LAB Scientist's Life - file 01: Scientists' Celibacy (1) - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz [Related Post]

LAB Scientist's Life - file 01

Scientists' Celibacy (1) - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz [Related Post]

     If you are good at mathematics, you may be familiar with formulas of differentiation and integration. In parallel with Sir Isaac Newton (1643–1727), Leibniz is credited as the co-inventor of calculus.

     Philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716)’s mathematical legacy is foundational to modern science. Leibniz independently co-invented infinitesimal calculus and introduced standardized notations called Leibniz’s notation, still used today, such as the integral sign and dx, dy for differentials. 

     Moreover, Leibniz developed the binary number system that powers ALL modern digital computers, and invented the first mass-producible mechanical calculator.

LAB Medicine - file 03: Why are we born without Teeth? – Natal Teeth

LAB Medicine - file 03

Why are we born without Teeth? – Natal Teeth

     As you know, our teeth bite off food, cutting it into pieces, and grinding it for digestion. As it's impossible to swallow a whole apple as it is, like a snake, our teeth play the most important role in taking food into our bodies.

     But do you know anything else about your teeth?

LAB Science Fiction - file 02: The Mathematical Romance – “Flatland”

LAB Science Fiction - file 02

The Mathematical Romance – “Flatland”

“Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions” (Remastered & Illustrated) (1884) by Edwin Abbott

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     The BEST and ONLY mathematical romance ever. But also a comical and poignantly cynical critique of Victorian society. “Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions” (1884) by Edwin Abbott also challenges our narrow fixed ideas and prejudices through various dimensions.

LAB Biology - file 03: Why is an Ant safe if falling from a Skyscraper? – the Square-Cube Law

LAB Biology - file 03

Why is an Ant safe if falling from a Skyscraper? – the Square-Cube Law 

     Have you imagined Why a tiny Ant is safe with NO harm when falling from a skyscraper? But here, I do NOT talk about ONLY an Ant, but ALL creatures on Earth, especially those familiar to us.

     So what if in your case? It's too scary to imagine… because we know the dire consequences that would happen without doubt.

LAB Physics - file 05: The Time Travel Particles – Tachyons

LAB Physics - file 05

The Time Travel Particles – Tachyons 

     If time travel were possible?

     A mathematical theory suggests particles called Tachyons. If Tachyons exist…?

● Tachyons would always travel faster than light (v > c).

● Tachyons would actually travel backward in time.

● Tachyons would require infinite energy to slow down to the speed of light (c).

     However, unfortunately, most physicists believe Tachyons do NOT actually exist because it would break the law of causality. In physics, a cause must come before the effect.

LAB Science Fiction - file 01: The Future of Humankind – H. G. Wells (1) [Related Post]

LAB Science Fiction - file 01

The Future of Humankind – H. G. Wells (1) [Related Post]

“The Time Machine” (Oxford World's Classics) (1895) by H. G. Wells

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     Surprisingly, H. G. Wells (1866–1946) wrote this monumental, very impressive science fiction at the end of the 19th century (1895). It's yet a decade earlier than Albert Einstein (1879–1955) published the special relativity in 1905, and then the general relativity in 1915.

LAB Biology - file 02: The Most Powerful Creature on Earth – Neisseria gonorrhoeae

LAB Biology - file 02

The Most Powerful Creature on Earth – Neisseria gonorrhoeae

     If you are asked What is the most powerful creature on Earth, What do you imagine? An elephant? A rhinoceros? A whale?... NO, I mean pound for pound. Then,… a beetle? A stag beetle? Or, an ant? Really, they are very strong as well.

     But the answer is a little vile and gross... The Gonorrhea Bacterium is the most powerful creature on Earth in terms of pound for pound! 

Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhea bacteria)
(source: Vircell)