The Divine for a Critical Mind: Resources

Simultaneous Observation of the Quantization and the Interference Pattern of a Plasmonic Near-Field.   Abstract Surface plasmon polaritons can confine electromagnetic fields in subwavelength spaces and are of interest for photonics, optical data storage devices and biosensing applications. In analogy to photons, they exhibit wave–particle duality, whose different aspects have recently been observed in separate [...]

Phyllotaxis: The Fibonacci Sequence in Nature   Divergence Angles and Phyllotactic Ratios The term phyllotaxis means "leaf arrangement" in Greek and was coined in 1754 by Charles Bonnet, a Swiss naturalist (Livio "Story," 109). In the 1830s, a pair of scientist brothers found that each new leaf on a plant stem is positioned at a certain angle [...]

Phi the Key to Beauty Phi appears in nature and the human body, as illustrated by the photos below.  Click on any image to zoom to full size. Looking For Beauty The Greeks said that all beauty is mathematics. If that is true then perhaps there is a mathematical code, formula, relationship or even a number [...]

Proud Atheists.   Steven Pinker and Rebecca Goldstein, America's brainiest couple, confess that belonging to one of America's most reviled subcultures doesn't mean they believe scientists can explain everything. By STEVE PAULSON      /      OCTOBER 15, 2007 3:45PM (UTC)     "I've always been obsessed with the mind-body problem," says philosopher Renee [...]

Oldest Qurans in the World.   7 Oldest Qurans in the World The history of the Quran dates back to around 610 AD when words of the Quran were first revealed to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. According to Islamic traditions, Muhammad continued to have revelations until he died around 632 AD. After Muhammad’s death his teachings [...]

Male Wolf Spiders Swipe Other Males’ Dance Moves. After watching them on TV By Dan Nosowitz  / January 5, 2012 Wolf Spider Wikimedia Commons Researchers at the University of Cincinnati performed an experiment on a type of the widespread and unnerving wolf spider that shows that these invertebrates may be much more complex than we give [...]