Update: Stars and Galaxies

I wasn't kidding when I said this class from senior year has been following me around as of late: yet again today I found more relevant material to share (check out my earlier post for other astronomy-related goodies).

I think Carol showed me this video some time ago, and since then I have learned that it is part of a seven-video series, called The Sagan Series, honoring the late Carl Sagan.  The videos are quite beautiful and touching.

Today, I discovered that a spin-off series is in the works titled The Feynman Series, narrated by the late Richard Feynman.  The Feynman videos that have been produced so far are equally as awe-inspiring.  Check out "Beauty" below!

Time's a-Tickin'

So Jad and Robert have already taught me some mind-blowing facts about time in both the "Time" and "Memory and Forgetting" episodes (sorry for all the Radiolab-related posts lately); though parts of the conversation about time will forever remain impossible for me to comprehend, most of the facts below are quite intriguing.

To read more behind these ten statements about time, check out the explanations here. The points in italics are the ones whose explanations I find the most interesting (among those that I understand, that is).

Ten Things Everyone Should Know about Time
by Sean of Discover Magazine

1. Time exists.
2. The past and the future are equally real.
3. Everyone experiences time differently.
4. You live in the past.
5. Your memory isn’t as good as you think.
6. Consciousness depends on manipulating time.
7. Disorder increases as time passes.
8. Complexity comes and goes. 
9. Aging can be reversed.
10. A lifespan is a billion heartbeats.

I, Robot

This is awesome.

I really need to listen to the "Talking to Machines" Radiolab episode now (apparently it features the Cleverbot).