For long, I wondered why the ebola virus is even active in Africa. The abundance of ultraviolet (sun) light should kill any virus. A lack of ultraviolet sunlight allows for seasonal diseases (eg, influenza). However, my assumptions were wrong: the ebola virus does not travel by air but through bodily fluids (eg, source). Bodily fluids and ultraviolet sunlight hardly...
Indien het (zon-) Licht geen tegenstand ondervindt dan wordt de kleur van het object door ons als Wit gezien (o.a. sneeuw). Bij volledige absorptie van het zonlicht, noemen we de kleur van het object Zwart (o.a. aarde). Tussen Wit en Zwart zitten vele tinten grijs en vele kleuren. Ja, de kleuren zwart en wit komen zeker voor in de natuur. Hoewel groen vaak...
I just had an intriguing thought: is everything in Life, Nature and the Universe multi purpose? Water is multi purpose (eg, gas, ice, snow, thirst). Light is also multi purpose (eg, energy, sunlight, UV-radiation, warmth). I cannot imagine that's a coincidence. Is multi purpose an element of reciprocity? My next thought was about reciprocity and its common dualistic...
A 1915 war poem by Julian Grenfell (1888-1915) mentioned the 3 most important items: Life is colour, warmth and light; my 2022 blog. Other people may add beauty, hope, inspiration, love, peace, and/or water. In my view, beauty and peace are in the eye of the beholder. Hence, personal and relative. Almost each day, I express my gratitude for the items above....
Following the dismantling of the American federal Ministry of Education, and the transfer of its tasks to the 50 U.S. States, my blog title suddenly becomes relevant. Do California, Florida, and New York actually need (a) Trump?? “Following the American Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation were adopted in 1781 to establish the federal...
Intro LO: After digesting this recent Scientific American article, the conclusion is simple: it’s (nearly) impossible that life on planet Earth is a singular event within the Universe. There must be other life-forms throughout the Universe. Hence, science-fiction is (much) more like science - and technology - than like fiction. The (alleged) sightings of...
Recent Comments