Ancient Astronauts and Contemporary Skepticism
March 31, 2008
Over the course of the past year, I closely assisted a colleague in writing a series of ten articles covering diverse aspects of my ancient astronaut theory. All ten of those articles circulated widely around the globe and view counters on many sites indicated plentiful readership, but feedback to me, or to her, from anywhere, was non-existent. There was neither criticism nor acclaim from anyone. Just silence. I was starting to think that perhaps no one in world wants to take ancient astronauts seriously.
The Beauty and Mystery of the Planet Venus
March 28, 2008
Venus is the second planet from the Sun and is the sixth largest. It is the brightest object in the night sky except for the Moon. Venus orbits the Sun once every 224.7 Earth days and gets as close to the Sun as 107.476 million kilometers and as far away from the Sun as 108.942 million kilometers. This makes the orbit of Venus less elliptical and more circular than any other planets. The temperature on the surface of Venus can reach as high as 740 degrees Kelvin. This is due to a phenomenon called the greenhouse effect whereby carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Venus traps the Suns heat inside. This makes Venus the hottest planet in the Solar System. Venus is even hotter than Mercury despite being farther away from the Sun.
Salty Water In… Fresh Water Out
March 27, 2008
In many poor, third world countries, even having the resources to obtain electricity presents a problem. Due to the lack of logistics, as well as the finances even if all of the logistics were in place, alternate methods are necessary in order to have the basics that those in more financially fortunate areas of the world have.
Petroleum, the Triple Threat to World Economies
March 26, 2008
World economies are facing a triple threat. Oil reserves will be close to depletion by the year 2050. Damages from climate changes caused by escalating greenhouse gas emissions will become substantial. Rising transportation and food costs will slow economic growth rates. The results will lead to worldwide economic stagnation without hope for escape or reversal.
Facts About Solar Energy - Little Known, Yet Interesting
March 25, 2008
Ever wished you could win more games of Trivial Pursuit? Or go on a long winning streak of some trivial game show? Well, you have to start your trivial knowledge somewhere, so how about we give you some interesting facts about solar energy for your first category? Let the facts begin.
The Origins of The Solar System
March 24, 2008
We live in a universe of almost unimaginable size. To give you an idea of the scale, we can only use optical and radio methods to observe objects out to about 13,000 million light years away and nobody knows what lies beyond that. Closer to us we can see clusters of galaxies at distances out to about 750 million light years. The other galaxies of what is know as the Local Group of galaxies are all within 2.5 million light years of us. These galaxies are composed of millions and billions of stars.
Science Fair Projects - What’s In It For Me?
March 21, 2008
So it’s time for science fair projects again. Many students dread these assignments, but there is really no need to panic. For the elementary grade levels, you could do something as easy as growing a crystal garden. But for middle or high school science fair projects, you will probably need to do something that involves more scientific research and experimentation, using the scientific method.
Science fair projects should be fun and interesting, and when you are done you will have learned something new to share with your friends and family.
One of the best things about doing science fair projects is that they are not like doing homework. You get to pick the topic, ask the questions, and design the experiment. When you analyze the results, there are not necessarily any right or wrong answers. Many kids find that it is much more fun than doing schoolwork.
Picking Science Fair Project Ideas
It doesn’t have to be hard finding science fair projects ideas. As a matter of fact, just look around and see if something in the world around you could use some improvement. Or, ask yourself “What am I interested in?” and go from there. Turn that interest into a question and then find a way to answer it. Choosing science fair topics really can be that simple and easy.
Now maybe you would like to do something different or more unusual, but you are having a hard time finding just the right idea. There are many places you could look. You could start at the library. Or search the internet to find all kinds of cool ideas to try. There are many sites that list science fair projects and ideas, as well as give you instructions on how to design and perform your experiment.
Why Do Science Fair Projects?
There are lots of great reasons for doing science fair projects. For example, global warming is a big issue in the world today. Doing a science fair project in this area not only helps you to learn, but could help the whole world. That can be very exciting. Some students actually end up making new or important discoveries. Today, more than ever, doing a science fair project could be a way to contribute to the world around you.
What are some of the other good reasons for doing science fair projects? Many different people will see your science fair project display, learn about your idea and the work you put into it. You can win prizes such as money, a trip to another state or country (maybe even with all the expenses paid), or a scholarship to college to further study your own interests. Science fair judges are often important scientists or industry leaders. Gaining their recognition could lead to a job or internship doing what you love. For instance, in the technology field, you could work on a new computer program that will help a local business in your community.
By doing science fair projects you will learn a lot about yourself, your talents and gifts, and what you like to do. You will learn how to ask questions and find a solution. You can learn to work on your own or with people of various ages, sharing ideas and doing the research to reach a conclusion. You can earn respect and recognition from family, friends and your community. You can also learn how to communicate better with those around you. And of course, you will learn about the scientific method, performing valid experiments and analyzing the results. These are all are important life and job skills you will need as an adult. The future of the world lies in the fields of math, science and technology, and you can make an important contribution by using your abilities and imagination, all starting with your science fair project.
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About the Author
Robert Burke has a Master of Science degree in Engineering, and many years of experience in science education, industry and writing. Learn to create award-winning science fair projects from Science Made Simple, Inc. (www.sciencemadesimple.com). Find science fair projects ideas, tips, and free sample projects.
Quantum Physics and the Living Universe
March 20, 2008
The Age of Aquarius has given us the Laws of Quantum Physics. The materialistic scientists have grabbed hold of it and are talking and writing it to death. The extremely high levels of abstractions that they use are way above the heads of the average man and woman and this shouldn’t be.
The Universe is far more easy to understand if we stop trying to dissect it and classify it and put it in one of the Departmental Drawers in one of the Universities.
The one major difficulty that many of the eggheads who are studying and talking and writing about Quantum Physics (while they are getting their egos inflamed as well as their $$$grants) is that they leave out God.
I am not talking about one of the God’s of the dogmatic religions prevalent on the planet. I am talking about the Creator God, the Grand Architect of the Universe what the ancients speak about. It is the Creator God that has set everything that you and I know (and a great deal we do NOT know about) into motion.
The second thing that they leave out is that we live in a living, expanding Universe. It is alive and conscious just as you and I are alive and conscious only in a different, much vaster degree. It has a function, purpose and destiny just as you and I have a function purpose and destiny.
Stop analyzing and start enjoying. Stop seeking and let it BE.
The key to all the so called mysteries of the Universe, such as Black Holes and Super Novas exist in the Quantum Ocean. The Laws of Quantum Physics tell us that there exists an infinite Ocean of Thinking, intelligent energy called the Quantum Ocean. It is the Mind of God.
The Creator God put everything possible, everything that ever was, is or will be into this thinking Ocean of Energy.
We as human beings, ‘blinked out’ of the Quantum Ocean many times. Each time we blinked out it was called a life. Every time we died we ‘blinked back in.’
Why all this ‘blinking out and ‘blinking in?’ Because it is the process the Creator put into place to allow us to reach our goal, our destiny. And that is to become more God-like, more conscious with each new incarnation untill we reach ‘critical mass’ and do not have to live physically again.
The Universe and the Galaxies, Planets and Sun also ‘blink in’ and ‘blink out’ of the Quantum Ocean. The ancient yogi’s and Brahmin’s knew this.
No body knows the timing factor, but why do we have to? It is not important. It is what my teacher called ‘Decorative’ knowledge. What we need to pay attention to is ‘functional knowledge.’ What we can do on a daily basis to grow and BE. We must be after our ‘Father’s’ work. And that work is to raise our levels of Consciousness, to become more God like, to EVOLVE.
Decorative knowledge may be fun to read about, but it has no real value for us.
I know that if a materialistic scientist reads this he will scoff at the childish simplicity of my words. I have two reply s. My teacher told me once, “…Unless you can talk about something in your own words so that others can understand you, you don’t know what you are talking about..”
And a greater teacher than him once said, “…Unless you become like little children you cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven.”
The Kingdom of Heaven is the Quantum Ocean, Mind of God. All the Answers are there and we do not need telescopes nor microscopes to get the answers.
The Quantum Ocean, Mind of God responds to all our thoughts and questions. The higher we raise our level of consciousness, the deeper the Quantum Ocean, Mind of God will reveal it’s secrets to us.
We don’t need technology or materialistic egg-heads. We need more consciousness and higher and better thoughts. We need to become more spiritually oriented.
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About the Author:
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Harvard Biologist Admits: We Know Nothing About Brain Evolution
March 19, 2008
Science journals have featured countless stories about the evolution of the human brain. Scientists are puzzled since humans have much bigger brains than any other species. Their suggested explanations have often been mutually exclusive, for instance the old text book explanation relied on eating meat but a few years ago an article New Scientist, a popular science magazine, suggested that eating starch was the secret of brain growth. But both explanations fail to answer why other meat or starch eating species do not have big brains.
Do Believers in Evolution Have More Faith Than Believers in God?
March 19, 2008
It must be understood that the belief that Earth is billions of years old is crucial to the survival of evolution theory. The tactic is to teach that evolution always takes millions or even billions of years to happen so no one will ever be able to observe it. This sounds like a plan for the perfect lie.
