I'm still trying to look for more info about the Higgs Boson particle. For now, this is the only related video that I have.
I'll bring more info about the Higgs Boson particle later.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
No Proper Post Today / Adbrite
My internet is kinda acting up because of the typhoon and I haven't got any new videos to share with.
Anyway, since halloween is just a few days away, I thought I'd share this with everyone.
EDIT:
I received an email earlier today from Adbrite. They said the my blog is generating invalid clicks or impressions thereby disabling my account. Of course I emailed them back asking for more information and a possible re-review. Just now, they email me again saying that after a re-reviewed, they still concluded that my blog is really generating invalid clicks and impression and that my account will not be reinstated.
I must say, this really is a letdown. Although I wasn't expecting much from it, it still upsets me quite a bit.
Anyway, I think I have found a new interesting documentary and I'll share it with you guys later.
Anyway, since halloween is just a few days away, I thought I'd share this with everyone.
EDIT:
I received an email earlier today from Adbrite. They said the my blog is generating invalid clicks or impressions thereby disabling my account. Of course I emailed them back asking for more information and a possible re-review. Just now, they email me again saying that after a re-reviewed, they still concluded that my blog is really generating invalid clicks and impression and that my account will not be reinstated.
I must say, this really is a letdown. Although I wasn't expecting much from it, it still upsets me quite a bit.
Anyway, I think I have found a new interesting documentary and I'll share it with you guys later.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Introduction to The Large Hadron Collider
Well, I'm still alive so here's another blog entry.
I was thinking of doing this for sometime now but I know that putting a long article here will only bore most of my followers.
So instead of, I'm putting this videos to give you an overview on what the Large Hadron Collider is all about.
The Large Hadron Collider
How Does it Works?
Results and Analogy
I was thinking of doing this for sometime now but I know that putting a long article here will only bore most of my followers.
So instead of, I'm putting this videos to give you an overview on what the Large Hadron Collider is all about.
The Large Hadron Collider
How Does it Works?
Results and Analogy
Sunday, October 17, 2010
The Beauty of the Night Sky
No more documentary videos for now. Instead, I present to you this video about the night sky.
EDIT:
Btw, ESO stands for European Southern Observatory. That's the place where this video was shot.
Also, if you haven't guessed yet, VLT is for Very Large Telescope!(No SHIT, Einstein!)
EDIT 2:
So, as of this moment this is the situation here:
See that white spot? I'm under it right now! Well anyway, I hope things won't take a turn for the worst; otherwise, I won't be able to comment on your blog and update mine.
EDIT:
Btw, ESO stands for European Southern Observatory. That's the place where this video was shot.
Also, if you haven't guessed yet, VLT is for Very Large Telescope!(No SHIT, Einstein!)
EDIT 2:
So, as of this moment this is the situation here:
See that white spot? I'm under it right now! Well anyway, I hope things won't take a turn for the worst; otherwise, I won't be able to comment on your blog and update mine.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Evolve - Speed (Last Episode)
Episode 11
The ability to react and move can often mean the difference between life and death in the animal kingdom. Some animals have evolved into championship fliers, swimmers, and runners.
What are the forces that create this need for speed, and how do animal bodies adapt to go into overdrive? In this episode, find out about nature’s ultimate engine, muscle, how it evolved and how it works. Meet some of the fastest species on earth.
The ability to react and move can often mean the difference between life and death in the animal kingdom. Some animals have evolved into championship fliers, swimmers, and runners.
What are the forces that create this need for speed, and how do animal bodies adapt to go into overdrive? In this episode, find out about nature’s ultimate engine, muscle, how it evolved and how it works. Meet some of the fastest species on earth.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Evolve - Shape
Episode 10
Living organisms have entered into a battle for survival for hundreds of millions of years and the pressure to survive has resulted in ever changing shapes. From the hammerhead shark to the platypus, new and sometimes extreme shapes can mean survival for certain species. But, as nature has proven, sometimes the most basic shapes on earth have the staying power of survival. This episode will explore the evolution of animal shape and how the slightest alteration of a leg or a head can mean the difference between life and extinction.
Living organisms have entered into a battle for survival for hundreds of millions of years and the pressure to survive has resulted in ever changing shapes. From the hammerhead shark to the platypus, new and sometimes extreme shapes can mean survival for certain species. But, as nature has proven, sometimes the most basic shapes on earth have the staying power of survival. This episode will explore the evolution of animal shape and how the slightest alteration of a leg or a head can mean the difference between life and extinction.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Evolve - Venom
Episode 9
The deadliest natural weapon employed in the animal kingdom, venom has independently evolved in creatures as diverse as jellyfish, insects, snakes, and even mammals.
Scientists from around the globe show how evolution adapted venom to fit the needs of the animals who wield it. Injecting venom into samples of his blood, Australia’s Bryan Fry demonstrates how the world’s deadliest snake, the inland taipan, has converted the building blocks of its body into lethal toxins. Toto Olivera will introduce us to the cone snail, pound-for-pound the most toxic creature in the world, able to continually update its chemical cocktails with the help of the world’s fastest-evolving genes, guaranteeing the creatures stay one step ahead of their prey.
The deadliest natural weapon employed in the animal kingdom, venom has independently evolved in creatures as diverse as jellyfish, insects, snakes, and even mammals.
Scientists from around the globe show how evolution adapted venom to fit the needs of the animals who wield it. Injecting venom into samples of his blood, Australia’s Bryan Fry demonstrates how the world’s deadliest snake, the inland taipan, has converted the building blocks of its body into lethal toxins. Toto Olivera will introduce us to the cone snail, pound-for-pound the most toxic creature in the world, able to continually update its chemical cocktails with the help of the world’s fastest-evolving genes, guaranteeing the creatures stay one step ahead of their prey.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Evolve - Size
Episode 8
Life has evolved into a multitude of sizes. Over the course of three billion years, life has taken on many forms – from an .02-micrometer-long bacteria to the 110-foot-long blue whale. Scientists are learning how the struggle for survival has led some animals to become small and others to get huge.
Understanding the evolution of size tells us why giant dinosaurs went extinct while the first tiny mammals thrived; gives us answers to why mammoths evolved into pygmies when restricted to islands; and why carnivorous mammals have never grown to weigh more than a ton. Whether it’s the speed of movement or population numbers, the biological world revolves–and “evolves”–around size.
Life has evolved into a multitude of sizes. Over the course of three billion years, life has taken on many forms – from an .02-micrometer-long bacteria to the 110-foot-long blue whale. Scientists are learning how the struggle for survival has led some animals to become small and others to get huge.
Understanding the evolution of size tells us why giant dinosaurs went extinct while the first tiny mammals thrived; gives us answers to why mammoths evolved into pygmies when restricted to islands; and why carnivorous mammals have never grown to weigh more than a ton. Whether it’s the speed of movement or population numbers, the biological world revolves–and “evolves”–around size.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Evolve - Communications
Episode 7
How has our ability to communicate defined us as a species? Sharing information with each other has allowed humans to rise to the top of the food chain and dominate our environments. But humans aren’t the only species that can communicate.
Organisms as simple as bacteria can communicate, a strategy that lets them cooperate to take down creatures millions of times their own size. Fish use pheromones to warn each other about predators and find mates. Chemicals are also an effective means of communicating on land, and they’ve allowed insects – some of nature’s smallest and most unassuming animals – to become the most populous and prolific on earth. The ability to interact stretches back billions of years and has often been one of the primary factors in a species ability to evolve and survive.
How has our ability to communicate defined us as a species? Sharing information with each other has allowed humans to rise to the top of the food chain and dominate our environments. But humans aren’t the only species that can communicate.
Organisms as simple as bacteria can communicate, a strategy that lets them cooperate to take down creatures millions of times their own size. Fish use pheromones to warn each other about predators and find mates. Chemicals are also an effective means of communicating on land, and they’ve allowed insects – some of nature’s smallest and most unassuming animals – to become the most populous and prolific on earth. The ability to interact stretches back billions of years and has often been one of the primary factors in a species ability to evolve and survive.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Evolve - Flight / 300 Followers
Well, I have more than 300 minions now! lol
Thanks for the supports guys!
Episode 6
Humans have always been fascinated with the one part of the world that we could not conquer – the sky. How did the earth’s first flying creatures come to be? In this episode of Evolve we will examine the first vertebrate flyer, the pterosaur, which took to the air over 220 million years ago and eventually evolved to be the size of small airplanes.
Scientists have long pondered how they, the largest flying creatures ever, were able to achieve such an astonishing feat. Scientists examine the fossil record and living birds to try and unlock how some species evolved to have the remarkable trait of flight.
Thanks for the supports guys!
Episode 6
Humans have always been fascinated with the one part of the world that we could not conquer – the sky. How did the earth’s first flying creatures come to be? In this episode of Evolve we will examine the first vertebrate flyer, the pterosaur, which took to the air over 220 million years ago and eventually evolved to be the size of small airplanes.
Scientists have long pondered how they, the largest flying creatures ever, were able to achieve such an astonishing feat. Scientists examine the fossil record and living birds to try and unlock how some species evolved to have the remarkable trait of flight.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Evolve - Skin
Guys, sorry for not doing the rounds last night and earlier today. Been out since last night and I just got home. It's 10 PM here. Will be doing the rounds now.
Episode 5
It makes up 16% of your body weight, is the largest organ in the human body, allows birds to fly, mammals to nurse their young, and provides a lifelong defence against predators and parasites alike. What is it? Skin.
From the delicate membranes that encased the earliest animals to the leathery hides that protected the dinosaurs, this episode looks at how skin has changed and adapted to virtually any challenge it has faced throughout history.
Episode 5
It makes up 16% of your body weight, is the largest organ in the human body, allows birds to fly, mammals to nurse their young, and provides a lifelong defence against predators and parasites alike. What is it? Skin.
From the delicate membranes that encased the earliest animals to the leathery hides that protected the dinosaurs, this episode looks at how skin has changed and adapted to virtually any challenge it has faced throughout history.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Evolve - Sex
Episode 4
In the history of life on earth, sex may be the ultimate survival skill, because the bottom line is: reproduce or die. This episode looks at sex in its many forms, from sharks – among the first vertebrates to have intercourse – to dinosaurs that had to figure out how to join their giant bodies together to mate.
From the stick insect (that mates non-stop for 10 straight weeks) to macaques monkeys (about once an hour)… and finally to humans. This driving force of life comes in many forms. How will sex evolve in the future? Are we evolving beyond sex? In fact, is a time coming when we will be able to seize control of our own evolution… not via sex at all, but through genetic engineering?
In the history of life on earth, sex may be the ultimate survival skill, because the bottom line is: reproduce or die. This episode looks at sex in its many forms, from sharks – among the first vertebrates to have intercourse – to dinosaurs that had to figure out how to join their giant bodies together to mate.
From the stick insect (that mates non-stop for 10 straight weeks) to macaques monkeys (about once an hour)… and finally to humans. This driving force of life comes in many forms. How will sex evolve in the future? Are we evolving beyond sex? In fact, is a time coming when we will be able to seize control of our own evolution… not via sex at all, but through genetic engineering?
Friday, October 8, 2010
Evolve - Jaws
Episode 3
It’s one of the most important developments in the history of life. An adaptation that lets animals kill, butcher, and devour. There is perhaps no instrument more important to survival than a strong set of jaws.
From the shark’s rows of razor-sharp serrated teeth, the crocodile’s overwhelmingly swift-snapping-trap, to the lion’s shredding canines–all have evolved in response to the never-ending struggle between predator and prey. But just how did these ultimate killing weapons develop in the first place?
It’s one of the most important developments in the history of life. An adaptation that lets animals kill, butcher, and devour. There is perhaps no instrument more important to survival than a strong set of jaws.
From the shark’s rows of razor-sharp serrated teeth, the crocodile’s overwhelmingly swift-snapping-trap, to the lion’s shredding canines–all have evolved in response to the never-ending struggle between predator and prey. But just how did these ultimate killing weapons develop in the first place?
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Evolve - Guts
Episode 2
It doesn’t just take willpower to survive. It takes guts–in the form of a digestive system that turns food into fuel. Look closely at the role guts have played in shaping some of Earth’s most successful animals: tyrannosaurs, snakes, cows, humans and others.
Take a 575-million year journey that begins with the planet’s first multi-cellular organisms and ends at our dinner tables. Watch as live-action natural history sequences, CGI, epic docudrama, and experimental science help to illustrate our and our fellow species’ eternal struggle for survival on earth.
It doesn’t just take willpower to survive. It takes guts–in the form of a digestive system that turns food into fuel. Look closely at the role guts have played in shaping some of Earth’s most successful animals: tyrannosaurs, snakes, cows, humans and others.
Take a 575-million year journey that begins with the planet’s first multi-cellular organisms and ends at our dinner tables. Watch as live-action natural history sequences, CGI, epic docudrama, and experimental science help to illustrate our and our fellow species’ eternal struggle for survival on earth.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Evolve - Eyes
Guys, this time I'm bringing you this great documentary series called "Evolve". This is an 11-part documentary series that focuses on Evolution as the results of Natural Selection.
Episode 1
Seeing is believing … not to mention evading, eating and surviving! Learn how the eyeball evolved from ancestors of jellyfish who developed light-sensitive cells to the unique adaptations that allowed primates to better exploit their new habitat, while the ability to see colors helped them find food.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Through the Wormhole - Dark Matter: Beyond the Darkness (Last Episode)
Episode 8
What is the universe made of? If you answered stars, planets, gas and dust, you’d be dead wrong. Enjoy the final episode of Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman.
Thirty years ago, scientists first realized that some unknown dark substance was affecting the way galaxies moved. Today, they think there must be five times as much dark matter as regular matter out there. But they have no idea what it is — only that it’s not made of atoms, or any other matter we are familiar with. And Dark Matter is not the only strange substance in the Universe — a newly discovered force, called Dark Energy, seems to be pushing the very fabric of the cosmos apart.
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence — the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there before the beginning? Are we really alone? These questions have been pondered by the most brilliant minds in history.
Now, modern science may be able to provide us with answers.
What is the universe made of? If you answered stars, planets, gas and dust, you’d be dead wrong. Enjoy the final episode of Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman.
Thirty years ago, scientists first realized that some unknown dark substance was affecting the way galaxies moved. Today, they think there must be five times as much dark matter as regular matter out there. But they have no idea what it is — only that it’s not made of atoms, or any other matter we are familiar with. And Dark Matter is not the only strange substance in the Universe — a newly discovered force, called Dark Energy, seems to be pushing the very fabric of the cosmos apart.
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence — the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there before the beginning? Are we really alone? These questions have been pondered by the most brilliant minds in history.
Now, modern science may be able to provide us with answers.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Through the Wormhole - What Are We Really Made Of?
Episode 7
Our understanding of the universe and the nature of reality itself has drastically changed over the last 100 years, and it’s on the verge of another seismic shift. In a 17-mile-long tunnel buried 570 feet beneath the Franco-Swiss border, the world’s largest and most powerful atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider, is powering up.
Its goal is nothing less than recreating the first instants of creation, when the universe was unimaginably hot and long-extinct forms of matter sizzled and cooled into stars, planets, and ultimately, us. These incredibly small and exotic particles hold the keys to the greatest mysteries of the universe. What we find could validate our long-held theories about how the world works and what we are made of. Or, all of our notions about the essence of what is real will fall apart.
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence — the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there before the beginning? Are we really alone? These questions have been pondered by the most brilliant minds in history.
Now, modern science may be able to provide us with answers.
Our understanding of the universe and the nature of reality itself has drastically changed over the last 100 years, and it’s on the verge of another seismic shift. In a 17-mile-long tunnel buried 570 feet beneath the Franco-Swiss border, the world’s largest and most powerful atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider, is powering up.
Its goal is nothing less than recreating the first instants of creation, when the universe was unimaginably hot and long-extinct forms of matter sizzled and cooled into stars, planets, and ultimately, us. These incredibly small and exotic particles hold the keys to the greatest mysteries of the universe. What we find could validate our long-held theories about how the world works and what we are made of. Or, all of our notions about the essence of what is real will fall apart.
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence — the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there before the beginning? Are we really alone? These questions have been pondered by the most brilliant minds in history.
Now, modern science may be able to provide us with answers.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Through the Wormhole - Are We Alone?
Episode 6
Aliens almost certainly do exist. So why haven’t we yet met E.T.?
It turns out we’re only just developing instruments powerful enough to scan for them, and science sophisticated enough to know where to look. As a result, race is on to find the first intelligent aliens. But what would they look like, and how would they interact with us if we met? The answers may come to us sooner than we imagine, for one leading astronomer believes she may already have heard a hint of their first efforts to communicate.
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence — the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there before the beginning? Are we really alone? These questions have been pondered by the most brilliant minds in history.
Now, modern science may be able to provide us with answers.
Aliens almost certainly do exist. So why haven’t we yet met E.T.?
It turns out we’re only just developing instruments powerful enough to scan for them, and science sophisticated enough to know where to look. As a result, race is on to find the first intelligent aliens. But what would they look like, and how would they interact with us if we met? The answers may come to us sooner than we imagine, for one leading astronomer believes she may already have heard a hint of their first efforts to communicate.
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence — the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there before the beginning? Are we really alone? These questions have been pondered by the most brilliant minds in history.
Now, modern science may be able to provide us with answers.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Through the Wormhole - How Did We Get Here?
Episode 5
Everywhere we look, life exists in both the most hospitable of environments and in the most extreme. Yet we have only ever found life on our planet. How did the stuff of stars come together to create life as we know it? What do we really mean by ‘life’?
And will unlocking this mystery help us find life elsewhere?
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence — the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity.
What are we made of? What was there before the beginning? Are we really alone? These questions have been pondered by the most brilliant minds in history.
Now, modern science may be able to provide us with answers.
Everywhere we look, life exists in both the most hospitable of environments and in the most extreme. Yet we have only ever found life on our planet. How did the stuff of stars come together to create life as we know it? What do we really mean by ‘life’?
And will unlocking this mystery help us find life elsewhere?
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence — the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity.
What are we made of? What was there before the beginning? Are we really alone? These questions have been pondered by the most brilliant minds in history.
Now, modern science may be able to provide us with answers.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Through the Wormhole - What Happened Before the Beginning?
Episode 4
Every cosmologist and astronomer agrees: our Universe is 13.7 billion years old. Using cutting-edge technology, scientists are now able to take a snapshot of the Universe a mere heartbeat after its birth.
Armed with hypersensitive satellites, astronomers look back in time to the very moment of creation, when all the matter in the Universe exploded into existence.
It is here that we uncover an unsolved mystery as old as time itself — if the Universe was born, where did it come from? Meet the leading scientists who have now discovered what they believe to be the origin of our Universe, and a window into the time before time.
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence — the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there before the beginning? Are we really alone? These questions have been pondered by the most brilliant minds in history.
Now, modern science may be able to provide us with answers.
Every cosmologist and astronomer agrees: our Universe is 13.7 billion years old. Using cutting-edge technology, scientists are now able to take a snapshot of the Universe a mere heartbeat after its birth.
Armed with hypersensitive satellites, astronomers look back in time to the very moment of creation, when all the matter in the Universe exploded into existence.
It is here that we uncover an unsolved mystery as old as time itself — if the Universe was born, where did it come from? Meet the leading scientists who have now discovered what they believe to be the origin of our Universe, and a window into the time before time.
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole explores the deepest mysteries of existence — the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there before the beginning? Are we really alone? These questions have been pondered by the most brilliant minds in history.
Now, modern science may be able to provide us with answers.
New URL & Changing Site Feed Tutorial
Guys, I'm changing the URL of my blog. It seems that there is a list of blogs that is being included in a clicking scam. That is most probably the reason why a lot of Adsense account is being disabled.
My old URL is:
http://najdesperdu.blogspot.com
The New URL is:
http://najdesperdu95.blogspot.com
To be safe, I advice all my followers and those who read my blog to do the same.
To change your URL address:
1. Go to your dashboard. Located here: http://www.blogger.com/home
2. Click Publishing
3. Then change the blogspot address to your desired address.
Now, since the you change the URL of your blog, you will also need to change the Site Feed because if you don't, your new post won't appear in the Reading List of your followers.
To change your Site Feed:
1. Go to http://www.feedburner.com/ then log in using your Google account.
2. Click the feed title of your blog.
3. Next, click the edit details.
4. Edit the first part of the Original feed. If your blog's URL is 123456.blogspot.com, only edit the 123456 part.
For more details about this incident please visit David Davidson's blog post.
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