A Theory Of Everything?

Mr. J. E. Tuzo has proposed a theory (The Gleipnir Hypothesis) that has the intriguing possibility of being a Theory of Everything (TOE). I have summarized salient points of the book in verse. See my poem, “Fenris (Norse Mythology)” for background on Gleipnir.

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Bats

With the Halloween season approaching, what better topic to write about than that of bats!

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Beam Me Up Gently, Please

Sperm and eggs are no longer the only types of cells that can be used in reproduction.

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Chariots Of Fire

This poem (previously titled, Another Fuzzy Measure)is inspired by an article written by Willard Smith. The article says that this story was handed out to freshmen engineering students at the University of Virginia as an example of the kind of “technological lock-in” that they should strive to avoid.

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Crystal Clear Persuasion

The inspiration for this poem comes from an article by Richard Dawkins in his book of essays, A Devil’s Chaplain. Mr. Dawkins is the Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University.

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Earth's Life In One Day

Conversion of earth’s four and a half billion year history into one day.

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Electric Soul

In this universe, physical laws rule every action, every relationship. The human mind is no exception, yet holds the key to a variable determinateness, for, within our power, we do what our values program us to do. Values that we hold can be and are modified by the influence of our experiences, both internal and external. We respond to stimuli, guided by values, which ideally, enhance satisfaction with the turns of our lives. That we do this electronically may come as a surprise.
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Fuzzy Measures

So many images of reality, but there is only one REALITY. We struggle to find it, never fully knowing if we succeed.

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Hubble Slideshow

Actually, the subject for this could be nature, natural history, religion, inspirational, spirituality, fantasy, romance, poetry, travel, vision/metaphysical, philosophy or technology, for this slideshow evokes all those and more. Interesting that it is all covered by "Science".

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Momentum

Partial inspiration for this poem comes from a magazine article by Greta Christina.

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Stellarium

Use the link at the bottom of the poem to bring up a web site where you can indicate the operating system you have and quickly download for free the Stellarium software. Set the Equatorial Grid on to center Polaris. Drag the screen in whatever direction you like.

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Ungodly Vast

Inspired by an excerpt from the new Carl Sagan book, The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A personal View of the Search for God, edited by Ann Druyan (Carl’s widow). Penguin Press. This book is based on the 1985 Gifford Lectures in Scotland.

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Whiskers In Command

A number of disastrous malfunctions of electronic controls in communication satellites, missles, nuclear reactors and other electronic systems have occurred in recent years.

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Yucca Mountain Blues

Nuclear, The Most Toxic Fuel On Earth
This poem is inspired by text on the www.nirs.org site among others. And yes, I am definitely biased.

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Zoom

Zoom from outer space into the nucleus of an oak tree leaf cell.

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© 2008 R. Leland Wald.rip