tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:12:18 +0000spaceAtomeducationtechnologySTEMastronomyFreedomCancerSophistCrazyCrisHomerAnaximanderUniversePhilosophyJAXANewtonPythagoreansenvironmentHesiodevolutionApolloEpic Poetryvirgin galacticintelligent designXenophanesMoonLogos DoctrineParmenidesWorld War IICreteThe IliadProtagorasIonian PhysicistsMinoansinternetPythagorasDynamationHistoryBrian's PhilosophyIdes of MarchEthicssciencefutureGreek MythologyDarwinreadingEnergymathnuclear fusionAugustine committeeglobal warmingThaleslogicGreat MotherengineeringasteroidsMarsHeraclitusGourniaastrophysicsspaceportreasonmemoryRay HarryhausenBlack HolesThe ThinkerThe SymposiumOdysseyChicken Teriyakiamateur scienceClassical Civilizationsnuclear fissionRomeObama budget 2010-2011UndiscoveredEinsteinOceanPlatoArchaic EraAchillesTop Five PhilosophersGreeksRussialunar colonyESAArchaeologyMoviesnew programNASAJulius Caesarhuman spaceflightSci-Phi is an interdisciplinary blog that looks at the scientific and philosophical topics of the early 21st century. Josh studies biological sciences, with a future in nanomedicine. He covers all science topics, including medicine, engineering and astronomy. Brian, a Classics major, has a specialty in ancient Greek thought and incorporates the ancients into modern discussion. Together they frame the ideals of the 21st century and the future that we are constantly building.http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)Blogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-7279491228574744372Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:02:00 +00002010-04-23T12:02:50.429-04:00I must apologize for the long delay in blogging. Back in March I promised one blog a week but, alas could not keep that promise; or anything close to it! Instead of making another promise I decided to officially suspend the blog until May 22nd, 2010. The reason: I am studying for both my finals and the MCAT exam on May 21st. Needless to say, I want to stay up with the science news for the next http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/Z8ibtDxV8pA/blogging-summer-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/Z8ibtDxV8pA" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2010/04/blogging-summer-2010.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-4672336481858360597Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:29:00 +00002010-02-14T09:29:37.772-05:00spaceportspaceAugustine committeehuman spaceflightObama budget 2010-2011NASAFirst, I must apologize for the complete absence of posts since November. This spring I apply for MD/PhD programs and, needless to say I have been busy. We're both looking to reboot the blog and will try to have one article a piece each week. We can't promise perfection but we'll try to stick to it better than we have the last few months. Now, onto something that I feel is crtically important http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/oZB1I4y-1UU/future-of-humanity-in-space.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/oZB1I4y-1UU" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2010/02/future-of-humanity-in-space.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-3117234564171554062Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:52:00 +00002009-11-01T11:52:34.754-05:00Wow, its already the first of November! I realized this morning that I hadn't blogged in nearly two months; its amazing how little time we have in a day.To get started this November, I thought I would comment on my new preview version of Google Wave. For those who do not know anything about Google's new communication software, here's a rundown. What Google basically did was go back and think of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/4koAvdrN1hU/google-wave.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/4koAvdrN1hU" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/11/google-wave.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-5556784901443492102Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:43:00 +00002009-09-02T16:28:54.824-04:00ESAMarsJAXAMoonNASA Welcome September! Its amazing how quickly the summer passed us by but autumn is upon us and Sci-Phi will be moving into high gear over the next few weeks. For those who have been avidly reading our posts over the summer months, you will know that Sci-Phi has taken a turn toward space. Hey, its the International Year of Astronomy, the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 as well as a myriad of other http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/NlkAqDAq5jE/earth-moon-mars-how-to-get-there.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/NlkAqDAq5jE" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/09/earth-moon-mars-how-to-get-there.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-6530723769341205521Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:17:00 +00002009-08-28T19:17:43.388-04:00ESAasteroidsspaceRussiaNASA By Joshua Adams and Brian Devine Earth; 65 million years ago. Life, relatively stable for the past 100 million years was about to be shaken to its core. An asteroid, 6 miles long, hurtled through space on a collision orbit with Earth. The collision, releasing the energy equivalent of millions of tons of TNT, causing massive changes in climate altering the course of natural history forever. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/NRwe7f57cRc/congresss-biggest-mistake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/NRwe7f57cRc" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/08/congresss-biggest-mistake.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-3712420468601033894Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:18:00 +00002009-08-11T10:57:48.281-04:00technologyastrophysicsastronomyamateur sciencescience Many of us remember those dark evenings, far away from the constant onslaught of the city lights when we could just look at the stars. Some, like myself had and still have telescopes to stare at the planets or nebulae sometimes hundreds of light years away. Others just stared at the night sky without any magnification, still in awe of the great expanse we call space. And yet, in all of our time http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/DM0LLZhiL-A/power-of-amateur-astronomy-green-pea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/DM0LLZhiL-A" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/08/power-of-amateur-astronomy-green-pea.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-439482571489797708Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:23:00 +00002009-08-01T21:56:50.394-04:00memorysciencereading The cup was rounded at the top with a gleaming gold brim and the drink sparkled inside like water on a clam lake as the sun sets behind a hill. "Julian, Julian..." I heard my name being called from the distance, in a slightly muffled voice like one coming from a bad speaker in the next room. I slowly rose from my stupor and glanced around me. Four men were sitting, filling the room with a lighthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/srf8UccIOJM/aha-so-thats-why-i-enjoy-reading.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/srf8UccIOJM" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/08/aha-so-thats-why-i-enjoy-reading.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-8788149487292055513Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:59:00 +00002009-07-21T13:42:51.810-04:00spaceApolloscienceNASA Forty years ago yesterday, Apollo 11 and her crew of Neil Armstrong, Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins made human history when they landed on Luna, oh sorry I mean "The Moon". Forty years later, NASA's budget is being strained, questions abound on the future of humanity in space and commercial enterprises are fighting to start a new era in space travel (See Space American Breaks Ground http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/SrK3tGkBTSw/40-years-on-and-question-remains-should.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/SrK3tGkBTSw" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/07/40-years-on-and-question-remains-should.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-118755038864814226Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:23:00 +00002009-07-10T19:08:57.435-04:00MinoansArchaeologyCreteGournia On June 29th, I left Buffalo, New York to partake a dig in Crete. A little background on Gournia, Gournia is an ancient Minoan site which oversees the vast landscape as well as an ancient harbor. The site dates to about 1500 BC right around the height of the Minoans. The Minoans were an ancient civilization who prospered on the island of Crete. The Minoans flourished for a great period of time http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/w3QI40IKmu8/gournia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Devine)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/w3QI40IKmu8" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/07/gournia.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-7081271772743560549Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:29:00 +00002009-07-08T11:38:52.297-04:00STEMeducationtechnologyfuturesciencemath A few weeks ago, I was listening to Science Magazine's weekly podcast, ScienceNow and they mentioned an initiative that I had never heard of before: STEM. STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering and Math is a proposed series of core subjects that many in the education realm of science are proposing as a way to encourage more students to enter the fields of science and engineering and help http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/9yTKgJQPZ0s/stem-connecting-science-math-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/9yTKgJQPZ0s" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/07/stem-connecting-science-math-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-1704980208964941903Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:38:00 +00002009-07-03T15:41:31.126-04:00Hey everyone, I just wanted to let everyone know for the next three weeks I will be in Heraklion, Crete. I will be going on an archaeological dig and hopefully I will be able to keep you guys posted almost every day on my travels. I will upload all of the pictures on the blog so you will all see how beautiful Greece actually is. Brianhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/TplzMW50iWo/greetings-from-crete.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Devine)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/TplzMW50iWo" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/07/greetings-from-crete.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-9082488483550209653Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:16:00 +00002009-07-21T13:43:21.669-04:00virgin galacticspaceportspaceengineering Two days ago I was sifting through my ever expanding Google Reader (RSS feed) and scanned for any interesting articles from the world of science that day. Most topics were interesting but nothing to jump up and down about until I read "Work Starts on US Spaceport". Intrigued I went to the BBC page and read on. I had heard about this project a few years ago but doubted it would ever get started. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/JKKFRCPF0RI/spaceport-america-breaks-ground-in-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/JKKFRCPF0RI" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/06/spaceport-america-breaks-ground-in-new.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-9094197567854752074Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:58:00 +00002009-06-17T22:35:59.878-04:00 I recently watched a rather interesting talk on TED that changed the way I viewed the link between the economy and technological progress. For those of you who do not know, TED Talks, or Technology, Entertainment and Design, is a series of talks centered on anything ranging from science, to computers, to the power of Twitter in Iran's post-election chaos to advertising and beyond. This http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/wL-x3-jQ0Rk/is-moores-law-recession-proof.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/wL-x3-jQ0Rk" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/06/is-moores-law-recession-proof.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-4935454618634980442Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:16:00 +00002009-06-13T12:34:59.905-04:00global warmingenvironmentscience I'm the kind of person who discovers at least half of all I know online simply through a series of links or other blogs and so, it is rather random. This past week, I was clued in on a Youtube documentary that was released worldwide on June 5th, 2009 in an effort to raise awareness of climate change and the other environmental problems of the early 21st century. Called, HOME, the show is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/wcCL5R3EbrA/home-new-positive-answer-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/wcCL5R3EbrA" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/06/home-new-positive-answer-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-2575326817179326971Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:47:00 +00002009-06-12T13:58:17.534-04:00scienceBlack Holes The day after posting my take on black holes, Josh left a lengthy comment. I decided to post his comment then make a response on it later. Here is Josh's take on black holes. Black Holes are very interesting in the fact that we KNOW that something is there, but whether or not its really a black hole or something different is another story. We're actually going to be using new telescopes and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/T0Y9CpCLPcM/joshs-response-to-black-holes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Devine)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/T0Y9CpCLPcM" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/06/joshs-response-to-black-holes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-893048149730533224Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:40:00 +00002009-06-09T21:17:57.928-04:00Brian's PhilosophyUniversescienceBlack Holes Recently, the largest known black hole was discovered in a distant galaxy (M87). The black hole is now thought to weigh about 6.4 billion times the mass of the sun! For those who don't know, black holes are the remnants of a star exploding. What happens after is a "gravitational collapse". The force of gravity is so strong that it absorbs everything. Not even light can escape black holes. Due http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/_tAKnk8Svhs/black-holes-theory-or-fact-brians-take.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Devine)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/_tAKnk8Svhs" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/06/black-holes-theory-or-fact-brians-take.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-8591835007134696819Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +00002009-06-09T21:19:15.922-04:00OceanCrazyCrisPhilosophyBrian's PhilosophyHistoryClassical Civilizations Ever since the beginning of man, the most reliable, fascinating, and relaxing thing has been the ocean. Being a student of history, classical civilizations and philosophy, I will do my best to bend space and time as I attempt to blend these three categories together as I talk about the importance of the oceans. As a starting point, what draws human life to explore the oceans? Is it creativityhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/628b4lPioTs/philosopherhistorians-take-on-oceans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Devine)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/628b4lPioTs" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/06/philosopherhistorians-take-on-oceans.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-2886691280556126408Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:42:00 +00002009-06-09T23:18:46.574-04:00 Ever since the beginning of civilization, the oceans have fascinated humans. First, we pondered what it was that stretched beyond the horizon, then what was below us when we on the high seas and finally what was on the other side. The seas have promoted our exploration, the colonization of new worlds as far back as 2000 B.C. with the rise of the Minoan trade empire and brought us new http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/qTCJ0Tx6uv0/oceans-returning-to-ancient-friend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/qTCJ0Tx6uv0" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/06/oceans-returning-to-ancient-friend.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-9196539235292660074Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:17:00 +00002009-06-08T00:55:41.067-04:00PhilosophyWorld War IIBrian's PhilosophyFreedom This is a little late, nevertheless, it is necessary to point out the anniversary of this date. On June 6th 1944, often referred to as D-Day or Operation Overlord, the allies attacked Normandy beach after many months of planning. The U.S, Great Britain, and some other European countries used careful diversion to trick the Germans that would attack another beach in the area. However, Normandy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/887Hxcqz4Cg/june-6-1944-freedom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Devine)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/887Hxcqz4Cg" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-6-1944-freedom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-162713315014928543Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:49:00 +00002009-06-04T23:15:58.440-04:00CancerChicken TeriyakiPhilosophyBrian's Philosophy June 4th 2009, oh what a beautiful day. For the past several weeks, I have sort of a health scare, earlier this week I finally decided to set up an appointment with a doctor. I was extremely afraid I had cancer. This morning I arrived at the doctors, and after 45 minutes of stressed filled waiting, I told the doctor my problem. Come to find out, what I had happens in at least eighty percent of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/IhIQ0cpSQcQ/pondering-thoughts-while-eating-chicken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Devine)11<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/IhIQ0cpSQcQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/06/pondering-thoughts-while-eating-chicken.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-1720947548528222643Wed, 27 May 2009 21:56:00 +00002009-06-04T23:25:27.211-04:00nuclear fusionspacenuclear fissionscienceNASA http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/news/pressrel/2008/08-042addm.html So, as often happens, I ran across news articles that are full of links and, well one on the BBC linked to a rather interesting NASA science page entitled, " NASA Developing Fission Surface Power Technology". Basically, NASA had a problem, how to power the proposed lunar colony http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/K73Scy9FbRs/nuclear-fission-back-onthe-moon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/K73Scy9FbRs" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/05/nuclear-fission-back-onthe-moon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-2969043401272305198Sun, 24 May 2009 18:55:00 +00002009-06-04T23:26:33.229-04:00technologyinternetscience http://img.getactivehub.com/08/custom_images/speedmatters/SpeedMatters_Logo_Full_400.gif Alright, so last week I started a new program called, "Whats up for the week of..." and I promised to blog on nuclear fission and the NASA space program. Well, I got down to D.C. and discovered that my hotel's internet didn't work. Come on, here we are at the end of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/DP5F3QhwjlA/why-we-need-better-internet-access-or.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/DP5F3QhwjlA" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/05/why-we-need-better-internet-access-or.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-671439897209460364Sun, 17 May 2009 19:09:00 +00002009-06-04T23:28:25.213-04:00spacenew programNASA Sorry everyone for not responding to Brian's question. I know we were having a great conversation going but I have been packing to leave town tomorrow and with my last exams, final work to be done and my getting back to the research lab its been hectic. I am aiming at getting back to that conversation when I get back next week from D.C. but in the meantime I am starting a new program that may http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/xxYIdCGsFnM/josh-whats-up-for-week-of-may-18th-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/xxYIdCGsFnM" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/05/josh-whats-up-for-week-of-may-18th-2009.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-2595617177145470425Fri, 15 May 2009 01:50:00 +00002009-06-04T23:30:01.418-04:00 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Sts109-708-038a.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Eagle_nebula_pillars.jpg Taking a break from the philosophy of science so I can sort through an idea called, 'Ontology', I've decided to turn my attention toward one http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/4UaSLtfbAOg/why-hubble-matters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/4UaSLtfbAOg" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/05/why-hubble-matters.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161296026152081500.post-2656345617027553626Thu, 14 May 2009 03:04:00 +00002009-06-04T23:31:00.197-04:00 Sorry for he wait for a response. I have been resettling in my research lab while packing to leave for D.C. and going through a million meetings. For those who have been following, Brian and I, along with Crazycris have been debating whether or not science and philosophy were the same thing. I first said 'No', then talked about a possible merger and now, in light of new evidence from my lab http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~3/_dRd1mcNVK4/like-any-good-scientist-with-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joshua Adams)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciphijoshbrian/~4/_dRd1mcNVK4" height="1" width="1"/>http://sciphijoshbrian.blogspot.com/2009/05/like-any-good-scientist-with-new.html