Read the article.
Via Scienceblog.com
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Is space Like a Chessboard?
Electrons seem to acquire a type of spin when they move along a graphene molecule. This could help explain how the quantum nature of space allows electrons to have angular spin while being point like.
Read the article.
Via Scienceblog.com
Read the article.
Via Scienceblog.com
2011: The Year of the Black Swan
Free Elections in Egypt. Nuclear Fallout in Japan.
These are two Black Swan events by Nassim Taleb's definition.
In my book, a Black Swan is something either too unlikely or terrible to contemplate, or an event that arises for completely unexpected reasons. No one expected something as seemingly innocuous as Facebook and Twitter to ignite the fires of revolution, and no one seriously expected a Tsunami to cause a nuclear reactor meltdown. What will be next? By definition, you don't know.
Via CNN. com
These are two Black Swan events by Nassim Taleb's definition.
In my book, a Black Swan is something either too unlikely or terrible to contemplate, or an event that arises for completely unexpected reasons. No one expected something as seemingly innocuous as Facebook and Twitter to ignite the fires of revolution, and no one seriously expected a Tsunami to cause a nuclear reactor meltdown. What will be next? By definition, you don't know.
Via CNN. com
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