perhaps, but the standalone stories just kinda made it a reflection of Star Trek TNG. For me, the Ori was a powerful story arc; it illustrated quite clearly the dangers of blind religious thought, and brought me on a journey which allowed me to forge connections with both the protagonists and antagonists. For me…

the way SG-1 could be relaunched successfully:

I'm working on a realistic Geologic ore control mod for minecraft!

looks like it got a paint job.

well sure I'm alright with that, But lets teach it in a more appropriate setting. I think it has no place in a science classroom, but perhaps other subjects are more amenable to mentioning it?

Since creationism is based purely on belief, it is not science and has no place in a science classroom. If there were several competing theories as to the creation of the earth etc; that have arisen due to the scientific method then yeah they should be taught.

admittedly, most of these just show breasts, which I feel were probably more indicative of the ability to nurture, comfort, and provide than they were sexual objects before the 20th century.

problem is, for a state of the union address you can't exactly go (ok now lets look at the longterm trends. Dr so and so and this and this study + all these others studies have shown this.. blah de blah de blah) and expect any non-scientist-citizen to put much faith or stock or attention in what you're saying.

okay, instead of look around, do this: The major factors that determine climate on any part of the earth are the: Milankovich cycles, solar cycles, and Geographic topography of the land and undersea surface. Now come up with a model that can explain current warming using just those three forcing models. Scientists (htt…

The definition of a theory in a scientific context is very different than what you'll find in the oxford dictionary. in Science, a theory is a model that describes aspects of the world through proposed mechanisms. Theories are thrown out when there is contradictory data, or are endorsed when they seem to explain…

Tree ring data, ice cores, sediment cores, and the geologic record are actually extremely precise tools to measure temps over times that we've not been recording it. Just because its hard for you to see how accurate these methods can be doesn't mean that they're not accurate enough to make a good assessment on…

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I did calculations on the highest theoretical efficiency you could get out of a battery: ~10 MJ/Kg assuming the battery was made out of pure lithium and could completely & reversibly react with a tub of reagent. Gasoline has a energy density of 54MJ/kg, and at the 35% typical efficiency of a turbine, this results in a…

@Starlionblue, this is what I meant. I still think there is value in science fiction in inspiring new technologies, but only insofar as it projects into the realm of well known theoretical limits on materials and physics. Even during the Star Trek days, the physics behind cell phones was well understood, and there was…

its not pure ignorance if its motivated by a knowledge on how electric motors work, the efficiency of solar panels and their associated electronics. The basic design of the electric motor hasn't changed in over 100 years, and it is already around 98% efficient. Even with the strongest (in magnetic field) theoretical…

I heartily concur. Just adding in key phrases like "Ceramics" or "hybrid", "Solar", etc; makes me feel less inclined that this person actually did their homework. We need more concepts developed by those who know how to actually design technology, not just paint it.

lets just look over the fact that electric motors will never have enough power per kg to make this possible.

except Kansas is nothing like California. We get most of our rain during the winter and spring, and close to zero precipitation during the summer and fall during both drought and wet years.

also, it appears as though those silicon and calcium atoms were pretty excited.

Escape velocity is determined by (Kinetic Energy) =( Potential Energy of Gravity):