Friday, January 30, 2009

Isaac Asimov Quotes

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!', but 'That's funny ...'

I believe that only scientists can understand the universe. It is not so much that I have confidence in scientists being right, but that I have so much in nonscientists being wrong.

Much, much more here

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Did you know?

Cool video:
http://vimeo.com/2030361

Nikola Tesla: The Missing Secrets ( part 1 of 4 )

An interesting documentary (+-45 min) about Nikola Tesla, a scientist whose inventions changed the world but who has almost been completely forgotten (except for the archetype of the mad scientist with a death ray).

The three other parts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXfWbEiTLII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgkeP0CappU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lExTqblIH_8