's carrying capacity is limited, and that unless humans learn to live within that carrying capacity, our species is in for big trouble. But if it's not a religion, ...

[Fanfiction Update] : Intrigue, Chapter 8

...she obeyed his wordless command, following his lead and pressing a cheek to his shoulder, while glaring at Hiro with baleful eyes. Her grip on Neji’s hand increased, but he did not show any observable reaction. “Not particularly, Neji-kun. You may proceed.” He gave a flowery bow – one Neji did not acknowledge – and stalked off, chuckling to himself. Neji turned swiftly on his heel and strode off...

[Fanfiction Update] : Intrigue, Chapter 8

...she obeyed his wordless command, following his lead and pressing a cheek to his shoulder, while glaring at Hiro with baleful eyes. Her grip on Neji’s hand increased, but he did not show any observable reaction. “Not particularly, Neji-kun. You may proceed.” He gave a flowery bow – one Neji did not acknowledge – and stalked off, chuckling to himself. Neji turned swiftly on his heel and strode off...

Barking Mad

... humans, and make approximations. I'm also sorry, but part of science is that it's additive. Einstein didn't replace Newton - he added to Newton. If Einstein's theories didn't produce the same observable results as Newton's, we'd never have heard of him or his theory. Even Kepler didn't replace Aristotle - his findings put the planets in the same place as before. Fortunately, at the moment The ...

Matter bias

... then it is extremely large (triangles still add to 180 degrees as big as we can draw them, within about 1% certainty). That, in turn just means that we are like most galaxies in that our observable universe is not stradling the border of matter galaxies and anti-matter galaxies. Furthermore, if it was the case that the (lets say North) pole had an abundance of matter and the South pole had an ...