http://randomcontemplation.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:08:01 -0800 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://randomcontemplation.vox.com/library/post/illusion-and-reality.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Random_Contemplation) http://randomcontemplation.vox.com/library/post/illusion-and-reality.html?_c=feed-rss http://randomcontemplation.vox.com/library/post/illusion-and-reality.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:08:01 -0800 Illusion? I needed to type part of the title above in all caps. It seems that upper case 'I' (matey) looks the same as lower case 'L'. How do we know if what we believe we see as obvious truth, is true? The circle on the left and right abo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://randomcontemplation.vox.com/library/post/illusion-and-reality.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398ce92a6000300e398d41dc60005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://randomcontemplation.vox.com/library/post/avalanche-of-mustard-seeds.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Random_Contemplation) http://randomcontemplation.vox.com/library/post/avalanche-of-mustard-seeds.html?_c=feed-rss http://randomcontemplation.vox.com/library/post/avalanche-of-mustard-seeds.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:44:03 -0800 Avalanche of mustard seeds Granular materials react to shear stresses differently than do ordinary fluids. Rather than deforming uniformly, materials such as dry sand or cohesionless powders develop shear bands: narrow zones containing large r... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://randomcontemplation.vox.com/library/post/avalanche-of-mustard-seeds.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398ce92a6000300e398d1fd680002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> avalanche mustard seed