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"In reality, nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.”


  • My mom:here have this medicated foot powder. your feet reek and you're going to get a fungus.
  • Me:no, i've just been wearing the same socks for 3 weeks.
  • My mom:o.O
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sagansense:

via Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

sagansense:

via Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

thenewenlightenmentage:


Epic Breakthrough: “Insight into How Matter Formed in the Universe” (Weekend Feature)
An international collaboration of scientists has reported in landmark detail the decay process of a subatomic particle called a kaon – information that may help answer fundamental questions about how the universe began. The research used breakthrough techniques on some of the world’s fastest supercomputers to expand on a 1964 Nobel Prize-winning experiment. A new generation of IBM supercomputers now being installed will allow scientists to calculate the decay in even greater detail.
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thenewenlightenmentage:

Epic Breakthrough: “Insight into How Matter Formed in the Universe” (Weekend Feature)

An international collaboration of scientists has reported in landmark detail the decay process of a subatomic particle called a kaon – information that may help answer fundamental questions about how the universe began. The research used breakthrough techniques on some of the world’s fastest supercomputers to expand on a 1964 Nobel Prize-winning experiment. A new generation of IBM supercomputers now being installed will allow scientists to calculate the decay in even greater detail.

Continue reading “Epic Breakthrough: “Insight into How Matter Formed in the Universe” (Weekend Feature)” »

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skullandbone:


arm/wing comparison and evolution

skullandbone:

arm/wing comparison and evolution

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sagansense:

CLEOPATRA: SCIENTIST, NOT SEDUCTRESS?
Dec. 14, 2004 — Reclining on a divan is how many perceive Cleopatra: as a seductress, portrayed here by Lilly Langtree. But the Egyptian queen was more likely a scientist who practiced alchemy and encouraged science during her reign. Above is the actress Lilly Langtree as Cleopatra.

sagansense:

CLEOPATRA: SCIENTIST, NOT SEDUCTRESS?

Dec. 14, 2004 — Reclining on a divan is how many perceive Cleopatra: as a seductress, portrayed here by Lilly Langtree. But the Egyptian queen was more likely a scientist who practiced alchemy and encouraged science during her reign. Above is the actress Lilly Langtree as Cleopatra.

dreamingofthecosmos:


Life cycle of a star.

dreamingofthecosmos:

Life cycle of a star.

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n-a-s-a:


The Seahorse of the Large Magellanic Cloud 
Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Livio (STScI) 

n-a-s-a:

The Seahorse of the Large Magellanic Cloud

Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Livio (STScI) 

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Before you speak, think - Is it necessary? Is it true? Is it kind? Will it hurt anyone? Will it improve on the silence?
— Sri Sathia Sai Baba  (via tangledtribulations)

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tangledtribulations:

Bob Dylan, “Percy’s Song”