The quest-a thirst unquenchable..

Quest - a thrust unquestionable..

“You have given me deeper thirsting after life. Surely there is no greater gift to a man than that which turns all his aims into parching lips and all life into a fountain. And in this lies my honour and my reward, – That whenever I come to the fountain to drink I find the living water itself thirsty; it drinks me while I drink it.” – Khalil Gibran

Category: curiosity corner

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curiosity corner / For members / National Science week special / pleasure of knowledge

Bill Nye – The Joy of Discovery(Quest Science month special)

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Shots of Awe: The Creative Urge

“Man cannot endure his own littleness unless he can translate it into meaningfulness on the largest possible level” – Ernest Becker [wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”dark” loop_video=”0″ enable_fullscreen=”1″ show_related=”0″ show_popup=”0″ thumb_popup_width=”213″ thumb_popup_height=”128″ show_title=”0″ show_youtube_icon=”0″ show_annotations=”1″ show_progress_bar_color=”red” autohide_parameters=”1″ set_initial_volume=”true” initial_volume=”44″ disable_keyboard=”0″]fvi7VLbiMuk[/wpdevart_youtube]

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Shots of Awe-The Ecstasy of Curiosity

“To entertain such ontologies is to re-contextualize one’s self as a marvelous conduit in a timeless whole, through which molecules and meaning flow, from nebulae to neurons and back again.” – Tim Doody [wpdevart_youtube width=”640″ height=”385″ autoplay=”0″ theme=”dark” loop_video=”0″ enable_fullscreen=”1″ show_related=”0″ show_popup=”0″ thumb_popup_width=”213″ thumb_popup_height=”128″ show_title=”0″ show_youtube_icon=”0″ show_annotations=”1″ show_progress_bar_color=”red”...

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A moon/candle in the dark night / curiosity corner / For members / pleasure of knowledge

Homeopathy – Con or Cure / Enemies of Reason (Richard Dawkins)(Quest Saturday special)

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Homeopathy-(From James Randi foundation)

Many people have no idea what homeopathy is; they think it’s just some kind of herbal medicine. Actually it’s incredibly silly. It has been called “the ultimate fake” and “delusions about dilutions.” It has been tested and shown not to work, and basic science tells us it couldn’t...

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You Can Depend on it for Flavor but not for Health Benefits-SkepDoc’s Corner

Turmeric is a yellow spice used in Indian cuisine; its active ingredient, marketed as a dietary supplement, is curcumin. It is widely used in Ayurvedic medicine, where it is said to balance vata, pitta, and kapha, to kindle agni, and to help reduce kapha and ama. It allegedly...

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What’s Next For Transistors-New FETs, qubits, neuromorphic approaches, and advanced packaging

The IC industry is moving in several different directions at once. The largest chipmakers continue to march down process nodes with chip scaling, while others are moving towards various advanced packaging schemes. On top of that, post-CMOS devices, neuromorphic chips and quantum computing are all in the works....