Article about wormholes

While I was doing a little research for my paper, I cam across this interesting article about wormholes. I thought it explained things in a way that was easy to understand. Enjoy!

Movies

Hey all!
I went to see the new Harry Potter and was wondering what those who had seen it thought about it. This one was definitely my favorite because it wasn't so predictable, which was good. And the graphics seem to be improving, or maybe I'm just not as picky now that I'm adjusting to the fact that, yes, I can tell those are graphics and not reality.
I was also wondering if anyone else had seen I, Robot and had a different interpretation from mine. I thought the movie was interesting, but came out with the notion that it had a lot to say about religion and free thinking. Anyone else think this, or am I just losing it?
Anyway I'm excited about food tomorrow, are we meeting in our usual classroom?
Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Scientology

I know we don't have to blog anymore, but after watching last week's South Park, I could not resist. Before watching last week's South Park, I never really knew what Scientology was all about. After watching the show, I did a little research and found that the outlandish claims South Park made about Scientology were true.

You see, according to Scientology, millions of years ago in a galaxy far, far, away, an evil alien lord killed a whole bunch of other aliens and sent their spirits to Earth. When man came on the scene millions of years later, these evil alien spirits inhabited man's bodies and still do today. That is why we do bad things and have bad thoughts. The story is a lot longer and much more complicated than that of course. If you want to know more, just click on my link.

So who was the man that brought this crazy cult to being that sounds like something out of a science-fiction novel? Well, it just so happens to be science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. Yep, a science fiction writer in the 1950s wrote a book called Dianetics and founded the religion (or cult) of Scientology on it.

I am writing about this to dispel some of the people who are still critics in our class (I was one) about the importance of science fiction. Well, if you do a little research on Scientology you will find that science fiction has a lot more impact on the world than just the literary side of it. Science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard has created a religion stemming from science fiction. Fortunately, it does not appear that this religion teaches anything bad. Though crazy, scientology seems to be pretty benign.

So, Andy, this puts you in a unique situation. Are you ready to start your own religion like your predecessor L. Ron Hubbard? If so, look no farther than the students in your 5:00 class on Monday nights for your first disciples. All hail Andy!

late for class?

Hi, guys. I may be a little late for class today. I'm finishing up some work on a deadline, and while I might not be there for the whole class, I will make it just as soon as I can. Thanks for understanding.

-Katie

Movie today

I haven't heard of any group plans yet, Katie. Sydney and I plan to go to the first show today at 12:20 p.m. because that works out best for us, and anyone who wants to meet us there is welcome.

harry potter movie Sunday?

I think I must have missed some things. Who is up for Harry Potter (we talked about seeing it Sunday, right?)? What times are convenient? Let me know.

Cures for Diseases Continued...

Hello all! Sorry I haven't been participating lately, our internet has been down & you know how long it takes Comcast to make house calls! Anyway, I was reading Jose's post about the "cure" for HIV. I was just going to say that I've been doing a lot of research lately on pharmaceuticals/medical research for a group project. From reading some of the material, scientists truly believe that many cures to deadly diseases will be found by 2010. Actually, they are pretty confident about cancer, because they've had some advancement in their research. Since I've started this class and begun reading books about fictional scientific advancements (The Speed of Dark, for example), I've started to think about the fact that it may not be long before all of the books we're reading ring true to reality. The number one pharmaceutical company alone spends $7.7 Billion dollars a year on medical research (that's a 2004 figure). That means that some real advancement could soon take place in these disease areas. I've been looking for the article I read about these potential cures, but I haven't yet found it. I will post it when I do. Just wanted to comment on that subject.

Ashley