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WHY ARE YOU ALIVE? LIFE, ENERGY, AND ATP – A REBLOG WORTH READING!

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I left this up for another day and I might leave it up a couple of MORE days. Not only is it a wonderful and funny explanation of Entropy — the scientific version, not the one you find in French novels of the 20th century — but the deal they offer of $10/month and all the courses you can eat while you sit around your house …

They have a course in vector animation (and other animation) which sounds very tempting. I could really jazz up this blog!

 

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Thanks to Adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

Via – Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

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FAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER: THE GULF BREEZE UFO HOAX , REVISITED – Reblog. Sean Munger

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Fake me to your leader: The Gulf Breeze UFO Hoax revisited. On the evening of November 11, 1987, in the small town of Gulf Breeze, Florida, a sedate suburb of Pensacola, an ordinary suburban house was enveloped in a strange blue light coming from the sky. The owner of the house, a building contractor named … Continue reading FAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER: THE GULF BREEZE UFO HOAX , REVISITED – Reblog. Sean Munger

STELLA, HE TALKING DOG – By ELLIN CURLEY

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I’m sure you’ve heard about the studies in which chimps/apes are brought up from birth by humans and taught to ‘talk’ through sign language and other means. It’s not a big surprise that other primates close to us on the evolutionary scale can learn to communicate in a fairly sophisticated, ‘human’ way. But I just … Continue reading STELLA, HE TALKING DOG – By ELLIN CURLEY

SHARE YOUR WORLD FOR THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER — Marilyn Armstrong

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World Sharing - Mid November -- almost holiday time! Can we ever experience anything objectively?  Why or why not?  (Now for the people who may not understand that idea, this is what objective means (definition wise):  Something that is not influenced by personal feelings or opinions). I would like to think that mathematics, physics, and … Continue reading SHARE YOUR WORLD FOR THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER — Marilyn Armstrong

WHEN IT’S TOO LATE, IS IT STILL PROCRASTINATING? – Marilyn Armstrong

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FOWC with Fandango: Procrastinating Until Time Runs Out PHOTOGRAPHS: OWEN KRAUS And who amongst us does not procrastinate? I used to do everything ahead of time because I figured if I did whatever I didn't want to do EARLY, then I could stop fretting about it. This concept died instantly the day I retired. Now, … Continue reading WHEN IT’S TOO LATE, IS IT STILL PROCRASTINATING? – Marilyn Armstrong