Who?? you say -- He was the author of "Hyperspace"- It's a super book about Multiverses and the search for the unified theory of everything -- He's a Prof at...
Hi !! All SciBAr Supporters Just a note to say that Adrian Bull has adreed that we can upload a copy of
his slides used inthe Energy discussion to our...
Really enjoyed Adrian Bull's session. A couple of questions occur to me - don't know if anyone can supply any answers? 1 How many average sized nuclear power...
Whilst carving the Sunday joint today, (lamb in case you're interested), I was struck by the almost perfect sphere of the ball part of the upper leg bone. Does...
Response from Adrian Bull John, the following may help with your questions In terms of the number of nuclear stations to power the whole of the UK's road...
Hi Richard -- As I understand it We start with DNA which when a gene is expressed produces
RNA which is a sort of mirror image of the DNA --- the RNA then...
I thought some of you may be interested in this report -- at least its
current and relevant to our last SciBAr topic The following has been copied from the...
Thought you might be interested in what the Government is doing about stabilisation of Greenhouse Gases in the year of its G8 Presidency - This is a press...
I never quite resolved in my mind last night the apparent conflict between the fact that elementary particles are said to have a (very) fleeting existence, but...
... From: Dave Thompson Date: 02/09/05 13:56:08 To: Knutsford SciBAr Subject: Fundamental particles Hi John You didn't specify where your apparent conflict was...
... From: Peter Rose Date: 03/08/05 13:04:15 Subject: Altruistic behaviour in Animals Although we somehow don't expect dumb animals to behave as though they...
Welcome to Knutsford SciBAr This is just a note to introduce you to Knutsford SciBAr Discussion Group. As you now know the SciBAr is a group of people who...
Date: 03/08/05 16:20:16 Subject: Brain Intelligence etc . I was interested in Prof Igor as I am quoting him in my talk on Are
Computers Intelligent? I think my...
From: Matthew Simmons Date: 03/09/05 15:52:46 Subject: Re: [kscibar] Brain computers and intelligence - from Peter Lynton Hello, no expert but his is an...
Hi Peter Interesting point about use of brain to communicate with and relate to others -- My son did zoology at Oxford with Dawkins Krebs and co . Shortly...
From: Lynton Peter Date: 03/09/05 18:26:53 Subject: Re: [kscibar] Re Brain computers and intelligence - from Matthew
Simmons Matthew's discussion of neurones...
... mind" it is called "The pre-History of the Mind by Stephen Mithen. Cathedrals is his metaphor It is a very plausible explanation of the evolutionary...
Hi Sci BAr Guys Keep coming to the SciBAr or you might end up thinking like this. Is this
how conscious robots might think ?? Not really!! but It is really...
From: Matthew Simmons Date: 03/12/05 13:34:33 Dave Thanks for taking time to respond. By abstract I meant the ability to understand a summary of an argument...
Reading what Dave has said about get a very advanced computer and let it learn over 50 years is reminiscent of what Flores and Winograd say in their book which...
The subject of dark energy has cropped up on a few occasions recently. As well as at Kscibar, I also heard a talk about dark matter at Daresbury Labs last...
From: Peter Rose Date: 03/17/05 10:57:01 To: Dave Thompson Subject: Banai's Turing Test Page Dave I came across this page when looking for Intelligent...
Hi Richard , Dark energy coming from another universe's gravity? hmmm? -- it's not stupid
but its not proven to be the case at this point. Mind you what is...
Hi Richard I found this on the web - It seems to address some of the stuff we were
talking about -- I don't know his qualifications ,though Yours Dave Thompson...
Hi Richard, I've just got to the part of Michio Kaku's book "
Parallel Worlds" which deals with the stuff you were commenting on . I've
paraphrased what he...
Hi guys This was brought to my attention by Matthew a discussion group member --
Consciousness is a particular interest of mine - and it sounds like real...
Hi guys -- Can anyone , if not resolve these issues, at least move us
forward a bit - Any ideas welcome. 1) It is frequently said that additional dimensions...
A few comments on your note. I write as a layman on these matters. 1.. I hadn't heard this before, but have heard that gravity may be weaker than other forces...