Rare Rainbow Spotted Over Idaho
This rare type of rainbow is called a circumhorizontal arc, and it was photographed on June 3 in northern Idaho near the Washington State border. The arc spanned several hundred square miles of sky and lasted for about an hour. “It is caused by light passing through wispy, high-altitude cirrus clouds. The sight occurs only when the sun is very
The Declaration of Evolution
When in the course of organic evolution it becomes obvious that a mutational process is inevitably dissolving the physical and neurological bonds which connect the members of one generation to the past and inevitably directing them to assume among the species of Earth the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and Nature's God entitle them, a
We Feel Fine
“Since August 2005, We Feel Fine has been harvesting human feelings from a large number of weblogs. Every few minutes, the system searches the world's newly posted blog entries for occurrences of the phrases “I feel” and “I am feeling”. When it finds such a phrase, it records the full sentence, up to the period, and identifies the “feeling” expressed
Analogia
Inspired by fractals, moire patterns, ad Islamic art, artist Andres Amador creates beautiful patterns of light in 3D sculpture that just blow me away. Among the vivid images of intricate sand cirlces and light patterns are videos of his artwork in motion. The site is more than visual eye candy; he often offers thought provoking insights and theories when he
Intelligent design cannot be made into a scientific theory without self-contradiction
http://www.truthmapping.com/viewtopic.php?id=475 Intelligent design cannot be made into a scientific theory without self-contradiction. Gotta love TruthMapping.com!
Augustine – Alaska Volcano Observatory
The Alaska Volcano Observatory is web-caming the expected eruption of volcano Augustine and there are some really wonderful pictures there as a result. Very cool to be able to observe this in near real time. Alaska Volcano Observatory
Let it Snow!
Remember catching snowflakes on your tongue when you were a kid? Remember cutting snowflakes out of paper and marveling at the uniqueness of each unfolded flake? I'm captivated by snowfall and dazzled by the beauty of it sparkling in the sunlight. The intricate and delicate structure of snowflakes reminds me that we are living in a fractal universe. Kenneth G.
Our Trip to Chicago
Mike and I just arrived home from our 4 night 5 day vacation in the Windy City! While I had been hoping for unseasonably warm weather, what we actually got was unseasonably COLD weather, even for Chicago. There was a huge snow storm, and if you have watched the news over the last few days, you'd have heard about the
Ever catch that perfect moment in a pic?
* Make: Canon * Model: Canon PowerShot A95 * Shutter Speed: 1/101 second * F Number: F/5.0 * Focal Length: 8 mm * Date Picture Taken: Jul 2, 2005, 3:59:15 AM Shot at the Krohn Conservatory and I am still amazed that I grabbed it. So I shrunk it down to 1600×1200 just in case anyone would want it for
The Universality of Fractals
The Universality of Fractals What are fractals? Fractals are repetitions of the same general patterns, even the same details, at both ascending and descending scales. They tell us that the universe and all that it contains is made up of folded realities within self-similar worlds. The term fractal itself was invented by Benoit Mandelbrot, an IBM researcher, to describe the
The Colors of Infinity
Pink Floyd provides the soundtrack to this informative movie that explores the Mandelbrot fractal set, aka “The thumbprint of God”. Arthur C. Clarke narrates as the viewer is taken on a magical journey of color, science, and mathematics with a little theory thrown into the mix for good measure. Though incredibly complex, fractals are based on simple mathematic principles. In Paris, in