<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:40:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@procrastilearner/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Spoil Movies Using Science - Gravity (2013)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image credit: NASA link Public domain image. This post is not about trashing movies. It is about enjoying movies first and then thinking about the science and technology later. Movies are movies, not science]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@procrastilearner/let-s-spoil-movies-using-science-gravity-2013</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@procrastilearner/let-s-spoil-movies-using-science-gravity-2013</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[procrastilearner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 01:58:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP8ziXEw1tcBvZYf6p9mfyEiR4FUvhPvyAkqVHiRmRAVojQb3cxkFB3abGmU9kft1vEeFYiztLN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Send Your Clone To Alpha Centauri, Digitally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image credit: Wikipedia user Abizar link CC BY-SA 3.0 license You may never get the chance to travel to another star but your clone could and it could get there at the speed of light. WE ARE DEFINED BY]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@procrastilearner/send-your-clone-to-alpha-centauri-digitally</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@procrastilearner/send-your-clone-to-alpha-centauri-digitally</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[procrastilearner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2018 02:25:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNpGkVkoxtf8ddVfac8kT8yT57XRPR9yJJehtExSExRzXgJy1F9x1ro5EzQH86mi2L9Tq7B24ii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scaling - Why Ants Bounce But Elephants Go Splat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image credit: Wikipedia user Muéro link Public domain image Drop an ant and an elephant from the Eiffel Tower. The ant lands softly and survives. The elephant goes splat and ruins the day of any nearby]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@procrastilearner/scaling-why-ants-bounce-but-elephants-go-splat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@procrastilearner/scaling-why-ants-bounce-but-elephants-go-splat</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[procrastilearner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 03:43:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNg5usrQ7D3CNFweUv6wifsav5bjU5dEz1T5jhFJmejPbvuAffa5Rfp8B4rzMrxXkpAahkXa2g6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What If You Were Turned Into A Black Hole?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech link CC BY 2.0 license If you were a black hole how big would you be and how long would you last? This post explores the explosive facts surrounding micro black holes. A]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@procrastilearner/what-if-you-were-turned-into-a-black-hole</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@procrastilearner/what-if-you-were-turned-into-a-black-hole</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[procrastilearner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 02:48:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPd9JDSLu6T5ARoHvLdunS3hovw23MsnozEb6QnrWmvNVnqH1cMDB9QzhJ2BY2N5EcB3PvuD5K4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Humanity Turn Mars Into Trantor/Coruscant?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image credit: NASA link Public domain image. If you are a baby boomer who likes sci-fi novels then you will know that Trantor is a planet-wide city from the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. If you are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/space/@procrastilearner/will-humanity-turn-mars-into-trantor-coruscant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/space/@procrastilearner/will-humanity-turn-mars-into-trantor-coruscant</guid><category><![CDATA[space]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[procrastilearner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 00:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPKTk1dbC6gQUvx5ymkx2Q74MxBFn5AHWno8E2NesC7xi8qd1Go3MF8chQivhfBsEF4gTpBQyqG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Personal Energy "Slaves" - This Is Why We Are So Prosperous]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image credit: Wikipedia user Andreas Praefcke link CC BY 3.0 license Before the industrial revolution most work was performed either by humans or animals. 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It seems to be all]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sociology/@procrastilearner/ladies-this-is-how-you-can-really-smash-the-patriachy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sociology/@procrastilearner/ladies-this-is-how-you-can-really-smash-the-patriachy</guid><category><![CDATA[sociology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[procrastilearner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2018 02:01:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNut3y6sTi4YeGFN2gKK17wAHW1hkgTnTLnAauQBCrtFmveedFghDSYivZ9QugyybsrrUypPk4E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Constantly Renewed Generation Ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA/JPL link Public domain image. It is not an exaggeration to say that the stars are far away. The nearest star system, Alpha Centauri is about 4.3 light years away. 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I normally post every day but this one took me a few days to write the programs and to work out what the results meant. 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Some representative examples are Star Gate, Monsters Inc, Portal the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@procrastilearner/even-portals-need-to-obey-conservation-of-energy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@procrastilearner/even-portals-need-to-obey-conservation-of-energy</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[procrastilearner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2018 04:37:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPJndBU1Ag2i3tnWnbCvnrnxkbqE2GKoKJvQ4kedLWTP8NCb4dnpSucrM3vhH9uZdYTCm1vjQpe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why The U.S. Space Force Will Be A Lot Like The U.S. Coast Guard]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Navy photo courtesy ofUnited Launch Alliance linkPublic domain image. 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