Cosmic Missing Mass Found by Student Astrophysicist

A 22-year-old Australian university student makes, what appears to be, a pretty big cosmic discovery concerning missing mass in the Universe. This is not to be confused with dark matter.

I would like to see some comments on this in some scientific publications before I get too enthused.

Over the years I become more and more impressed with the work on cosmological origins over at Thunderbolts. Wallace Thornhill and David Talbott have done some intriguing work on our electric universe. Watch the videos. They are convinced that dark matter is a mathematical artifact. I think they are on to something.

Colin's South American Pictorial Display

Here is a link to photos taken by one of my co-works on a project last fall. He's in his mid-20s, a history major, a radiological control technician, and has a quality camera (I can't remember the brand or model). He took a trip to South America this spring and I thought his snapshots were exceptional.

It is amazing to me how the mainstream news media is so fixated on Europe and the middle east and has very little interest in South America. It is an amazing place with vibrant cultures and awesome landscapes. Enjoy

Unreal Timelapse of the Milky Way

Click here to watch an amazing timelapse video. Be sure to view this in full-screen.

How to Haggle Like Your Old Man

Every interaction you have with another person is a negotiation. We are navigating a world of back and forth deal making. The better you are at this skill, the more fulfilled your life might be. This article contains lots of advice and tips.

Passive Income Options

Click here to read about four recommended low-risk ways to generate passive income from Melanie Pinola over at Lifehacker.

How to Copy, Cut, and Paste for Beginners

Click here to learn a very useful tool for the computing world.

Are Oil and Natural Gas Renewable?

Jesse Ausubel of Rockerfeller Univ. is leading a research team are working with the Deep Carbon Observatory to investigate the organic and inorganic carbon cycles deep in the earth. Russian scientists and the late Thomas Gold of Cornell University have through about this for decades.

I've started following some of Gold's work back in the 1980s. Breakthroughs in technology may be giving us some definitive answers. The implications are significant.

Weird Photo of the Week

A cat that looks like Hitler. There is actually a website. I kid you not.

The Case for Cursive

The art of cursive handwriting is almost lost. Can you write cursive? When was the last time you tried. Your signature does not count.