http://scienceyard.wordpress.com a karthiks blog Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:59:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://scienceyard.wordpress.com http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/check-out-cool-things-to-do-this-weekend/ http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/check-out-cool-things-to-do-this-weekend/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:59:28 +0000 karthikmns http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/check-out-cool-things-to-do-this-weekend/ ]]> http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/check-out-cool-things-to-do-this-weekend/feed/ 0 karthikmns http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/could-blood-be-used-to-power-batteries/ http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/could-blood-be-used-to-power-batteries/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:05:00 +0000 karthikmns http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/could-blood-be-used-to-power-batteries/ ]]> http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/could-blood-be-used-to-power-batteries/feed/ 0 karthikmns a blood battery sports drink http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/has-a-surfer-discovered-the-theory-of-everything/ http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/has-a-surfer-discovered-the-theory-of-everything/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:56:00 +0000 karthikmns http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/has-a-surfer-discovered-the-theory-of-everything/ ]]> http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/has-a-surfer-discovered-the-theory-of-everything/feed/ 1 karthikmns A. Garrett Lisi E8 Lie group E8 Lie group Particle accelerator at CERN, Switzerland http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/are-we-not-the-only-earth-out-there/ http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/are-we-not-the-only-earth-out-there/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:12:00 +0000 karthikmns http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/are-we-not-the-only-earth-out-there/ ]]> http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/are-we-not-the-only-earth-out-there/feed/ 0 karthikmns artist's depiction of another Earth Earth-like planet http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/chinas-sorrow/ http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/chinas-sorrow/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:34:00 +0000 karthikmns http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/chinas-sorrow/ ]]> http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/chinas-sorrow/feed/ 0 karthikmns The Huang He River (Yellow River) in China The Huang He River (Yellow River) in China, suspended in the sky above Kaifeng The Huang He River (Yellow River) in China, flooded in 1933 Chinese laborers toiling to prevent the Huang He from overflowing in 1958 http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/does-time-change-speed/ http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/does-time-change-speed/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:54:00 +0000 karthikmns http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/does-time-change-speed/ ]]> http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/does-time-change-speed/feed/ 0 karthikmns A student at Enfield School in London wonders why time doesn't just pick up the pace. Is time a concrete, immutable concept, or does it actually change? A copy of Newton's A signed copy of Einstein's So you're telling me if you send me up there at high speeds, I'll appear younger than Jimmy when I come back down? Where do I sign up?! http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/beyond-gravity/ http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/beyond-gravity/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:46:00 +0000 karthikmns http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/beyond-gravity/ ]]> http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/beyond-gravity/feed/ 0 karthikmns Photo: Man wearing astronaut helmet and gloves http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/what-if-you-fell-out-of-an-airplane-without-a-parachute/ http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/what-if-you-fell-out-of-an-airplane-without-a-parachute/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:21:00 +0000 karthikmns http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/what-if-you-fell-out-of-an-airplane-without-a-parachute/ ]]> http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/17/what-if-you-fell-out-of-an-airplane-without-a-parachute/feed/ 0 karthikmns Men jump out of an airplane Men skydive http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/what-if-we-lived-on-the-moon/ http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/what-if-we-lived-on-the-moon/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:50:00 +0000 karthikmns http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/what-if-we-lived-on-the-moon/ ]]> http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/what-if-we-lived-on-the-moon/feed/ 0 karthikmns Earth and a lunar surface with stars in the background. American money http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/will-we-soon-be-extinct/ http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/will-we-soon-be-extinct/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:54:00 +0000 karthikmns http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/will-we-soon-be-extinct/ ]]> http://scienceyard.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/will-we-soon-be-extinct/feed/ 0 karthikmns Although it can't be shown as the direct cause, global warming like we're experiencing now has taken place during past mass extinctions. Without worms to provide our soil with nitrogen, our crops would suffer.