More or less random but hopefully topical thoughts on science. Quantum Teleportation has been in the news recently, so here is some background, from my book Computing With Quantum Cats. In connection with this work, Chinese researchers have devised ever better techniques for entangling photons. In 2004, they could produce a few four-photon entanglement events every second; by 2012, they could produce entangled groups of four photons at a rate of a few thousand per second.

Why Do We Exist? Why the Hardest and Darkest? The Glory of God. The Ends of the Earth and the End of the Age. Can you imagine being one of the disciples and experiencing the ascension of Jesus? They literally watched with their physical eyes as His body was lifted up into Heaven. Amazing! Whenever I put myself in their place, I always wonder what they would have been thinking five minutes after the event. Did it get awkward? The Knowledge of Jesus.

Originally posted on The Expansion Board. Time for some thrilling heroics! Jayne, The Train Job. The Scale of the Universe 2. Zoom in to the tiniest molecules or out to the furthest of space. Stop and click on anything you see along the way. I could spend a week on this. The Scale of the Universe 2.

There are always external influences which push you along the way. They are the people, stories, and experiences which fuel our wanderlust. Here are seven notable ways my decision was influenced. If you are even slightly considerin.