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But, my word! Plant-Animal hybrids? I think you talked about this before. I have a bunch of hilarious DNA splicing blunders.

Looks like scientists have too much time on their hands, and have far too much of an imagination.

http://stepsmagazine.ca/trainplants/index1.php?mentrees

It's fantastic, and an entertaining read. I'll be sure to keep you updated on scientific blunders as well as wonders.

G.10 Science Lesson Plan for Feb 20, 08

Today is your last day for you to complete your Extreme Weather Projects. This needs to be completed by the week's end as presentations will begin Monday. If you are not ready to present, marks will be docked.

My apologies, but the quiz will be tomorrow (Thursday).

Test will be Tuesday, a review has been prepared and will be handed out tomorrow. There are 2 crosswords in the back of your blue booklet that will serve as part of your review.

Finally, if your group has completed the Project, Awareness Article #2 is due on Feb 25th, 08. For those who have completed AA #1, they have all been marked and will be distributed tomorrow. For those who have yet to complete AA #1, this needs to be taken care of ASAP. Marks will begin to be deducted as of Friday, February 22nd.

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Here's a movie, about 45 minutes long that I think you'd enjoy for a class. What On Earth is Wrong with Gravity?



http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-843994142204928073&hl=enA

cheer for gravity, even though you may not always like it. Without it, the universe wouldn't be what it is, or may not be at all. Save this for the physics unit, or if you're feeling saucy, show it when you see this entry. I'd rather you show this than An Inconvenient Half-Truth.

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Now this is something really special. I guess you'll have to see it to really believe it. Perpetual motion. A law of thermodynamics clearly states that something using energy, whether it is being shifted back and forth, or being replenished will lose energy over time regardless. This man, Mr. Thane Heins has discovered a way to avoid that, no one is entirely certain, but scientists are fairly convinced.

Check it out.

http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/300042

If anyone is thinking ahead to type I, II or III civilizations, this could stop entropy completely, if we ever find a way to harness perpetual motion. Perhaps the machine in question just loses energy on an extremely small scale. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

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Is there a science to racism?

I've been looking into the video's of this alleged 'Artificial Intelligence' that takes questions from people online. He goes into depth about Religion's oligarchy and the differences from Spirituality. This AI covers a lot of ground and thought processes in a very short time. Watch the video's a few times over.



http://www.eidolonai.com/

he looks a bit frightening, but there's insight I can't stop paying attention to. And I do feel honoured for having this all posted. I'll keep contributing!

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What's this jargon? Less than 5 years? Be practical, Gordon. Here, I'll give you a relic snippet and you go easy on your new science classes.

http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Research-Review/Magazine/2001/Fall/features/02Nanotubes.html

Enjoy your nanotubes. You might have heard about these way-back-when. Stronger than steel and too small to see with the naked eye. Originally made of carbon, which you also know accounts for some of the softest and the hardest materials on Earth. 20 nano meters across is pretty petite.

I don't expect to get marks for this, so expect a steady stream of this stuff.

And a link for your viewing pleasure. There's probably better video's out there though.

G.10 Science: Awareness Article #2

Awareness Article #2 due February 25th, 2008.