MetaFilter posts tagged with Biology and physics

Genesis Revisited

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:00:41 -0800

Genesis Revisited scientifically summarises the scientific field of Creation Science (warning: science) [transcript]

Let Me Just Roll Up My Sleeves to Make Sure You're Not Dying

Blazecock Pileon — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:06:05 -0800

Carl Zimmer's Science Tattoo Emporium - "Underneath their sober lab coats and flannel shirts, scientists hide images of their scientific passions. Here they are revealed to all." From the science journalist and writer responsible for The Loom and numerous other published works.

100,000,000 years

Kronos_to_Earth — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:34:09 -0800

The little windows in the walls of time amber provides aren't always open. Opaque amber is common and, until now, has hidden away many fossil creatures. 100,000,000 years.... via bbc There are links to a very pretty animation at the bottom of the ESRF page. They're big....it'll take 100,000,000 years to wait for it to play in the browser. It was quicker to save it and play it on the machine. It's a lot of space to take up on a drive, but the last part of the animation is pretty neat....

Watching Paint Dry

fearfulsymmetry — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:56:42 -0800

Prof Lakshminarayanan Mahadevan looks at the physics of wrinkles, creases and folds - from the small to the very large (video demos), feeds his venus flytrap, then rides on his magic carpet.

Quantum physics and You.

spiderwire — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:12:35 -0800

Enzyme reactions use quantum tunneling. British scientists have apparently solved the question of how enzymes speed up atomic reactions -- through a quantum tunneling effect at the reaction site. Just when you thought biology couldn't get any cooler. [via]

Learning can be fun.

nickyskye — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:57:05 -0800

Science sites of all kinds for kids. Archeology. Entomology. Natural Symphony. Baseball in Space. Philosophy. Process or Content. Science songs. Physics songs, relativity. String theory. Science and Art.

Mathematics Behind Metabolism

mcgraw — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 06:13:03 -0800

Mathematics Behind Metabolism: Extending to all life and ecosystems the laws of quarter-power scaling.

Great television science presenters and their shows

milovoo — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 14:07:53 -0800

Great television science presenters and their shows: Tim Hunkin "the Secret Life of Machines", Jacob Bronowski "The Ascent of Man", James Burke "Connections", David Attenborough "Trials of Life" "Blue Planet" etc., Marlin Perkins "Wild Kingdom", Don Herbert "Watch Mr. Wizard", Adam Hart-Davis "Science Shack" "Rough Science", Jack Horkheimer "Star Gazer". Does anyone else have any favorites, past or present?

From Big Bang to Humankind

WolfDaddy — Tue, 13 May 2003 16:55:31 -0800

Cosmic Evolution -- Particulate, Galactic, Stellar, Planetary, Chemical, Biological, Cultural (Via the Exploratorium)