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3/14/2012 7:04:29 PM
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Warp speed is still out of reach for spaceships, but two new experiments have pushed a pulse of light beyond the speed limit of 300,000 kilometers per second set down in Einstein's theory of special relativity. Although physicists had pulled off similar feats before, two teams now report ways to beat down the loss of light so that much more of it appears to break the universal speed limit. Don't worry, the tricky experiments don't really violate relativity. But the techniques might, in principle, slightly speed up optical communications.

Here's how you make a pulse of light appear to travel faster than light speed. The pulse can be thought of as a kind of rogue wave of electromagnetic radiation zipping through space so that if you made a graph of the pulse's intensity, it would start at zero, smoothly climb to a single peak, and then decline back toward zero. But such a peak can also be thought of as a collection of waves with a range of wavelengths, all continuously [...]

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8/12/2011 10:31:51 AM
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Sometimes to see more you’ve got to turn out the light. In this case . . . the refracted light of day we call the “blue sky.” Oh sure, the relatively bright light bouncing off the Moon can get through. But what about the light originating from not our Sun, but other, more distant stars? [...]

From 360 Degree Skeptic
http://360skeptic.com/2010/11/behind-the-refracted-light-of-day/
11/12/2010 2:56:33 AM
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Two stories out of Phoenix today about mystery lights. Curiously, it’s the 15th anniversary of the Phoenix Lights incident with a new documentary set to premier. First, a mystery flash… Mysterious Light Flashes During Traffic on Fox 10 A bright light appeared during one of Andrea Robinson’s traffic hits Thursday morning. Fox 10 checked with… more

From Skeptic.com
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3/10/2012 11:14:43 AM
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FOR “some time” Kentucky  astrophysicist and creationist nut-job Jason Lisle has been grappling with the “distant starlight problem”. This, he explains: Is the issue of how starlight from the most distant galaxies is able to reach earth within the biblical timescale. Although light is incredibly fast, the most distant galaxies are incredibly far away. So, [...]

From The Freethinker
http://freethinker.co.uk/2010/07/17/stand-by-for-astounding-proof-that-light-travels-faster-than-the-speed-of-light/
7/17/2010 5:00:34 PM
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This may be a stupid question, but I was wondering if light just happens to travel about as fast as...

From JREF Forum
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3/12/2012 11:57:51 AM
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I have seen the light

From Religion is Man-Made
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5/28/2011 3:47:00 AM
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A: Light comes from the Sun. Duh.

A: We should wait until it gets dark to see whether the bulb is really broken.

A: The Great Light Bulb Swindle is a scam by Big Light Bulb to sell more light bulbs.

A: The Darkenists don’t even understand basic science. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, therefore darkness is impossible.

A: Nazi!

A: It’s OK – it has been much darker than this in the past. During the Medieval Dark Ages, there were Vikings in Greenland!

A: If the light bulb needed changing, the market would have changed it by now.

A: Fascist!

A: Darkness is beneficial — it will increase mushroom yields and make life better for owls.

A: There is a natural 24-hour cycle of light and dark which humans have a negligible impact on. Anyway, we are just about to enter a natural darkening period.

A: Genesis 1:3 tells us “Let there be light”. The power of [...]

From The Second Sight
http://thesecondsight.blogspot.com/2011/01/q-how-many-denialists-does-it-take-to.html
1/15/2011 3:34:00 PM
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We have all seen infomercials for products that seem silly, if not useless. I went through a phase where I would actually watch infomercials for the sheer ridiculousness of the advertising. The advertising of some products however I think can cause harm such as in the case of a product called Light Relief.

I think the best way to review Light Relief is to go through the claims they make on their website. First, however, I want to describe their product. Light Relief is is a hand held unit that contains 59 Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). The majority of these LEDs give off visible light the same way any handheld flashlight would. 24 of them are emitting infrared light. Infrared light is just another color of light which we can't see, but which we sometimes experience as heat. I would [...]

From Scientifica Phenomena
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5/11/2011 11:00:00 PM
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Over years past I’ve posted video clips of houses decked out in Christmas lights set to music which has become an increasingly popular trend. I should’ve figured someone would apply it to Halloween as well.

This is from last year which means this has been happening for awhile and I’m only just now noticing . . . → Read More: “This is Halloween” neighborhood light show.

From Stupid Evil Bastard
http://stupidevilbastard.com/2010/10/this-is-halloween-neighborhood-light-show/
10/30/2010 3:57:13 PM
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Bad UFOs: Skepticism, UFOs, and The Universe: The Phoenix Lights Return. On March 13, 1997 the Phoenix Lights became a sensational UFO story, when bright, slowly-falling lights were seen in the sky across the Phoenix metropolitan area, and across much of southern … Continue reading →

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11/4/2011 10:30:54 PM
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A laser in space fires one second long beams of light at one second intervals. You are 10 light...

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6/11/2010 4:13:14 AM
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Woman doesn't know about light refraction

From Religion is Man-Made
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8/1/2010 1:42:00 AM
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6/25/2011 12:27:50 PM
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As I  hurtle at the speed of light towards the Job Centre Plus - I say hurtle, but it's more like amble; I say 'at the speed of light', but it's more like 'at the speed of a man. A fat 36-year-old asthmatic man' - I find myself increasingly distracted by wallowing in things like [...] No related posts.

From Enemies of Reason
http://enemiesofreason.co.uk/2011/06/06/the-speed-of-light/
6/7/2011 1:35:33 AM
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This is interesting. Remember in September when the CERN OPERA project recorded Neutrinos travelling faster than the speed of light? Yea, you remember that. Well now CERN have just posted an update. The Scientists at CERN have completed more tests and ruled out one possible source of systematic error. One key test was to repeat [...]

From Teen Skepchick
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11/19/2011 3:00:45 AM
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SAD full spectrum lighting I am looking to buy a SAD light, but before I do, I want to get the...

From JREF Forum
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12/29/2010 12:37:19 AM
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NCSE is pleased to offer a free preview (PDF) of In the Light of Evolution: Essays from the Laboratory and Field (Roberts & Company 2010).

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From NCSE - National Center for Science Education
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1/8/2011 4:57:42 AM
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Einstein was wrong! We’ve found something that travels faster than light! By now, the allegation of physicists at CERN has gone viral through every major news outlet. Indeed, the announcement does more than tickle the fancy; it vindicates every sci-fi fan who has always insisted that the light-barrier will eventually be defeated. Wormholes, hyperspace, jump-gates, [...]

From The Rogues Gallery
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9/29/2011 2:15:19 AM
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Empire State Building Declines to Light Up for Mother Teresa

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6/11/2010 3:37:31 PM
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I choke up every time I see the lights for real. Here are a few pictures. 9/11 Tribute Lights...

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9/12/2010 5:23:16 PM
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In Newton's world, the time taken for light to go 100 meters is 100 divided by the speed of light,...

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3/29/2012 8:06:07 AM
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So, today has seen a thorough investigation by the Independent into the Abha Light homeopathy clinics in Africa where HIV positive people are told to forgo life saving medicines in favour of superstitious homeopathic sugar pills. What is more, the investigation found that this quack clinic is being funded through NGOs by UK charities. Who are [...]

Related posts:

1. Abha Light Must Close Kenyan leading newspaper, The Standard on Sunday, has reported that an undercover investigator has exposed how a homeopathic clinic, claiming to treat people with HIV, is advising clients to stop...
2. Escaping the Cult of Homeopathy How are we to understand [...]

   From The Quackometer
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Thanks to Mike OHare for the link.

"Hydra stinging cells were already known to be touch sensitive and taste sensitive, but no one had ever thought before to look for light sensitivity—probably because they don’t have eyes," says Todd Oakley. "We're the first to have found that. And we found not only that light-sensitivity genes are expressed near hydra stinging cells, but that under different light conditions, these cells have different propensities to be fired." (Credit: David Plachetzki)

Hydra, a freshwater polyp—along with jellyfish, sea anemones, and corals in the Cnidaria family—use stinging cells, or cnidocytes, to catch prey. Hydra tentacles contain barbed, poison-containing cnidocytes that they use to stun animals, such as water fleas and plankton, before eating them alive. They’re also used for self-defense and [...]

From RichardDawkins.net - All Aggregated News Content
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3/9/2012 3:01:50 AM
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So uh... didya guys hear about this? (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15017484) ...

From JREF Forum
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10/5/2011 4:04:58 AM
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