Best (Free) Science Documentaries Online
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Pain of Not Knowing
The Road Less Traveled author M. Scott Peck, MD wrote something about the “pain of not knowing”. I don’t remember much of it other than that an information vacuum makes us uncomfortable – in pain, even – and we tend to fill the gaps with conjectures and presumptions. While perhaps most people...
Source: Filipino Freethinkers
NASA Announces Five New Planets
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirmed that five new planets were discovered orbiting distant stars Monday, January 4.
The planets, categorized as exoplanets – planets outside our solar system – are described as “hot Jupiters”. That is, they all have the size of Jupiter...
Source: Daily Contributor
What to expect in 2010? Insights on the Emergence of the New Man
What to expect in the coming new year? Many Filipinos are apprehensive if we are to believe the Consumer Confidence Index of the Bangko Sentral. Despite a SWS survey which paints a picture of a majority of Filipinos optimistic of the coming Metal Tiger year, the Index does not lie. There is still a 46%...
Source: pinoyobserver.com
Humility: Reason vs. Faith
I often hear religious people say that freethinkers are proud people, leaning on their own human understanding. The faithful claim to be humble, acknowledging our limited wisdom and thereby surrendering mind and will to the Almighty, the Supreme Being of the universe.
At first it seems they have a point,...
Source: Filipino Freethinkers
A Universe From Nothing
I remember talking to innerminds during the first FF Davao Meet-up, and he was explaining his stance of being a Deist. He said something along the lines of: if the Big Bang is the beginning of the Universe, all the matter still had to come from somewhere, and he refers to the source as the Creator. He...
Source: Filipino Freethinkers
Winter Solstice 2009: First Day of Winter
Winter Solstice 2009 takes place today, December 21, at precisely 12:47 p.m. EST, or 17:47 UTC. This astronomical event takes place exactly when the earth’s axial tilt is farthest away from the sun at its maximum of 23of 23° 26′. Depending on the shift of the calendar, the winter solstice...
Source: Daily Contributor
Earth’s Amazing Satellite Images
The satellite image below is just one of the 60 images compiled by WebDesignerDepot.com. The photos in the compilation are from the Landsat 7 satellite and were created to introduce the general public to the Landsat Program. Various combination of the eight Landsat 7 spectral bands were selected to create...
Source: Daily Contributor » Technology
Mayon Volcano eruption to mark the end of the Arroyo regime?
Mayon Volcano preceded Edsa Dos which ousted Erap Estrada from power
Chinese beliefs say that natural disasters foretell of the end of a dynasty or the death of a ruler. Chairman Mao Tse-tung was gravely ill when the Tangshan earthquake occured. Six weeks after the devastating quake happened which killed...
Source: pinoyobserver.com
Mayon Volcano will erupt anytime, says Philvocs
Mayon Volcano---the lady is expected to erupt anytime soon
The provincial government of Albay has ordered the forced evacuation of 100,000 residents living within and near Mayon Volcano. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology or Philvocs say that more than 1,900 earthquakes have been...
Source: pinoyobserver.com
