BlogHide Resteemsresteemedsenseye (64)in science • 8 years agoThe Sky in an Atlas and the Sky in Our Memory: Poetical Names MatterEvery star has a name. Those names from star catalogues and atlases are commonly used among astronomers and we often brag about knowing how to call particular stars on the dome above us. However…resteemedprimus (59)in golos • 8 years ago#1 Golos Weekly Report Oct. 09, 2016: Network Launch, Crowdsale Delay, and How Golos Will Differ from SteemThe launch of Golos, Russian Steem fork, caused community to ask many questions. With less than a week before the launch, I want to share the most actual news about Golos. Thanks to developers.…mione (60)in science • 8 years agoBest Scientific Abstract Ever on Quantum Tokens for Digital SignaturesThe fisherman caught a quantum fish. "Fisherman, please let me go", begged the fish, "and I will grant you three wishes". The fisherman agreed. The fish gave the fisherman a quantum computer, three…mione (60)in science • 8 years agoHow to Become the Elite of the Information Society?I write this small essay based on the conversation I had in a local bar. Several men concerned with the influence of technology on casual life, decided to contemplate about much needed fixes to our…mione (60)in science • 8 years agoWhat Chemical Elements Would Look Like If They Were People (featuring Lenya Brick as author)Images by Lenya Brick for AdMe.resteemedsenseye (64)in art • 8 years agoMy Art of Astronomy: Why Is There Summer and Winter? (Part 7, includes step-by-step drawing as a bonus!)In the summer the Sun is high in the sky. The days are long and warm. But in the winter the Sun is low. The days are short and cold. Why does that happen? 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But the distant location proved costly, so the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)…mione (60)in motivation • 8 years agoThe Importance of Awe: Can kids today still experience the “11th emotion,” the key to loving astronomy?While struggling in abject poverty in Nashville after the Civil War, future astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard received a Bible from his Sunday school teacher. He kept it his entire life, but apart…mione (60)in science • 8 years agoHow English was Made: One Language’s Long Journey from Humble to HonorificabilitudinitatibusLong ago, English was considered a barbarian’s tongue. It was fine for the workshop and tavern, but unfit for philosophy, art, and matters of the spirit. Even in England, the Catholic church and…
