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Trump's approval rating plunges back to his worst with two new polls

Two books that are popular level that I would recommend are Alan Guth - The Infaltionary Universe and Martin Reese - Just Six Numbers.

Oh, and read Carl Sagan - The Demon Haunted World, too.

You'll thank me later. :wink:
Thanks.

I'll scope them out on Amazon. But man, I'm ridiculously behind on my reading list. I've got books all over the house. With all the good the internet brings us, and it's a lot, it takes much of the time we'd otherwise be quietly reading a book. Well, speaking for myself, anyway.

Edit: I remember considering Sagan's book, but didn't buy it due to it's age, considering the technological advances since then. But he does seem prescient, doesn't he?
 
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Thanks.

I'll scope them out on Amazon. But man, I'm ridiculously behind on my reading list. I've got books all over the house. With all the good the internet brings us, and it's a lot, it takes much of the time we'd otherwise be quietly reading a book. Well, speaking for myself, anyway.

Edit: I remember considering Sagan's book, but didn't due to it's age, considering the technological advances since then. But he does seem prescient, doesn't he?
Sagan's book is as relevant now as it was in the early 90's -- things haven't changed that much.

It's more about how we think, as opposed to what we think.
 
Sagan's book is as relevant now as it was in the early 90's -- things haven't changed that much.

It's more about how we think, as opposed to what we think.
If it's primarily the concepts he's presenting, sure. But in anything involving things like "fake news", it wouldn't hurt to have been printed after the internet became widely available.

But I haven't even read it, so I surely won't criticize.

Thanks for your recommendations. From a very quick glance, The Inflationary Universe sounds pretty good, to be honest. And the author sounds like an interesting guy.
 
If it's primarily the concepts he's presenting, sure. But in anything involving things like "fake news", it wouldn't hurt to have been printed after the internet became widely available.

But I haven't even read it, so I surely won't criticize.

Thanks for your recommendations. From a very quick glance, The Inflationary Universe sounds pretty good, to be honest. And the author sounds like an interesting guy.
Alan Guth is the man that proposed cosmic inflation, which postulates a physics field that acts as a repulsive gravity force (it's allowed in relativity) which explains the isotropy, as well the geometry of the universe.

The same field is postulated to have created other pocket universes -- IE the 'multiverse'.

It's a great read.:peace
 
Alan Guth is the man that proposed cosmic inflation, which postulates a physics field that acts as a repulsive gravity force (it's allowed in relativity) which explains the isotropy, as well the geometry of the universe.

The same field is postulated to have created other pocket universes -- IE the 'multiverse'.

It's a great read.:peace
The book notes claim he focuses on the very moments after the big bang, which is a pretty damn interesting time! So much going on!
 
Thanks.

I'll scope them out on Amazon. But man, I'm ridiculously behind on my reading list. I've got books all over the house. With all the good the internet brings us, and it's a lot, it takes much of the time we'd otherwise be quietly reading a book. Well, speaking for myself, anyway.

Edit: I remember considering Sagan's book, but didn't buy it due to it's age, considering the technological advances since then. But he does seem prescient, doesn't he?

As you speak of Amazon, my teaching buddy gave me a paperback from REA for AP Physics 1; no optics, E & M, or Modern; a book I'm actually reading. :mrgreen: What a great presentation, along with the message of course.

They'll have trouble with circular, rotary, and simple harmonic. It's all about conservation--momentum, energy, charge; overlapping concepts; gravity and charge combined; 50 multiples--5 with two answers--must get both; free-response; lab problem;

Had Astronomy in Grad and the heavenly bodies came out late for us also. Weather was really cool undergrad. Physical Geography into economics was also good. That was then.

Wife's huge into all of this and earth science; though a geometry gal; loves non-Euclidian; and wrestling; Iowa; Late; springing ahead; will be on earlier tomorrow with an early Sunday rise ...
 
As approval ratings go, is is possible to get a negative number? A zero just seems so inconsequential.
 
As approval ratings go, is it
possible to get a negative number? A zero just seems so inconsequential.

Yes, since the CHANGE in approval ratings is a negative #.
We can only hope trump keeps his word to campaign for fellow GOPs.

We're now hearing of trump comments on Congressman Lamb, as trump wastes more millions fund-raising in Missouri.
GOP spinners have an ever-increasing angular velocity.
They better not lower their arms ...
 
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