NYT : Memory Training Shown to Turn Up Brainpower

If it's true, memory training helps to improve people's intelligence. More researches will be needed before we know the answers. For further reading, click on the link below.

Memory Training Shown to Turn Up Brainpower

SciAm.com : The Color of Plants on Other Worlds

Scientific American has an excellent article about the color of plants in other worlds orbiting stars light years away from our solar system.

Have you ever imagined that the color of plants to be blue, red, orange, purple, black, and so on? I think that it's possible. It depends on the algae and the formation of plants under the ocean and what type of photons they need to absorb in order to spread.

The article is very long but worth reading. For further reading, click on the link below.

The Color of Plants on Other Worlds

NYT : Physicists Renew Claim, in New Experiment, of Detecting Dark Matter Particles

Do you support the claims by a team of Italian and Chinese physicists that they have detected the mysterious dark matter particles?

I am not so sure. It requires credibility and I want to see them come up with a sold report outlining their discovery.

For further reading, click on the link below.

Physicists Renew Claim, in New Experiment, of Detecting Dark Matter Particles

NYT : Gauging a Collider’s Odds of Creating a Black Hole

Dennis Overbye posted a nice essay about a collider's odds of creating a Black Hole. I think that it's an interesting essay. I have to agree that it's extremely unlikely to create the Black Hole out of a collider. I am not going to lose any sleep over this. For further reading, click on the link below.

Gauging a Collider’s Odds of Creating a Black Hole

NYT : Tunnel Milestone, and More to Come

This is more of engineering stuff but I still wanted to share with you. This article provide details on how to build tunnels using today's technology, especially with the aid of satellite. Take a look at the multimedia section. I think that the article is incredible.

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Tunnel Milestone, and More to Come

NYT: The Ancient Mechanics and How They Thought

Can you imagine how ancient Greek think about mechanics? "Mechanical Problems" did exist as far as third century B.C. As you know, simple mechanics such as the wheel, the lever, and axle, the balance, the pulley, the wedge and the screw. Don't be surprised that old textures were found containing the notes of theories and principles of mechanics even though they were not so sophisticated as ours. It's terrific to learn how they actually visualized and how they have attempted to come up with ideas. They have developed algebra and geometry over different periods of time.

For further reading, click on the link below.

The Ancient Mechanics and How They Thought

NYT: Science in Pictures, April 4

Check out the New York Times' slideshow. It contains six spectacular pictures. I personally like number 2, 3, and 6. Take your pick!


Science in Pictures, April 4