Our current TOP FIVE list of the most popular topics this week in The Science Rant:
TheDress. Dress Mystery Color Depends on ...you
originally posted Feb 27, 2015
AT LAST, the Shocking Truth about SUPER PI DAY, VI...
originally posted Mar 14, 2015
Science of Sound - 8 Bit Computer Music is Alive a...
originally posted Mar 2, 2015
Grapefruit Dangers if you take Lipitor or many oth...
originally posted Nov 27, 2012
Dr Mitton's U of Tube Sunday Pick
originally posted Feb 1, 2015
March 22, 2015
March 14, 2015
AT LAST, the Shocking Truth about SUPER PI DAY, VISUALLY EXPLAINED
HAPPY SUPER PIE day. 3/14/15 or the first five digits of Pi = 3.1415
But is there more to super pi than just those five numbers. At The Science Rant, we think so, and have a far more revealing discovery to present on SUPER PIE. Yes, revealed here for the first time, the real reason behind what makes Pi into Super Pi. Enjoy.
Yes, its true. Any day can be Super Pie day with the correct addition to Pie.
Sincerely and scientifically yours,
Dr Mitton
But is there more to super pi than just those five numbers. At The Science Rant, we think so, and have a far more revealing discovery to present on SUPER PIE. Yes, revealed here for the first time, the real reason behind what makes Pi into Super Pi. Enjoy.
Yes, its true. Any day can be Super Pie day with the correct addition to Pie.
Sincerely and scientifically yours,
Dr Mitton
March 13, 2015
Still free. World Sports Navigator for Android
Check out World Sports Navigator on Google Play!
To promote sports in general and especially amateur sports and special olympic events too. Also for following sports networks and a variety of sports around the world. Ever follow netball? Alpine events, all ages. Free from Dr Mitton.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.andromo.dev47852.app100136
March 2, 2015
Science of Sound - 8 Bit Computer Music is Alive and Well
Sound and the science of sound. What is sound exactly? Sound is basically something we can feel literally on our skin or also with hearing if we have that sense. However you perceive sound, its not just for those with official hearing. Sound is the movement of compression waves in a gas (the air) or in a solid, where the molecules are compressed together and push on each other like a domino effect. The result is a compression wave that travels from the source to our ears or skin surface where we can hear or even feel them. That is the basic science of sound.
Sound can be created from a speaker of course, and for computers in the early 80's, good old 8-bit programmable sound generation could be produced using sound chips. The sound chip simply generated a wave form and you could control its frequency and sometimes volume or the amplitude (height) of those waves. You could also control the duration of the tones and with great dedication you could program music. This 8-bit style music has some dedicated musicians making amazing productions that are quite complex. This one below, I highly recommend for your listening pleasure. If you ever liked Metallica, you will like this. I recall seeing the video of Enter Sandman during its premiere on MuchMusic in the 90's (Canada's version of MTV). Enjoy.
Sound can be created from a speaker of course, and for computers in the early 80's, good old 8-bit programmable sound generation could be produced using sound chips. The sound chip simply generated a wave form and you could control its frequency and sometimes volume or the amplitude (height) of those waves. You could also control the duration of the tones and with great dedication you could program music. This 8-bit style music has some dedicated musicians making amazing productions that are quite complex. This one below, I highly recommend for your listening pleasure. If you ever liked Metallica, you will like this. I recall seeing the video of Enter Sandman during its premiere on MuchMusic in the 90's (Canada's version of MTV). Enjoy.
listen on YouTube Enter Sandman in 8-bit style by The Greatest Bits: http://t.co/UgTpjjw5if
— Kenneth Mitton, PhD (@kpmitton) February 28, 2015
February 27, 2015
#TheDress. Dress Mystery Color Depends on ...you
Black or gold dress explained by your friendly neighborhood vision scientist. Why black to some and gold to others? It has to do with how your eyes work....
February 1, 2015
Dr Mitton's U of Tube Sunday Pick
When CCR first did this song about 69 and 70, the Vietnam war was going strong. The song is not anti soldier at all but expressed feelings on the behalf of young men drafted and sent to war for reasons that no one could describe properly.
While better off families and senator's sons could be moved from state to state each year and kept in university to evade their draft notice, the average lower and middle class sons had no such fortunate situation. (Draft notices were only valid from your State of residence draft board. So you could be moved each year and a new notice would need to be issued from your new state. In the age of paper and carbon copies and regular mail, that could take 1-2 years.)
Bruce Springsteen w. John Fogerty - Fortunate Son - Madison Square Garde...: http://youtu.be/iQqHzPzQsMg
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