Tag Archives: Science

Drive by Minding

Posted on August 16, 2011 by EDC

Technology Review recently had a story on how researchers have developed methods to detect a driver’s intent to press the brakes while driving a car. Though only in the initial stages of research, the implications are that one day we … Continue reading →

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Futurism Infographic

Posted on July 9, 2011 by EDC

I came across a great infographic recently by Michell Zappa that combines two of my passions in a way that really helps my writing as a speculative fiction author: infographics and futurism.  The elegance of it is amazing.  Just click … Continue reading →

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Cool Stuff for June

Posted on June 21, 2011 by EDC

As a speculative fiction author and blogger, I try to skip over the typical stuff most spec fic sites cover like upcoming movies and TV, focusing instead on the more esoteric.  But, I’ll make an exception on this one… PopSci … Continue reading →

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3D Printing

Posted on June 19, 2011 by EDC

3D printing has been in the news a lot lately and the implications are huge. How huge? Big Think speculates it may spark a revolution in home manufacturing. Here’s a quick primer: these aren’t printers that create 3D images, these are … Continue reading →

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Curiosity

Posted on June 7, 2011 by EDC

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has recently released a computer animated video of its upcoming Curiosity Mars rover and it’s a great one. In what seems like a short 11 minutes, you can watch Curiosity’s launch, fiery decent through Mars’ atmosphere, its … Continue reading →

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Talking with Dolphins

Posted on May 28, 2011 by EDC

Sometimes a news item just jumps out at you, begging to have a good story written about it.  I came across such an article recently at Gizmag, which shared about a device scientists are working on to help one day … Continue reading →

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Space Science Links

Posted on May 26, 2011 by EDC

Recently there have been a lot of informative articles about current and proposed space missions.  Here are some links to a few…  Enjoy! EDC PopSci on what the ending shuttle program means for manned spaceflight. GizMag on the current status … Continue reading →

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Erasing Memories

Posted on May 7, 2011 by EDC

Thanks to Big Think, I recently learned about an article at Neuroscience News reporting the results of recent experiments at UCLA in erasing longterm memories. Here’s the big idea… By inhibiting the activity of a specific protein, scientists were able to … Continue reading →

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Planet-Gazing

Posted on May 1, 2011 by EDC

Time magazine recently posted an article telling how the average Joe can help the Kepler Space Telescope identify planets orbiting other stars. As they explain, computers are good at a lot of things, but they aren’t as up to the … Continue reading →

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Deists Ushered in the Modern World

Posted on April 15, 2011 by EDC

I’ve written before on the topic that faith and science can co-exist and compliment one another. There are some truths science is ill-equipped to discover that faith can illuminate and vice-versa.  As a Christ-follower I have no problem embracing either to find … Continue reading →

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