Reading Definition and 609 Threads

Now, in a recent thread, I said: One clever response to this was: As you can see, the first post states that one death it too many. The second complains that "People aren't numbers! You're cruel!" Now, the second post makes no sense, since the first post mentions not only an aversion...

I am interested in recent books related to physics those of you out there have read and recommend.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994795

Hi. I was reading about antioxidants earlier and they speak about the free radicals oxidizing everything, and so the antioxidants prevent this by happening by undergoing oxidation with them. Now when they're saying oxidation do they really mean oxidation/reduction, because as far as my...

Hi there I've read the Lord of the Rings(more than once) and I feel quite let down because there was very little mentioned about the destruction of Sauron. I have heard about a book 'Sauron Defeated' by Christopher Tolkien. I would like to ask anyone who read that book to post their reviews...

Here's a classic riddle (whose statement I am totally butchering, but that's ok!): "A man is carrying a canister of liquid which he claims to be a universal solvent. How do you know he's lying?" This text here is a bit of filler warning you that I'm going to spill the answer to this riddle...

I am a first year university student (and have taken chemistry and physics through high school, and still do) and was wondering if anyone had suggestions for reading that would give me a good introduction to the basic background ideas behind quantum physics. I've already learned a good deal...

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in what oredr the ltteers in a wrod are. The olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer are at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey...

I hope no one is disappointed: :wink: http://www.spacedaily.com/news/oped-03zl.html