iFink! » Big Science https://www.i-fink.com Your grab bag of Science, Travel, Gap Year and what's trending on planet Earth Mon, 08 Aug 2016 05:03:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Maths https://www.i-fink.com/maths/ https://www.i-fink.com/maths/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2014 07:06:51 +0000 http://www.i-fink.com/?p=1985 “Begin at the beginning,” the King said, very gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.”  Alice in Wonderland.  Lewis Carroll was a fellow in mathematics at Christ Church college, Oxford.

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Alice in Wonderland.  Lewis Carroll was a fellow in mathematics at Christ Church college, Oxford.

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]]> https://www.i-fink.com/maths/feed/ 0 Medical Science https://www.i-fink.com/medical-science/ https://www.i-fink.com/medical-science/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2014 06:10:55 +0000 http://www.i-fink.com/?p=1981 It is ironic that in the same year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of DNA, some would have us ban certain forms of DNA medical research. Restricting medical research has very real human consequences, measured in loss of life and tremendous suffering for patients and their families. Michael J. Fox

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It is ironic that in the same year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of DNA, some would have us ban certain forms of DNA medical research. Restricting medical research has very real human consequences, measured in loss of life and tremendous suffering for patients and their families.

Michael J. Fox

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]]> https://www.i-fink.com/medical-science/feed/ 0 Chemistry https://www.i-fink.com/chemistry/ https://www.i-fink.com/chemistry/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2014 02:34:48 +0000 http://www.i-fink.com/?p=1976 I do not know if I am mistaken, but it seems that one can obtain more truths, important to Humanity, from Chemistry than from any other Science. Samuel Hanemann  

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]]> I do not know if I am mistaken, but it seems that one can obtain more truths, important to Humanity, from Chemistry than from any other Science.
Samuel Hanemann

 

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]]> https://www.i-fink.com/chemistry/feed/ 0 Physics https://www.i-fink.com/physics/ https://www.i-fink.com/physics/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2014 00:27:00 +0000 http://www.i-fink.com/?p=1968 ‘All science is either physics or stamp collecting.’ Rutherford, 1962

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Rutherford, 1962

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]]> https://www.i-fink.com/physics/feed/ 0 Space & Astronomy https://www.i-fink.com/space-astronomy/ https://www.i-fink.com/space-astronomy/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2014 08:07:02 +0000 http://www.i-fink.com/?p=1964 “From out there on the Moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch.’” Edgar Mitchel, Apollo 14 astronaut.

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Edgar Mitchel, Apollo 14 astronaut.

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]]> https://www.i-fink.com/space-astronomy/feed/ 0 History of Fuel https://www.i-fink.com/history-of-fuel/ https://www.i-fink.com/history-of-fuel/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2014 02:30:30 +0000 http://www.i-fink.com/?p=1956 If one thing changed us, it was discovering fire. We could cook food, which released more nutrients, so we became stronger and healthier. We didn’t have to rely on animal skins to keep us warm, our caves had heat and light to gather around, meeting we socialised longer. From there it was a hop, step […]

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]]> If one thing changed us, it was discovering fire. We could cook food, which released more nutrients, so we became stronger and healthier. We didn’t have to rely on animal skins to keep us warm, our caves had heat and light to gather around, meeting we socialised longer. From there it was a hop, step and jump to air con, wifi and flights to Fiji. Here’s a brief history of that journey:

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