Planet Wonder

Sometimes Scientists are just big kids with lots of discretionary funds. Case in point: This video shows a chair that self-destructs, then rebuilds itself. The useful ness of such an experiment?  While not immediately apparent, becomes interesting when you think about self-assembling robots, and other items. Self-assembling?  Why would that be necessary?  Well, for starters, think Nanotechnology.  Think of molecular robots which are delivered (to the blood stream, for example), and then which assemble themselves into artery-cleaning machines, which either break  [ Read More ]

God is In the Neurons This is a fascinating animated lecture, but be warned, it isn’t for everyone.  Watch at your own risk.

No, I didn’t get this title backwards, but thanks for asking.  )) As said often here, a novelist should take care to make his or her “created world” as reliable as possible.  As possible.  That is the key phrase. Just how possible is it for us to see and understand the physical world?  I believe it is much more difficult than people think. Isaac Newton is credited for saying, “…If I have seen a little further it is by standing  [ Read More ]

  The wold is an amazing place, filled with wonder, filled with the intricate and the simple, with magic and inspiration. I shall be looking at the wonder of it all, a look which while not denying “spirit” is not involved with any religion or structured belief system.  Observation and appreciation in and of itself is the sole goal of Planet Wonder. You are welcome to come along for the ride, and to share your own experiences as well.