Monthly Archives: June 2012

Hubble, Swift Detect First-Ever Changes in an Exoplanet Atmosphere

Posted on June 29, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ This artist’s rendering illustrates the evaporation of HD 189733b’s atmosphere in response to a powerful eruption from its host star. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope detected the escaping gases and NASA’s Swift satellite caught the stellar flare. (Credit: … Continue reading →

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Tom Campbell: Our Reality Is Information (and Virtual)

Posted on June 18, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ “My consciousness” receives a data stream, therefore I am Tom Campbell discusses the Universe as a virtual reality and each human as a consciousness receiving a data stream.Humans are virtual creations as is the entire Universe, rendered … Continue reading →

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Summer Solstice on Wednesday, June 20

Posted on June 18, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ Summer Solstice at Stonehenge Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 7:08 p.m. EDT will mark the summer solstice, the exact time when the sun is the farthest north in the sky and directly above the Tropic of Cancer. … Continue reading →

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Global Future and the Technological Singularity: A New Era for Humanity

Posted on June 11, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ The world is on the verge of global change. The rate of globally significant events, and that of discoveries and crises, is growing exponentially. We are facing the choice: To fall into a new Dark Age – … Continue reading →

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The New Age of Cognitive Computing

Posted on June 10, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ The Cognitive Systems Era Join IBM’s Dharmendra Modha – Manager, Cognitive Computing Systems and Master Inventor – as he offers a glimpse of IBM Research’s efforts to help shape the new age of cognitive computing. Dharmendra Modha … Continue reading →

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Dolphin Nebula Swimming Through Space

Posted on June 6, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ The Dolphin Nebula image is surreal. This is known and reported by Space.com as “crescent-shaped planetary nebula SH2-188 glows in wisps of green”. Bill Snyder, an astrophotographer, has created an extraordinary image for us to enjoy and … Continue reading →

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Meerkats: Surviving in the Unforgiving Kalahari Desert

Posted on June 5, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ Meerkat or Suricate (Suricata suricatta) MEERKATS 3D Follow Klinky and her clan as they take on the challenges of living in the unforgiving Kalahari Desert. This tale of strength, survival, family and FUN will delight audiences of … Continue reading →

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Welcome To Your Future Brain: Enhancing Our Senses and Perception

Posted on June 4, 2012

▲ ▲ ▲ Reality Is A Digital Data Stream Alas, the human biological platform perceives only a small amount of the data stream, the information, around us. For example, a tiny portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is detected by people. … Continue reading →

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