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www.tonydude.net Ysurvey Home > View Responses - HTML Format Sign Out View Responses - HTML Format Survey Title: Homework VII - Coming Back Home. (odd) Question Response Participant #1 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain A current flows through the loop of wire immersed in a the steps in creating electricity. magnetic field. Each end of the loop of wire will experience a force due to the electrons flowing in the loop if wire. The commutator will change the direction of the current every half cycle. Each end of the loop of wire will experience an opposite force due to the electrons flowing in the opposite direction. The loop of wire will continue to rotate due to the changing direction of the current immersed in a magnetic field. When electric current passes through a coil in a magnetic field the magnetic force produce a torque which then turns the motor producing energy and electricity. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of The possibilities of producing a force a moving charge, a moving charge in a magnetic field. a current in a wire, a moving wire in a magnetic field. (Hyperphysics) 3) A current in a coiled wire will c. produce a magnetic field in the coil. The magnetic field is in the same direction as the current. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, configurations of human and machine. These machine brain-human body parts, all machine were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a A transformer is made with the use of Faraday’s law transfomer works. and some properties of iron core. An object that produces a current is attached to an iron object by a wire. The wire around the iron then transfers the current from the first object to the iron. Attached to the other side of the iron object is a new wire connected to another object. This other wire takes the current from the iron object and transfers the current to the second object. This can also be seen through the thomson ring. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Holographic memory is where you can remember the explain how it works. whole image. This can be produced by having a laser hit a splitter beam. The one goes through a mirror and lens which then hits the film. The other side also goes through a mirror and lens but also hits the object before the film. After the film is developed, the three dimensional image can be reconstructed with light directed towards the holograms at the same angles as the reference beam. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) Date Submitted 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as being both natural and simple, why? Which characters in the game of life lived the longest? The rules are a dead cell with exactly three live neighbors becomes a living cell, a live cell with two or three neighbors stays alive and in all other cases, a cell dies or remains dead due to over crowing or loneliness. Life is evident because there are dots that show it. The dots keep appearing and it shows that some evolution could be accruing. Complexity is natural and simple because the ones that are the most fit live and the others die. The ones that live evolve into more complex things but it is simple to understand how this happens. The characters that live the longest are the one that are in a double line. They will go on forever. 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum What is consciousness? Nobody really knows. It is still Consciousness slide show. in the unknown. The quantum consciousness can try to explain what goes on in the cells of the brain how the act and produce consciousness in the brain. 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were I believe that consciousness is the time that we know the most fundamental aspect of what we are doing. The neurons have to send the consciousness. After watching and reading the message to the brain and parts of the body to do QC slide show, why would you disagree? conscious things. So yes I agree with scientists that neurons are the most fundamental aspect of consciousness. 11) Your name Emily Parker Participant #2 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain An electric generator works much like a motor. A wire is the steps in creating electricity. first immersed in a magnetic field, and following that, an electric current is sent through the wire. This causes the wire to turn because of the opposite poles that are being created and the subsequent forces. As this wire turns, it creates energy in the form of a current, or volts. This energy is then either stored in a cell that is connected to the wire, or sent through a transmission line to be sent to homes or businesses. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of The three magnetic interactions are as follows: a moving charge in a magnetic field. F=qvB, or Force = charge x velocity x B-field (magnetic (Hyperphysics) field) F=lLB, or Force = current x Length x B-field emf=vBL, or Generated Voltage = velocity x B-field x Length In the first equation, the right hand rule is applied and the perpendicular force will bend the path of the charge into a circle if the charge remains in the uniform magnetic field. In the second equation, the electric current in the wire is viewed as a conventional current (the charges are moving to the right) and it seems that the magnetic force on the wire is upward, also following the right hand rule. In the last equation, the wire is forced to move perpendicular to the magnetic field, and this changes the magnetic force. This is the most common of the three magnetic interactions of a moving charge in a magnetic field. 3) A current in a coiled wire will a. produce a magnetic field on the outside of the coil, in the same direction as the current. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field outside the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, configurations of human and machine. These machine brain-human body parts, all machine were 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a transfomer works. Transformers are used to either increase or decrease voltages, and in turn, currents. All that a transformer really is is an iron core (which is actually not necessary) with two wires (cores) wrapped around it. One coil handles the input current, and the other handles the output current. When you want the voltage to decrease, you wrap the coil around the core fewer times with the output coil than you do with the input coil, and when you want to increase the voltages, you must wrap the coil around the core more times on the output side. Inside of the core, the current creates a magnetic field that circulates within the core. This is how the current reaches the opposite coil. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Holographic memory is a memory storage medium. explain how it works. CD’s and DVD’s use only the surface area of their discs to store memory. Holographic memory would utilize not only the surface area, but also the volume of the disc to store its memory. This 3D storage would mean for the consumer more information storage in less space, and faster data transfer. How much storage? On a sugar cubed size chip, holographic memory would allow us to store 1 terabyte, or 1000 gigabytes. THAT IS HUGE!!!! Holographic memory works using a blue-green argon laser that is fired through something that splits the beam in two. One of these beams then bounces off a single mirror and through an LCD (or liquid crystal display) as we see on our digital clocks, etc. The information in the LCD is then carried by the same laser to a light-sensitive crystal. The second beam (from the original split beam) goes in another direction, but eventually ends up at the same crystal as the first beam. When the two beams come back 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. The rules of the game of life are simple, and there are What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to only two of them. First, a dead cell with exactly 3 be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as neighbors will become live again. This represents birth. being both natural and simple, why? Which Second, a live cell with 2 or 3 live neighbors will stay characters in the game of life lived the alive. This represents survival. In any other case, the longest? cell will either die or stay dead, which obviously represents death. This idea is brilliant in its simplicity, which is what I believe Bryson to be speaking of when he says that complexity is both natural and simple. Complexity is a natural occurrence in nature. Even with these 2 simple rules of life (rules which are natural in their own right), the patterns eventually become complex forms. Therefore, complexity is natural because it occurs in nature unaided, and it is also simple because even with two simple and natural rules, complexity thrives. This idea, the game of life, can be extremely useful in many areas of our lives. First of all, the game represents the theories behind a simple computer. Th 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum Conventional thoughts on consciousness portray it as a Consciousness slide show. computer-like activity with neural patterns and synchronizations, but this explanation doesn’t fully explain certain mysterious featured of consciousness. Activities within cells are organized by the cytoskeleton, which is mainly comprised of microtubules (MT). These MT are “peanut-shaped” proteins that self-assemble to 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 4/30/2004 determine cell shape and function. But what about space-time? The universe is made up of particle/waves (photons) that pop into and out of existence, creating “quantum foam” that everything is made up of. These “pops” of existence occur/are altered by quantum spins that are the fundamental level of space-time geometry, and this can provide info on the basis for protoconscious experience (help us figure out where consciousness comes from). Since these particles take up space in the universe, they are also subject to entanglement, or being in two places at one time. If once together, two or more particles will 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were After reading the QC slideshow, I would disagree with 4/30/2004 the most fundamental aspect of the statement that neurons are the most fundamental consciousness. After watching and reading the aspect of consciousness because it obviously goes QC slide show, why would you disagree? much deeper than that. Within neurons there are the dendrites, axons, MT, etc. Therefore, there are much more fundamental units than the neuron, the most fundamental of which seemingly to be the MT. Without the MT, cell shape and function would be undeterminable, and therefore consciousness would be lost. The MT send the messages down the neurons and allow though and everything else related to consciousness to occur, and to occur and an extremely rapid rate at that. 11) Your name Jamie Swartout 4/30/2004 Participant #3 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain A generator works by using an electric conductor to the steps in creating electricity. produce electricity. The cunductor is moved through a magnetic field and an electric current will be induced in the conductor. The mechanical energy of the moving conductor is then converted into the electric energy of the current that flows in the conductor. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of The three magnetic interactions of a moving charge in a a moving charge in a magnetic field. magnetic field are; a positive charge moving through a (Hyperphysics) magnetic field (F=gvB), a positive charge moving through stationary wire in a magnetic field (F=ILB), and a wire moved through a magnetic field by an external force (emf=vBL). 3) A current in a coiled wire will e. produce a current inside and outside the coil. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field inside the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, configurations of human and machine. These machine brain-human body parts, all machine were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a A transformer takes in electricity at a high voltage and it transfomer works. runs through it's coils wound around an iron core. The current is changeing so the magnetism in the core is also changing. The magnetism constantly changing produces a current in the wire. The less number of coils, the less voltage, so through this process the voltage decreases. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Holographic memory is three- dimentional data storage explain how it works. that will be able to store more information (1 terabyte)in a smaller space and offer faster data transfer times. It works by shooting a blue-green argon laser, from laser a beam splitter will split it in two beams called the 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 signal beam and the reference beam. The signal beam will go straight and bounce off a mirror and travel through a spatial-light modulator. The signal beam will then carry the information from the page of binary code to the light-sensitive lithium-niobate crystal. The reference beam shoots out the side of the beam splitter and takes a separate path to the crystal. When the two beams meet the interference pattern that is created stores the data carried by the signal beam in a specific area in the crystal. This data is stored as a hologram. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. The rules are a dead cell with exactly three live What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to neighors becomes a live cell (birth). A live cell with two be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as or three live neighbors stays alive (survival). In all other being both natural and simple, why? Which cases, a cell dies or remains dead (overcrowding or characters in the game of life lived the lonliness). "Life" is evident because it follows the same longest? rules as our lives do, more or less. Bryson says complexity is both natural and simple because complexity follows rules and that makes it simple. The characters that had a lot of neightbors lives the longest. 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum Slide 1 shows the basic idea that the mind is a Consciousness slide show. computer functioning inthe brain. Slide 2 shows what microtubules look like and how they work. Slide 3 tells us the widespread idea that that quantum foam, zero point energied, fill space time. Slide 4 shows mass superposition; a protien occupying two different conformational states simultaneously. Slide 5 shows the idea that quantum computation with objective reduction might occur within our brains. Slide 6 shows a protien qubit and the states it goes through incuding mixing with another protien quibit. Slide 7 states the Penrose Hameroff model of "orchestrated objective reduction'. Slide 8 shows how our brain makes choices by inducing superposition. Slide 9 shows how and when consciousness came to be. Slide 10 shows conslusions and slide 11 shows ackknowledgement. 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were I would disagree because through the slide show the most fundamental aspect of scientists proved that quibits are the most fundamental consciousness. After watching and reading the aspect of consciousness. Quantum foam, zero point QC slide show, why would you disagree? energies, fill space time. 11) Your name Bree Boyer 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 Participant #4 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain Generators work by converting mechanical energy into 5/1/2004 the steps in creating electricity. electrical energy based on electromagnetic induction. Electromagnetic induction is the idea that when an electric conductor, like a wire, is moved through an magnetic field the mechanical energy (movement of the wire) will be converted into electrical energy (flowing electrical current in the wire). A number of mechanical processes can be converted through this process including; running water turning a wheel, wind turning a fan, or a even something like a hand turning a crank. My high school physics teacher had a generator powered fm radio that was powered by a hand crank. By turning the crank I use mechanical energy to move wire through a magnetic field, this movement causes electric current to flow through the wire and back into to radio. The electricity created is then stored in a battery, which is used to power the radio. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of The three magnetic interactions of a moving charge in a 5/1/2004 a moving charge in a magnetic field. magnetic field are V, B, and F. V is velocity and it is (Hyperphysics) described by the right hand rule as being the way the thumb is pointed. B is the direction of the magnetic field and according to the RHR it is the way the fingers are pointing. F is the force and according to RHR it is the way your open palm is facing. The great thing about the RHR is if you have any two directions of V, B, F you can find the direction of the third using the RHR. 3) A current in a coiled wire will f. produce a magnetic field in and around the coil. The 5/1/2004 stronger the current thru the coil, the stronger the magnetic field in and around the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, 5/1/2004 configurations of human and machine. These machine brain-human body parts, all machine were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a Transformers can increase or decrease voltage in 5/1/2004 transfomer works. circuits. They accomplish this by using the process of mutual inductance in which two coils of wire are wrapped around the same core with different numbers of coils on each side. If the number of coils on the side of the incoming voltage is greater than the number of coils on the side of the outgoing voltage then the resulting voltage will be proportionally lesser than the initial voltage. If 120 Volts goes into XXXX (4 coil input) and exits XX (2 coil input) the resulting voltage will be less or stepped-down. The opposite is true of a small number of coils on input and large on output because the resulting voltage is greater or stepped-up. The coil ratio can be changed to acquire the desired end voltage. Transformers are the things that allow us to use anything from clock radios to gigantic subwoofers by plugging them into the same outlet. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Holographic memory is an elaboration on the light 5/1/2004 explain how it works. storage technology that became prevalent in the 1980’s with the compact disc. Interesting sidenote, my grandfather, James Elliott, was one of the engineers who worked on the first compact disc. After the CD came the DVD but now there is chatter among scientists concerning a new form of storage known as holographic memory. Holographic memory uses light storage technology but it uses it in the third dimension. By using volume as the recording zone we could store more data in less space. The system works by first sending a blue-green argon laser to a splitter. From the splitter the object or signal beam bounces off a single mirror and onto a spatial-light modulator. The SLM is a graphical representation of binary data that is portrayed by clear or dark boxes. This info is by the carried by the signal beam to a light-sensitive lithium-niobate crystal. The second beam from the splitter goes to the crystal as well and it creates interference. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and 5/1/2004 of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. The rules of life are rather basic: A dead cell with 5/1/2004 What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to exactly three live neighbors becomes a live cell (birth). be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as A live cell with two or three live neighbors stays alive being both natural and simple, why? Which (survival). In all other cases, a cell dies or remains dead characters in the game of life lived the longest? (overcrowding or loneliness). Life seems to be evident because existence is dependent on a system of needs (rules) if those rules are met then ‘life’ can flourish but if they are not met death occurs. Bryson says that complexity is both natural and simple because everything is complex and even the simplest thing imaginable is complex simply because it exists. Existence in itself ‘exists’ because we say it does and in fact it is my belief that we exist only because we believe we do. (This is confusing but fun to think about). The characters in life that lived the longest are those that cycled through patterns of stability and/or continually evolved into more stable beings. 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum The quantum consciousness slide show is basically the 5/1/2004 Consciousness slide show. search for the most fundamental unit of consciousness. Some scientists believe it is the neuron but new ideas are emerging that it is indeed microtubules and the tubulins that make them up. The tubulins seem to function as binary switches and as such could conceivably be the fundamental unit scientists have been searching for. With this binary switch discovered we describe the brain as a sort of quantum computer. The search is complicated further by the idea of quantum foam that fills the entire universe, that includes you and me, and is conscious in itself. The foam has within it qubits that act as the binary switches of a universal computer we cannot even begin to comprehend. The Orch OR model even goes so far as to state that each tublin in a microtubule is a qubit. Consciousness does not just happen but instead is a result of the complex processes of tubulins/qubits that are existent everywhere in the universe and their interact 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were The evidence that tubulins and not neurons are the 5/1/2004 the most fundamental aspect of most fundamental aspect of consciousness is abundant consciousness. After watching and reading the as seen in the slide show. Tubulins even fit with the QC slide show, why would you disagree? idea of binary switches whereas neurons (in my opinion) do not. How can a neuron capable of releasing multiple combinations of neurotransmitters be binary. Even if there were only 5 possible combinations of neurotransmitters (there are many more) then there would still be five possibilities on the switch! Tubulins have only two positions, on/off and as such are more likely the binary quantum computers we have been searching for. Under the neuron centered view the glial cells which make up 80% of our brains would be considered useless! After reading the ENTIRE slide show I cannot rationalize the neuron fundamentalist view. **LOOK TONY IM DONE EARLY ITS A MIRACLE! (7pm Saturday Night)** 11) Your name Andrew Elliott 5/1/2004 Participant #5 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain Step uno: There is a current that goes through a coil of 5/1/2004 the steps in creating electricity. wire. A magnetic field surrounds the coil of wire. Step dos: The ends of the wire will be subject to a force which is caused by the moving electrons. Step tres: The commutator changes the coil's direction each time it goes half way around. Step quatro: Now the ends of the wire experience a force opposite to the previous force. This occurs due to the change in direction of electrons. Step cinco: The coil constantly rotates because of the direction changes in the current and is affected by the magnetic field. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of The three interactions are: 5/1/2004 a moving charge in a magnetic field. 1. When a positive charge goes through the magnetic (Hyperphysics) field. 2. When a positive charge moves through a non-moving wire in a magnetic field 3. When a wire moves through the magnetic field with an outside force. 3) A current in a coiled wire will a. produce a magnetic field on the outside of the coil, in 5/1/2004 the same direction as the current. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field outside the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, 5/1/2004 configurations of human and machine. These machine brain-human body parts, all machine were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a The transformer does exactly what it's name tells. It 5/1/2004 transfomer works. transforms the voltage of electricity from high to low. As I explained earlier, when a magnetic field changes voltage is created. Voltage is basically the amount of electrons that go through a wire. A transformer directs electricity that is at a higher voltage flow through a large amount of coiled wire twisted around an iron core. The current is continually changing as well as the magnetic field. Once the electicity goes through it exits the side of a smaller amount of coils. With a smaller amount of coils this means less electrons are running through and less voltage. Transformers are used in train sets that require a change in voltage. You know the ones you played with as a kid. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Holographic memory uses light to create memory or 5/1/2004 explain how it works. image. When every I think of holographic images or memory, Princess Leia comes to mind. When she creates her message for Obi-Wan Kenobi to lend a helping hand and save her from the hands of evil. Anyways, back to my explanation of holographic memory. First the laser beam is slit into two parts the part that directly hits the object is the reference beam. The other is called the signal beam is reflected off the object. The image is appears when both beams join percicely at the right moment and are both alligned. This technology is used for writing on cds and dvds. If anyone has ever "burnt" their own c.d. like I have they have been apart of this interesting technology. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and 5/1/2004 of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. There are four simple rules to abide by while playing 5/1/2004 What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to The Game of Life. be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as 1. Each cell with one or no neighbors dies. being both natural and simple, why? Which 2. Each cell with four or more neighbors dies. characters in the game of life lived the 3. Each cell with two or three neighbors survives. longest? 4. Each cell with three neighbors is populated. Life is evident due to the movement of the small dots. Bryson explains the complexities of life as being both natural and simple because it happens spontaneously without any thought. Something so complex becomes so simple. The characters that live the longest were the ones who found three neighbors. Thus they became more populated and lived longer. 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum The Quantum Conciousness slide show explains the 5/1/2004 Consciousness slide show. chemical and physical processes that occur during consciousness. Not only does it explain that but also the complities of human consciousness. 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were Well there are so many integral elements that go into 5/1/2004 the most fundamental aspect of the physical and chemical aspects of consciousness. consciousness. After watching and reading the There are other things to consider that are beyond the QC slide show, why would you disagree? realm of consciousness and on so many different levels. Neurons are only a physical aspect but not the most fundamental, it is only a small portion of amazing elements that comprise consciousness. 11) Your name Kristen Doyer 5/1/2004 Participant #6 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain a generator is a coil turning in between a magnetic the steps in creating electricity. field. Which inturn creates a voltage turning rotational energy into electrical energy. While you tutrn the coil the direction of the current changes with each half turn of the generator. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of 1. The magnetic force is perpendicular to both magnetic a moving charge in a magnetic field. field and velocity. (Hyperphysics) 2. If the magnetic force on the wire is upward then the magnetic current or force is upward also. 3. If the wire is perpendicular to the magnetic field then the magnetic force is along the wire. 3) A current in a coiled wire will f. produce a magnetic field in and around the coil. The stronger the current thru the coil, the stronger the magnetic field in and around the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, configurations of human and machine. These machine brain-human body parts, all machine were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a A transformer is made of two coils wrapped around transfomer works. opposite sides of a iron core. The first coil is attached to some form of enery such as a battery (I think). The current goes through the first coil and makes a magnetic field which creates a current in the second coil.A trans former is ususally used to increase or decrease voltage and currents in circuits. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly In holographic memory a laser beam is split into two explain how it works. beams. One beams goes straight and bounces off a mirror then travels through a spatial light modulator which will show pages of raw data in clear and dark squares. The information from the page is carried to the lithium niobate crystal. The second beam shoots out the side of the beam splitter and straight to the crystal. When the two beams meet the the interference pattern stores the data carried by the first beam in a specifi location on the crystal. The data is stored as a hologram. More information may be stored and accessed with holographic memory. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. rules: 1.2 or 3 neighbors allow cell to survive, 2.exactly What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to 3 neighbors surround a dead cell cause it to come alive 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 5/1/2004 be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as being both natural and simple, why? Which characters in the game of life lived the longest? and 3.life uses 8 cells surrounding each cell as its neighborhood. I wasn't able to download the game and play. Bryson talks about complexity as simple because of the set of the DNA molecule and strand. Yes it was hard to find but after we found it it was so simple. This complexity of life is not hard but it is hard when it comes to one trying to develop its own man or as they say playing God. I also think he mentioned the natural part of it is that it act as a separate entity and that it works on its own and help us to reproduce. Its own mind has it working our whole lives. We could not live with out DNA but what about DNA with out us. We are complex but we are simple and natural. 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum The quantum conciousness slideshow was about how 5/1/2004 Consciousness slide show. they have been able to begin to understand the small units of conciousness. In the neurons that are in our brain that carry messages between eachother and help us learn, there are still smaller units that contribute to the mind process. In the axon of the neuron there are these microtubule that hold a protein called tubulin. These tubulines are known to have two states which also are in comparison to the two curvatures of the space-time geometry. So these things are also known to be everywhere around us? Well anyways these tubulines are also known to entangle themselves with others and they always are in contact. never forgetting the other.This is a quantum computing process. The slideshow also talked about the Orch OR, Orchestrated Objective Reduction model brought up by PenroseHameroff. This model proved that quantum superposition/computation is ocurring in microtubule with in the brains meurons and glia, that the tubulin in switch be 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were I was also thinking that neurns were the smallest aspect 5/1/2004 the most fundamental aspect of of conciousness but after the slide show I'm getting to consciousness. After watching and reading the think that there is more in our brains than we think. I QC slide show, why would you disagree? kind of worry about all this information because it is a lot and it sometimes is confusing or unbelievable that you sometimes don't believe it. But then again I do want to know what goes on in myhead and how we are able to think and read and process information into memory and then use it in our daily living. 11) Your name Mayda Aranda 5/1/2004 Participant #7 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain A generator is a source of power. Before looking on the 5/2/2004 the steps in creating electricity. website, I didn't know where the force actually comes from in the generator-but I was soon to find out that it all stems from the current. The current passes through a coil of wire in a magnetci fild. Each end of the coil will experience a force, which is caused by the flow of electrons through the wire. The force will be perpendicular to the veolcity of the charge and the magnetic field. This is also known as the right hand rule. The commuter, which rotates, will change the direction of the current every half cycle. As a result of the change in current direction, the loop in the coil will experience an opposite force as well. As long as the current is in the magnetic field, the loop of wire will continue to rotate as the current and force change directions. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of There are three magnetic interactions which occur in a 5/2/2004 a moving charge in a magnetic field. magnetic field. The first is a positive charge moving (Hyperphysics) through the magnetic field. If the charge remains in the uniform magnetic field,then the magnetic (perpendicular) force will bend the path of the charge into a circle The second interaction is a positive charge moving through stationary wire in the magnetic field. I can visualize this happening by thinking of the current in a conventional sense. Therefore, as the positive charges move though the wire, the magnetic fore on the wire is upward by the right hand rule. The third interaction is if the wire is moved through the magnetic field by an external force. In this interaction, motional voltage is gernated by mechanical energy input which moves the wire in the magnetic field. 3) A current in a coiled wire will b. produce a current around the coil. The more the 5/2/2004 number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field inside the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, 5/2/2004 configurations of human and machine. These machine brain-human body parts, all machine were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a There is one core with two coils of wire around it on 5/2/2004 transfomer works. opposite sides. The two coils are not touching. The primary coil is the input coil of the transformer, and the secondary coil is the output coil. There is mutual induction which causes voltage to be induced in the secondary coil. If the input voltage remains constant, but I increase the number of windings around the primary coil while decreasing the number of windings in the secondary coil, then the output voltage will decrease. Consequently, if I decrease the number of windings around the primary coil while increasing the number of windings in the secondary coil, the output voltage will increase. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Holographic memory is used to store images in greater 5/2/2004 explain how it works. amounts. We use a form of primary storage when we burn cd's (which is not a very good idea seeing that they last no longer than two years). Holographic memory is all around us in a three dimensional form. Basically it works as follows: A laser is fired which hits a beam splitter that creates two beams. One beam will split off and bounce off a mirror into the spatial-light modulator. This modulator is like our LCD displays on our cell phones. The information on the LCD is carried by the signal beam around a lithium-niobate crystal. The second beam will then shoot out of the other side of the beam-splitter and take a different path leading to the lithium-niobate crystal. When the two beams meet, the information through the interference will come together in a specific area of the crystal, storing the memory in the form of a hologram. It may seem confusing at first, but after reading the process over a few times and looking 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and 5/2/2004 of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. Tony thinks this game is awesome...well, it is 5/2/2004 What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as being both natural and simple, why? Which characters in the game of life lived the longest? amusing...but not as amusing as talking to A.L.I.C.E.. Anyways, in this game a cell can either be live or dead. This is how the game worked when I played it: I clicked on the squares to darken them. When I decided which squares I wanted darken, I pressed start. If a square is empty, then it is dead. As I pressed start, the picture of squares became alive and reproduced if it had three live neighbors around it. If it didn't have neighbors (at least 3) around it, the cell died. Basically, what happens to the cell is based on it's neighbors. A live cell with two or three live neighbors stays alive. However, if the cell becomes overcrowded or lonly (with less than 3 live neighbors), it will die. :( . Live seems to be evident in this game because the cells either reproduce or die out. They can either produce more generations, or can die out by a sort of natural selection process. This relates to Bryson in his complexity statemen 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum The Quantum Consciousness slide show has four major 5/2/2004 Consciousness slide show. points. The first one is that brain processes relevant to conciousness extend downward within neurons to the level of cytoskeletal microtubules. These microtubules help make synaptic connections, and interact with membrane structures. This helps prove the point that conciousness cannot just "emerge". The second major idea in the slide show is pan-protopyschism in which proto-concious qualia are embedded in the basic level of reality, as described by modern physics. This is the part that most confused me. Overall, it came odnw to the quantum foam, which is the smallest matter that we know about. The foam erupts and collapses in spacetime. Superposition could occur simultaneously in quantum computing...simply, it could be a 1 and 0 at the same time. This would mean that conciousness could occur at the quantum lvev. Conciousness may be seen as a sequence of discrete events rather htan just emerging. The third major point of 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were I would disagree with this statement because 5/2/2004 the most fundamental aspect of consciousness goes much further than the surface level consciousness. After watching and reading the that neurons occupy. First of all, consciousness is QC slide show, why would you disagree? proven that the connections made through synapses cannot magically form conscious decisions. Secondly, there is much more to consciousness, in that it happens at a critical level of complexity. The neurons do make connections, but it is how that matters. Scientists have gone to the microtubule level to look at the connection process, and have discovered that it is here where mechanical signaling and communication functions exists. But consciousness continues to go deeper than synaptic connection levels. Consciousness may involve quantum state reductions, according to Alfred North Whitehead. THe smallest matter that we know of, the quantum foam, may be the site of conscious processes. It is here where objective reduction occurs, as well as superposition, all which lead to the consciousness that all living things experience. Cons 11) Your name Julie Litrich 5/2/2004 Participant #8 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain A generator is a pumping device that maintains a 5/2/2004 the steps in creating electricity. steady flow of charge through the difference in electric potential. In the case of an electric generator, negative charges are pulled apart from positive ones. This is called electromagnetic induction, inducing voltage by changing the magnetic field. The energy with each charge (that has been pulled apart) provides the difference in potential (voltage) that provides a sort of electrical pressure to move electrons. A steady flow of energy is maintained through the difference in the electric potential. In batteries, this process occurs at the terminal ends. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of 1. A gravitational force (a moving wire): a wire moved 5/2/2004 a moving charge in a magnetic field. through a magnetic field by external force aka gravity (Hyperphysics) creates a charge through its movement causing opposing charges to create a force. 2. A electric force (a current in a wire): a positive charge moving through a stationary wire in a magnetic field opposes the charge in the field which then creates a force. 3. A magnetic force (a moving charge): a positive charge moving through a magnetic field creates a charge through opposing charges in the field and the positive charge thus creating a force. 3) A current in a coiled wire will d. produce a magnetic field both inside and outside a 5/2/2004 coil. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field inside the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, 5/2/2004 configurations of human and machine. These machine brain-human body parts, all machine were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a A transformer is an electromagnetic induction device 5/2/2004 transfomer works. that consists of an input coil of wire and an output coil of wire. The input is powered by an AC voltage source and the output is connected to an external circuit. Changes in the current of the input wire produce changes in its magentic field. These changes extend to the output wire, inducing voltage by changing the magnetic field in the coil of wire. This is a transfer of electric power between the two coils of wire, either boosting or lowering voltage, depending on the number of turns of wire in the coils. If the output wire has more turns than the input, then the output will have greater voltage, and vice versa. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Holographic memory is a type of 3-D data storage that 5/2/2004 explain how it works. will go beneath the surface and use the volume of the recording medium (CDs, for example) for storage, instead of only the surface area. Three dimensional data storage is able to store more information in a smaller space and allow for faster data transfer times. In a holographic memory device, a laser beam is split in two, and the two resulting beams interact in a crystal medium to store a holographic recreation of a page of data. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and 5/2/2004 of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. Life is both complex and simple in that all of our 5/2/2004 What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to complicated, diverse chemical processes that fuel our be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as existence evolved only once and have stayed relatively being both natural and simple, why? Which fixed. All living things are elaborations upon one plan characters in the game of life lived the that drives all of our existence. We all came from longest? ancestral packet that produced an offspring. Through evolution and maturation, that has produced humans, elephants, etc. So while we are so complex and vastly different, in species, in terms of function (respiration, conception, etc.) we are also simple, coming from one. 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum The Quantum Consciousness slide show is a lecture 5/2/2004 Consciousness slide show. detailing what consciousness is through explanations and diagrams. Consciousness can be likened to a computer: activity occurs in the brain through neural activity and consciousness is the product of this, our response to the complexity of neurons. Explaining consciousness requires psychology, neuroscience and a new form of pyschism that says consciouness is embedded in reality itself. 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were It goes even deeper than that. Microtubules within 5/2/2004 the most fundamental aspect of neurons are what organize the occurrences in the brain. consciousness. After watching and reading the Microtubules are the most fundamental aspect of QC slide show, why would you disagree? consciouness rather than the neuron because they are within the neuron acting not only as structure but as a means of communication. They support information transfer, processing and learning within neurons. 11) Your name Roxanne Smith 5/2/2004 Participant #9 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain A generator is based on magnetic fields but, mostly the the steps in creating electricity. change in direction of the magnetic field’s currents. There are three different magnetic fields implemented; the vertical up and down forces coming from the permanent magnet, and the force ether pushing out or pulling in coming from the wires current. There is a commutator that provides the energy, switching the electric current coming from the AC. The switching of the current s important because the change is what causes the flow of electrons (current) and the vertical forces to repel each other to get the wires moving. The repelling and attraction going on within the magnetic fields turns the wires and starts the generator. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of The current direction, the magnetic field and the Lorentz a moving charge in a magnetic field. force are the three magnetic interactions that occur in a (Hyperphysics) moving magnetic field to move things like a motor. The current direction is what makes the motion when it is hanging. The current changes because someone flips a switch or because it is plugged into the alternating AC power outlet. The magnetic field is the one being given off by the permanent magnet. It is vertical. The Lorentz force is the force that is either repelling the same magnetic charge or attracting opposite charges. 3) A current in a coiled wire will c. produce a magnetic field in the coil. The magnetic field is in the same direction as the current. 3) A current in a coiled wire will d. produce a magnetic field both inside and outside a coil. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field inside the coil. 3) A current in a coiled wire will e. produce a current inside and outside the coil. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field inside the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, configurations of human and machine. These machine brain-human body parts, all machine were 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a transfomer works. A transformer is used to either step up or step down the electricity coming from an AC power source because either the voltage coming from the wall is too high or too low for the appliance that needs the energy. Inside the AC adapter there is an oval magnet with coils on each side. The side with the less voltage has a shorter coil, the more voltage, the longer the coil. If you need to plug in your CD player, it would need a step down, so the longer coil would be in the wall socket end and the shorter in the CD player. The voltage will go through the long coil and send a current through the oval magnet that will carry through to the shorter coil, but lose voltage because of the shorter coil. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Holographic memory is able to store the information of explain how it works. an entire object’s 3-D image. It goes beyond the memory of a regular 2-D photograph with the use of laser light. To make a holographic image, two separate laser lights are used. One light is reflected onto an object and then onto film while the other is just directed onto the film. Laser lights are better than regular light because it is both in phase (all of the wavelengths are in sync and they are all the same size). The laser burns the entire image onto the film from every angle all at the same time, allowing the film to store the entire image in every part of the film. So, if you were to cut the holograph in half, you would still have the images information in both halves of the film, therefore you could see the entire image in both halves of the film. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. The game of life might be cool if I could figure out how What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to to use it. I am still so lost. But, the rules are you have be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as to make a living colony or community from almost being both natural and simple, why? Which nothing by turning on and off the lights. This would characters in the game of life lived the simulate how the interaction between changing longest? organisms could breed life. There really isn’t an answer to how life could be evident unless you define “life.” You could say that life is evident because the little “creatures” on the screen are moving and reproducing and functioning in a community. Bryson says that complexity is natural and simple because it just happens in an instant, unlike evolution. Everything is complex; from a snowflake, to a human brain. But, Bryson argues that complexity is spontaneous and occurs due to contributing factors, but the end product is naturally put here on earth. I don’t know which characters lasted the longest because I couldn’t figure out how to play the game. :( 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum The slide show talked in depth about a lot of Consciousness slide show. consciousness and how we really do not know anything about it which really frustrates us because we live in a society where we have to know hat is going on around us. It is hard for us to know that something is going on in our heads but not know how it works or what it really is. And we can’t even research it that much because we aren’t about to crack open a live persons head and check out his or her brain. It talked about the tiny parts in a neuron that are being looked into as consciousness. Qubits can be in superposition and just automatically help us to make decisions and choices, 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 which kind of leads into the idea of free will with the Orch OR model. It then talked about when consciousness started, at the beginning of the earth? The whole slideshow was just a bunch of fancy or how you would say “cute” ways to try and explain something that we really know little about. 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were I would totally have to agree after watching all of the 5/2/2004 the most fundamental aspect of slides proving that a neuron can be broken down into consciousness. After watching and reading the even smaller parts like the microtubules, the tubulins, QC slide show, why would you disagree? the qubit and the qubit space-time. On a relevant scale, the neuron is humongous compared to the smallest fundamental aspect of consciousness. Then the qubit could be broken down into proteins, but it is the qubit that I present in consciousness. The qubit is able to be in superposition and help us in recognition and volitional choice. The neuron is able to do all of this as a whole but it can be broken down into parts that can do the same on its own. 11) Your name Jade Ku 5/2/2004 Participant #10 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain A generator is actually a really simple machine. It turns the steps in creating electricity. mechanical energy into electrical energy by making a current flow through a conductor, like a copper wire. Basically, if a loop of the copper wire is moved through a magnetic field, its electrons are forced into motion, creating a current through the conductor. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of 1. Positive charge moving through a magnetic field. a moving charge in a magnetic field. 2. Positive charge moving through a stationary wire in a (Hyperphysics) magnetic field. 3. Wire moved through a magnetic field by an external force. 3) A current in a coiled wire will d. produce a magnetic field both inside and outside a coil. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field inside the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, configurations of human and machine. These machine brain-human body parts, all machine were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a A transformer is made of conductive wire wrapped transfomer works. around an iron core. Basically, there is wire coiled around the iron core in two places. An alternating current is put through the first coil, which changes the magnetic field in the iron core. When the magnetic field changes, it induces alternating current of the same frequency to move through the second coil. (Since the current is alternating the magnetism in the iron core is, too.) When the current is generated in the second coil, the voltage changes because of the magnetic field. If the primary coil has more loops, the voltage will be reduced (stepped-down), whereas if the secondary coil has more loops, it will be increased (stepped-up). 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly With holographic memory, you can store huge amounts explain how it works. of data in a relatively small amount of space. The way holograms work is a laser goes through a beam splitter which splits it into 2 beams. One, the reference beam, is directed by a mirror through a lens (to make it uniformly cover the film) and onto the film. The other beam, called the object beam, also is redirected by a 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 mirror and through a lens, but covers the object to be holographed rather than the film. The object beam created information about the object, its appearance, size, and location. Then, parts of the 2 beams meet to create a unique image on the film. After the film is developed, a three dimensional image can be created by directing light toward the hologram at the same angle as the reference beam. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and 5/2/2004 of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. Alright, I played the game, and to be honest, I don’t get 5/2/2004 What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to it. I understand that it’s suppose to be an example of be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as cellular automation, the way “rules rules are applied to being both natural and simple, why? Which cells and their neighbors in a regular grid,” I can’t really characters in the game of life lived the make sense of the game itself and how to play it… longest? Life seems evident because there is a pattern of change and growth. Bryson said that complexity is both natural and simple. I guess what he means by that is that complexity occurs naturally, and it doesn’t have to evolve, it just happens. Rules: * A dead cell with exactly three live neighbors becomes a live cell. * A live cell with two or three live neighbors stays alive. * In all other cases, a cell dies or remains dead. When I played, the “character” that seemed to live the longest was the block. I ended up with quite a few little 2x2 squares. 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum Even though there are several theories about 5/2/2004 Consciousness slide show. consciousness, scientists are unable to fully explain it. Brain imaging methods like the PET scan let us see how the brain responds to stimuli, but the information we get from such tests is not enough. We can think of the brain as a very complex computer in many respects, but that explanation is incomplete. While neurons have been credited for much of our brain’s activity in the past, we are now looking deeper. Brain processes having to do with consciousness actually occur within the neurons, in the cytoskeletal microtubules. The slideshow also brought up several different theories regarding consciousness, including pan-protopsychism and Roger Penrose’s physics of objective reduction, as well as the Penrose-Hameroff model of quantum computation with objective reduction in microtubules (try saying that 10 times fast). 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were 10. While neurons are important, they are not the most 5/2/2004 the most fundamental aspect of fundamental aspect of consciousnesses the cytoskeletal consciousness. After watching and reading the microtubule within the neuron. The microtubules serve QC slide show, why would you disagree? both structural and communication functions, forming synaptic connections and interacting with membrane structures mechanically, chemically, and electrically. Microtubule automata switching is much faster than synaptic switching. 11) Your name Samantha Mayberry 5/2/2004 Participant #11 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain A generator works by operating on the principal of the steps in creating electricity. electromagnetic induction. When a conductor passes through a magnetic field a voltage is produced. A generator moves the conductor and leads the current produced by the voltage to a circuit where it powers devices that require electricity. Electricity is a charge which is powered by protons and electrons. There must be a electromotive force between the conductors ends, an electric cell, battery and generator to create a electromotive force. Any of these can constitute electricity and are considered electric circuits. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of Three magnetic interactions of a moving charge are a moving charge in a magnetic field. weak interactions which is responsible for nuclear (Hyperphysics) decay, electromagnetism which causes the motion of electric charges, and strong interactions which are carried by glucons and are responsible for the bonding of protons. A magnetic field is a region in space in which a magnetic force acts on any other magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle. Some other interactions include moving charges, a current in a wire, and a moving wire all these things are magnetic interactions of a moving charge. 3) A current in a coiled wire will c. produce a magnetic field in the coil. The magnetic field is in the same direction as the current. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible c. some human, all human brain-some machine body configurations of human and machine. These parts, some machine brain-all human body parts, some were machine 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a A transformer works by electromagnetic induction which transfomer works. transforms electric energy from one current to multiple circuits so the frequency remains charged while the voltage and current charge or transform. Usually two or more windings are present which are wound an the same core producing energy. Transformers can be very dangerous, I know from experience. My dad works for SDG&E and a transformer blew up in his face, burning every hair off of his face. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly A holographic memory offers the possibility of storing explain how it works. 1TB of data. 1TB equals 1,000 gigabites which equals 1 million megabytes. Computers hold 10-40 GB of data. Reference beams would be fired at a crystal which is where the data would be stored. The angle in which the second reference beam iis fired at the crystal is very important. The second reference beam and the original must match perfectly or the page of data will not be able to be retrieved. This will happen in my lifetime! 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead d. laser light is stronger (more intense) and does not of a light bulb because disperse (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. Life seems to be evident because we are all here and What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to alive, we may think that life is clear to sight or be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as understanding but in actuality life is far more complex being both natural and simple, why? Which than you could imagine. Life is both natural and simple characters in the game of life lived the because in fact the most complex things are still longest? organized. We may not undersatnd life but it is organized, things that are orgaized for the most part are considered to be simple. In our minds life is not complex it is simple and natural. We are here for a reason, we may not know that reason but at least our lives are organized. 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum The slide show goes over the problems of 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 Consciousness slide show. consciousness such as consciousness does not explain free will. Microtubles interact with membrane structure by linking proteins chemically by ions. The slides go over the fact that you must come up with an explanation of consciousness. Roger Penrose is trying to come up with a definition and objective reduction that connects brain structures to reality. The orch model is consistent with known neurophysiological processes which is a major factor for predictions and possibly even a theory of consciousness. 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were I believe that consciousness is very complex and a 5/2/2004 the most fundamental aspect of multi-level process in which no one understands at this consciousness. After watching and reading the time. I do beieve we are on our way to discovery about QC slide show, why would you disagree? consciousness, but we are not there yet. Neurons are far to fundamental and do not explain consciousness and it's process and or non-process. At this time we do not even know if consciousness exists. 11) Your name Angela Leatherman 5/2/2004 Participant #12 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain When there is a potential difference charges in the the steps in creating electricity. coductor flow from the higher potential to the lower potential. The flow of charge will perist until both ends reach the same potential. Witout a potential difference no flow of charge will occur. * electrical charge: generators are "electrical pumps" that can maintain a steady flow of charge. They work to pull negative charges apart from positve ones. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of You get torque, when the compass needle is not a moving charge in a magnetic field. aligned with the magnetic field, the oppositely directed (Hyperphysics) forces produce a pair of torques that twist the needle into alignment. Then you have the result of opposite poles being nearest eachother and like poles beingnear eachother. 3) A current in a coiled wire will b. produce a current around the coil. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field inside the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, configurations of human and machine. These machine brain-human body parts, all machine were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a Basically a transformer allows the current from the 1st transfomer works. part to be conducted inot te second. It does this typically through an iron core. The 1st coil is powered by Ac voltage and the second is connected to something that harnesses the enrgy. ex) lightbulb. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly light from a single laser is split into two beams. One of explain how it works. the beams called the reference beam is sent straight to the target. The signl beam reflected off the object is being holographed. The resulting hologram image reappears only when the two beams are realized on a extremely precise point. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. couldn't get it downloaded What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as being both natural and simple, why? Which characters in the game of life lived the 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 longest? 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum Consciousness slide show. consciousness occurs in different places in the brain 5/2/2004 based on the action. ex) seeing words vs. hearing words. But single celled orgaisms lacking neurons or synapses are able to swim, find food, learn, and multiply. Microtubules essential to cell shape, function, movement, and division. The OR- could it be occuring in the brain? Biological life is organized by proteins they do everything from muscle movement, molecular binding, enzyme catalyst, metabolism and movement. So are proteins qubits? 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were Because some organisms that lack neurons or synapses 5/2/2004 the most fundamental aspect of are able to swim, find food, learnand multiply. these consciousness. After watching and reading the tasks are not so simple so the fundamental aspect of QC slide show, why would you disagree? conciousness must ly somewhere outside of the neuron. 11) Your name Nicole Gartrell 5/2/2004 Participant #13 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain A generator works when an electric current passes the steps in creating electricity. through a coil in a magnetic field the magnetic force prodices a torque which turns the DC motor. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of 1. Wire a moving charge in a magnetic field. 2. A magnet (Hyperphysics) 3. An electrical charge. 3) A current in a coiled wire will a. produce a magnetic field on the outside of the coil, in the same direction as the current. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field outside the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible b. all human, part cyborg, all machine configurations of human and machine. These were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a Electricity comes from miles away at a power plant to transfomer works. my home and it has to travel at high voltage to get to my house. For the elctricity to be used at home the power has to be stepped down by going through a substation. It keeps getting stepped down until it transforms the amount of voltage to lower levels. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly In a holographic memory device a laser beam is split in explain how it works. two and the two resulting beams interact in a crystal medium to store an holographic recreation of a page of data. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead c. laser light is monochromatic (many wavelengths) and of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. Bryson mentions complexity as being natural and simple What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to because all thinggss are complex and simple. Things be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as were made this way. being both natural and simple, why? Which characters in the game of life lived the longest? 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum The slide show is just a demonstration to show how we Consciousness slide show. are using quantum physics to understand consciousness. 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were I would disagree because it mentions things far more the most fundamental aspect of complex than neurons that can be used to understand consciousness. After watching and reading the consciousness. QC slide show, why would you disagree? 11) Your name Roxana Ramirez 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 Participant #14 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain The purpose of the generator is to convert mechanical the steps in creating electricity. energy into electrical energy. To create electricity you first need mechanical energy to turn the generator. In the animation mechanical energy needed to turn the generator comes from a hand crank that is located at the front of the generator. when the hand crank is turned it causes a wire to spin. The wire spins through magnetic fields and electric currents flows through the wire, which is connected to a voltage meter showing how much current is produced. This same process is similar to a hydroelectric plant. Instead of a hand crank the generator turns by the force of falling water. Also, instead of being connected to a voltage meter it is connected to transmission lines that are responsible for providing use with electricity. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of Moving charge, current in a wire, and moving wire. a moving charge in a magnetic field. (Hyperphysics) 3) A current in a coiled wire will a. produce a magnetic field on the outside of the coil, in the same direction as the current. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field outside the coil. 3) A current in a coiled wire will b. produce a current around the coil. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field inside the coil. 3) A current in a coiled wire will c. produce a magnetic field in the coil. The magnetic field is in the same direction as the current. 3) A current in a coiled wire will f. produce a magnetic field in and around the coil. The stronger the current thru the coil, the stronger the magnetic field in and around the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, configurations of human and machine. These machine brain-human body parts, all machine were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a Transformers increase or decrease AC(alternating transfomer works. current) voltages and currents that are in circuts. Two coils of wire are wrapped around one iron core. The first coil is the input coil of the transformer and the second coil is the output coil. Mutual induction has to do with voltage to be induced in the second coil. The operation of transformers is based on mutual induction. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Holographic memeory stores and transmit large explain how it works. quantities of information in three dimensions. It works by useing a single laser split into two beams. One of the slit beams is called the reference beam. It is placed towards the film with a mirror and lens, to expand over the whole film. The other beam is called the object beam. That too is directed with a mirrior and a lense that covers the whole object that is going to be holographed. The object pattern is then imprinted on the film. When developed there is a three dimensional image. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. The game is played on a grid of square cells. A What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to particular cell can be either dead or alive. To show a be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as live cell a maker is placed on its square. It the square is being both natural and simple, why? Which empty that means that the cell is dead. Life seems to characters in the game of life lived the be evident because we seem to know so much about it. 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 longest? Everything that is complicated seems to all have been figured out. 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum The slid show talked about consciousness and how it is 5/2/2004 Consciousness slide show. said to contain neurons and cytoskeletal microtubules. Also, it was said that objective reduction is occurring in the brain. Protein was mentioned as playing a big role in the consciousness. Other things were also brought up in the slid shoe like the quantum theory. 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were I would disagree because neurons, even though they do 5/2/2004 the most fundamental aspect of help with the functioning of consciousness, are not the consciousness. After watching and reading the only aspect. Different things like cytoskeletal QC slide show, why would you disagree? microtubules and protein are of the few important aspects of consciousness. 11) Your name Veronica Ford 5/2/2004 Participant #15 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain Generators work by magnets or wind spinning the the steps in creating electricity. armature surrounded with copper wire to create an electric current in the wire. With the magnets placed near wire, an electric current is created, to also create motion, which then creates electricity. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of circular, attraction, repulsion a moving charge in a magnetic field. (Hyperphysics) 3) A current in a coiled wire will f. produce a magnetic field in and around the coil. The stronger the current thru the coil, the stronger the magnetic field in and around the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, configurations of human and machine. These machine brain-human body parts, all machine were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a Transformers change the direction of currents during transfomer works. each electrical cycle 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Holographic memory is information stored three explain how it works. dimensionally in a hologram. It works by a laser being split, and the two separate parts interfere to create an image. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. The rules of the game of life is that each square has a What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to mind of its own and will react to other squares, be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as resulting in a group thinking together and reacting to being both natural and simple, why? Which each other. Complexity is natural, because it can’t be characters in the game of life lived the completely described as something uniform and known. longest? Complexity is also simple, because of the example of this life game. The squares are simple minded, but are complex when in masses. 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum The Quantum Consciousness slide show went into Consciousness slide show. factors of what makes something conscious and also what were the most fundamental aspects of consciousness. 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were While microtubules have traditionally been considered the most fundamental aspect of as purely structural elements, recent evidence has consciousness. After watching and reading the revealed that mechanical signaling and communication QC slide show, why would you disagree? functions also exist 11) Your name Allen Ganibe 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 5/2/2004 Participant #16 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain A generator receives it's power through a power source the steps in creating electricity. that that usually spins a copper wire which is moved through a manetic field and causes an electric current to flow to the conductor thus creating electricity. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of A positive charge moving through a magnetic field, a a moving charge in a magnetic field. positive charge moving through a stationary wire in a (Hyperphysics) magnetic field, anda wire moved through a magnetic field by external force on a positive charge. 3) A current in a coiled wire will d. produce a magnetic field both inside and outside a coil. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field inside the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible e. all human brain, human-machine body parts, configurations of human and machine. These machine-human body parts, all machine brain were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a A transformer will change an electrical current either by transfomer works. increasing or decreasing it depending on the number of coils on a wire being inputted and outputted. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Holographic memory is a storage medium that is explain how it works. currently being developed that allows data storage to occur in the entire "volume" of the media not just in the surface as is the case with DVD's and CD's. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. The rules basically explain that every living cell dies What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to every generation, the universe crustalizes into be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as miraculous patterns, and that oscillators occur at being both natural and simple, why? Which random such as the case with the 2x2 Block Universe. characters in the game of life lived the Life seems to be evident because there is a rapid cell longest? reproduction, there is movemen, and each cell survives only throug it's generation through trying to perserve itself. As Bryson explains, complexity is both natural and simple because everything is spontaneously formed all at once. Random characters seem to be the one's to outlive the rest. 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum Consciousness is similar to the computer-like activities Consciousness slide show. in brains through neural networks. Neuron's are organized in the cytoskeleton made up of microtubules containing proteins. Consciousness may involve Qnatum State Reductions as Qubits may exist simultaneously. Objective Reduction (OR) e=h/t (size and energy are related to time until reduction). Primitive consciousness began at big bang and may have cause Cambrian explosion. 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were Acording to pan-physicists who claim a "universal mind" the most fundamental aspect of something more powerful than neurons is required such consciousness. After watching and reading the as mass, spin, or charges which are fundamental QC slide show, why would you disagree? properties of nature. 11) Your name Delia L. Garcia Participant #17 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain Nichelle sits beside loop inside a magnetic field and the steps in creating electricity. turns it over and over again. When the loop is vertical, the voltage is higher. When the loop lies flat, the voltage going through is lower. The deminishing/accerlating voltate causes the current to change direction. This creates an Alternating Current 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 (AC) Generator. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of 1. When a wire carrying a current passes through a 5/3/2004 a moving charge in a magnetic field. magnetic field, the particles are deflected, which causes (Hyperphysics) the entire wire to be defelcted (or bent). We saw this in class when you put the neon light up to the magnet and the light moved. 2. In a cool thing called a Galvanometer (named for the guy who came up with the idea), a coil moves within a stationary magnet when a magnetic field is detected. It moves more with a stronger magnet and less with a weaker field. 3. A motor is connected to an AC outlet, where a current surges along. The current hits the motor which causes it to turn, which forces the current to change direction, which creates a magnetic force. The motor continues to turn because the alternating current pushes it along. 3) A current in a coiled wire will f. produce a magnetic field in and around the coil. The 5/3/2004 stronger the current thru the coil, the stronger the magnetic field in and around the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, 5/3/2004 configurations of human and machine. These machine brain-human body parts, all machine were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a We begin with a regular AC outlet. There is a wire in 5/3/2004 transfomer works. the outlet allowing the current to continue along on its path. The wire is wrapped around an iron core a specific number of times. On the other side of the iron core is another wire wrapped around the same iron core another specific number of times. This produces a magnetic field around one wire, which is transfered to the other wire and the current continues! Here is where the tricky stuff comes in. When the number of coils on the first wire is less than the amount on the second wire, the voltage is increased! Yeah! But when the amount on the first wire is greater than the amount of coils on the second, the volatage is decreased. That can be good sometimes, too. If they are the same number, the voltage reamains the same. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Holographic memory uses a laser to send a beam 5/3/2004 explain how it works. through a liquid crystal spatial light modulator, then through a Holographic memory (like holograhic film). I don't really understand that part, but I do know that the holograms are also hit with reference beams, which allow the holograms to be stored layer upon layer to produce holographic memory. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and 5/3/2004 of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. Alight. THis game made little sense, but I think that I 5/3/2004 What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to figured it out. I would draw lines, and then animate be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as them and they moved, until they didn't any longer. I being both natural and simple, why? Which don't know the rules. I looked at them, but they just characters in the game of life lived the explained characteristics of different parts of the game. longest? They made no sense to me. By messing around on the screen, I realized that some of the specks would stop moving and just sit there for good. Other ones would keep going back and forth into two positions. Still others would spread off and go their own way. The thing that I found the most intersting was that the particles close to other particles kept moving. they would run into each other and create new particles and continue to move, while loners would die and cease to move any longer. Life is very complex, but that is the way things had to be. If things were not complex, nothing new or interesting would ever happen. There would be little room for change. When the complexity is understood, it is simple and managabl 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum There was a lot of information in this, but is basically 5/3/2004 Consciousness slide show. left me to believe that we know very little about our brains. They described the physical details and the complexity of the neurons, but there is still so much that is unknown. It goes on to describe the microtubules, that are within the neurons. these are neccisary for cell shape, functino, movement, and division. But more importantly, is the tubulins within the microtubules. Some scientist believe that the tubulins are the key to consciousness. Going back to quantum mechanics, we could possibly be looking at superposition. When we look at a tubulin, it is in one state or the other, but in actuallity, is is switching back and forth from both states, that it seems to be inboth states at the same time. Impossable you say? maybe not. The space-time curvatue allows this to occur. If we took this theory into the macro-world, itcould not occur because the curvature is unstable and everything would collapse. But on a micro-world, It wo 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were There is so much more indepth in our heads then just 5/3/2004 the most fundamental aspect of the chemicals going between the neurons. We are consciousness. After watching and reading the getting into quantum therory stuff here, nit just QC slide show, why would you disagree? biological chemistry. Plus, a lot of creatures have neurons in their heads, which help them to run away from bad stuff, reproduce, and survive, but they do not have the level of consciusness that we have. It is as simple as that. 11) Your name Nichelle Worthington 5/3/2004 Participant #18 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain A generator works by converting mechanical energy into the steps in creating electricity. electrical energy by using the principle of electromagnetic induction. The generator uses an electric conductor, such as a copper wire, and moves it through a magnetic field. The magnetic field then creates an electric current inside of the wire. The electric current flows, or is induced in the copper wire. Through this process of moving the electric current through the wire using the magnetic field, the mechanical energy from the moving wire is now being turned into the electrical energy of the current. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of The three magnetic interactions of a moving charge in a a moving charge in a magnetic field. magnetic field are: (Hyperphysics) * a positive charge moving through a magnetic field. * a positive charge moving through a stationary wire in a magnetic field * and a wire moved through a magnetic field by an external force. 3) A current in a coiled wire will a. produce a magnetic field on the outside of the coil, in the same direction as the current. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field outside the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, configurations of human and machine. These machine brain-human body parts, all machine were 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a transfomer works. A transformer is used to increase or decrease AC voltages and currents in circuits by using the principle of mutual inductance. A transformer usually consists of two coils of wire wound around the same core. The primary coil is considered the input coil and the secondary coil is the output coil. The process of mutual induction then causes voltage to be induced into the secondary coil. The input and output voltages are directly proportional to the number of windings of coil on either side. Knowing this and using the principle of mutual inductance, depending on the number of coils on either side you can have a transformer that either increases the output of voltage or decrease the output. If the output voltage is greater than the input voltage than it is called a step-up transformer. If the output is less than when it came in than it is a step-down transformer. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Holographic memory has to do with the storage of 3explain how it works. dimensional images that are stored and produced by using laser light. To produce an image we use the interference of two light waves which meet and interfere on a piece of film to create a pattern of tiny exposed and unexposed areas of light representing the object being holographed. Lasers are used to make holograms because they are monochromatic (one wavelength) and coherent (in unison) which is unique when compared to a standard light bulb. Holographic memory would be extremely convenient because the amount of information it can store is far greater than any current product available now. This is because the storage of information is 3-dimensional and the information is stored in every part of the hologram. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. I remember you stating the only four rules in class but I What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to had trouble figuring out how to play the game very well be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as and the rules didn't come through quite as clear as you being both natural and simple, why? Which stated them. Life seems to be evident because despite characters in the game of life lived the the complexity of it, life just seems to emerge from longest? nowhere. Bryson is absolutely right in that the complexity of the human anatomy, or any life period appears so incredibly complex in order to have so many different functions operating simultaneously. It almost seems that there must have been some sort of supreme designer of such complex and diverse creatures. However the emergence of life is completely natural in that we didn't just appear on earth the way we are today. But rather, with the presence of the right elements, some sort of primitive life is bound to emerge and flourish and begin to evolve. I never really got a very good game going at all but I had a number of blue specks that lasted longer than the rest. 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum The Quantum Consciousness slideshow was pretty Consciousness slide show. confusing to me personally but the whole concept of consciousness I guess is theoretically confusing to every one. It explained how brain processes dealing with consciousness extend downward within neurons to the level of cytoskeletal microtubules. It also explains how the explanation of consciousness is only composed of 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 theories and that thus far we have established no factual evidence of it's origin. Roger Penrose's idea of objective reduction and how it connects brain structures to fundamental reality is a pretty crazy and elaborate idea. Sounds like a bit of a stretch to me but his guess is as good as mine. In conclusion, I personally find the concept of quantum cosnciousness extremely frustrating and it bothers me that there is no fundamental base of what has been proven to be right, to start from. It just seems like everyone can have their own crazy opinions about it but that as of now there is no substantial evidence to strongly s 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were I would disagree because it's now being more clearly 5/3/2004 the most fundamental aspect of displayed that the neuron is not the fundamental aspect consciousness. After watching and reading the of conscious. It seems to be the same case as it was QC slide show, why would you disagree? for the atom. As a kid I was taught that the atom was the most fundamental unit of elements, but as I got older and technology got better they found out that atoms are consisted of something even simpler, like quraks. Now quarks are supposed to be fundamental, but how do we really know that that is even true? I believe the same goes for the neuron. As technology increases and equipments advance we are discovering that what we once thought was a fundamental aspect of consciousness in the neuron is actually intricately composed of infinitely smaller parts. And those might be composed of infinitely smaller parts. I think we should possibly be a little more hesitant when declaring that we've discovered a fundamental anything because so far we haven't been very correct. 11) Your name Tim Allen 5/3/2004 Participant #19 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain In class, Tony brought a generator with an iron bar and the steps in creating electricity. put a metal ring around it, when he pushed the button, a current is induced in the ring and creates its own magnetic field. the magnetic field acts in the opposing direction of the producing field which caused the ring to shoot up. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of Electrons spin on their axis and electrons revolve a moving charge in a magnetic field. around the nuclei of their atoms, and some spin in (Hyperphysics) opposite directions; the magnetic field gets cancelled. 3) A current in a coiled wire will d. produce a magnetic field both inside and outside a coil. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field inside the coil. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible e. all human brain, human-machine body parts, configurations of human and machine. These machine-human body parts, all machine brain were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a When you add a second coil to a primary coil, voltage is transfomer works. induced in the second coil. The primary is powered by an AC voltage source and the secondary is connected to an external circuit. By adding or keeping the coil amounts the same, you change the voltage induced by one or the other. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Having a memory that consists of quick recovery. By explain how it works. seeing something, a person with holographic memory recovers what it is in their thought process faster then a person with out holographic memory. 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead of a light bulb because 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as being both natural and simple, why? Which characters in the game of life lived the longest? b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and 5/3/2004 coherent (in phase) 1. A dead cell with exactly three live neighbors becomes 5/3/2004 a live cell (birth). 2. A live cell with two or three live neighbors stays alive (survival). 3. In all other cases, a cell dies or remains dead (overcrowding or loneliness). LIFE SEEMS TO BE EVIDENT BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF ITS PATTERNS AND EXISTANCE. DEPENDING ON WHAT SHAPES YOU MAKE OR HOW MUCH YOU ALLOW YOUR MOUSE TO CREATE ON SCREEN, THE CELLS WILL MANIPULATE AND CHANGE ON ITS OWN, SIMILAR TO LIFE. WHEN BRYSON MENTIONS THAT COMPLEXITY IS BOTH NATURAL AND SIMPLE, HE MEANS THAT IN A WAY THINGS THAT HAPPEN NATURALLY ARE COMPLEX BECAUSE OF ITS NATURE AND WHAT IT DOES. THE SIMPLEST THING THAT HAPPENS JUST BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT ITS SUPPOSED TO DO IS SIMPLE IN IDEA BUT COMPLEX IN UNDERSTANDING. 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum COULD CONSCIOUSNESS BE A PRODUCT OF 5/3/2004 Consciousness slide show. QUANTUM EFFECTS? OUR BRAIN MAY HAVE EVOLVED ENOUGH TO AVOID DECOHERENCE. 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were IT FAILS TO ADDRESS ITS ENIGMATIC FEATURES 5/3/2004 the most fundamental aspect of consciousness. After watching and reading the QC slide show, why would you disagree? 11) Your name Rasheena Green 5/3/2004 Participant #20 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain A generator is the most important part for clarity. the steps in creating electricity. Instead of an armarure with many windings and iron nucleus there is only a single rectangular conductor loop; the axis the loop rotates on is omitted. The radio buttons allow you to chose an AC generator or a DC generator. The directions in rotating are moveable using the corresponding button. The sliding control makes it possible to vary the rotational speed. You can stop and continue the stimulation with the pause/resume button But this isn't a stop of the movement. The three basic elements that are required to produce electricity are motion (required to rotate a trubine), magnetic field, and conductors. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of The three magnetic interactions of a moving charge in a a moving charge in a magnetic field. magnetic field are: a positive charge moving through the (Hyperphysics) magnetic field, positive charge moving through the stationary wire in the magnetic field, and the wire is moved through the magnetic field by external force. 3) A current in a coiled wire will c. produce a magnetic field in the coil. The magnetic field is in the same direction as the current. 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible e. all human brain, human-machine body parts, configurations of human and machine. These machine-human body parts, all machine brain were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a A transformer is basically what helps out our cd players transfomer works. power supply. If the cd player has too much power 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 supply, than it is the transformers job to go and control it or tone it down to lower volts. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Holographic memory is the amount of information that is explain how it works. in storage through laser. Holographic memory is basically a storage method, since sometimes when we make make burned cds, we sometimes don't have enough space for all our songs; thats where the holographic memory comes in to play. In order to increase storage capabilites, scientists are now working a new optical storage method called holographic memory. This would go beneath the surface and use the volume of the recording medium storage, instead of only the surface area. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead a. laser light is monochromatic (wavelength) and of a light bulb because coherent (out of phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. The rules of the game is that: you're either dead or live. What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to A live cell is shown by putting a marker on its square. A be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as dead cell is shown by leaving the square empty. Each being both natural and simple, why? Which cell on a grid has a neighborhood consisting of the eight characters in the game of life lived the cells in every direction including diagonals. There is no longest? winning or losing. It shows how life is full of surprises. You cant really really see what will happen in the future to get ahead on the game, you just have to play. Bryson mentions complexity as both being natural and simple because life is, again, full of surprises. Life is natural because you never know what will happen next. 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum All forms of physics obey the same universal Consciousness slide show. teleological action principle. Post-quantum physics is basically the intuitive science of the fundamental structures and process in the universe. It was said that classical physics was not a complete map of physical reality. It's only a very important practically indispensable part of the story. It also explains Newton's 17th century particle mechanics, and how the universe correctly explained the mothin of the planets around the sun as elliptical orbits. The slide show basically discussed everything from quantum consciouness, to post-quantum, physics itself, and how quantum physics turned classical physics upside down. 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were Personally, I would agree and disagree because the most fundamental aspect of neurons actually do have fundamental aspects of consciousness. After watching and reading the consciouness; however, I do disagree because there QC slide show, why would you disagree? are plenty of other things that are fundamental aspects of consciouness such as the brain and the heart. These two things also play an important role. 11) Your name Feven Reda 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 Participant #21 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain First an electric conducttor, like copper wire, is moved 5/3/2004 the steps in creating electricity. through a magnetic field then electric current will flow in the conductor so that the mechanical energy of the moving wire is converted into the electric energy of the current that flows in the wire 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of 1. 5/3/2004 a moving charge in a magnetic field. 2. (Hyperphysics) 3. 3) A current in a coiled wire will b. produce a current around the coil. The more the 5/3/2004 number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field inside 3) A current in a coiled wire will 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible configurations of human and machine. These were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a transfomer works. the coil. d. produce a magnetic field both inside and outside a coil. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field inside the coil. e. all human brain, human-machine body parts, machine-human body parts, all machine brain A transformer is made up of a magnetic core with coils of wire attached to it.THere is a primary input line and a secondary output line. Alternating magnetic field in the primary coil. In the secondary coil the magnetic field creates current and the voltage is then controlled by the raitio of the number of turns in the coil. If primary and secondary coils have the same amount of turns the voltage will be the same. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Holographic memory is 3D stirage. It is a n optical explain how it works. storage method that will use the volume of the recording medium rather than just the surface area. How it Works: 1. Argon laser is fired then the beam splitter creates 2 beams. first beam will go straight bounce off a mirror and travel through an LCD display that would then show pages of raw binary data as clear and dark boxes. Information from the binary code is then carried by signal beam to a light sensitivelithiun niobate crystal. The second signal beam shoots out of beam splitter and takes a different path to the crystal. THe 2 beams then meet and the interference pattern created stores the data carried by the first beam in a specific area of the rystal. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead d. laser light is stronger (more intense) and does not of a light bulb because disperse (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. Game of LIFE What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to Rules: be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as Why is life evident? being both natural and simple, why? Which complexity as both natural and simple why? characters in the game of life lived the longest living character: longest? 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum the Quantum Consciousness slideshow just shows us Consciousness slide show. how consciousness is perceived and taht it is not really explainable. 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were I would disagree because neurons are not the only thing the most fundamental aspect of that creates consciousness. Consciousness or what we consciousness. After watching and reading the perceive as real in reality is just based on what we see QC slide show, why would you disagree? and on our expectations based on past experiences. 11) Your name America Montano 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 Participant #22 1) How does a generator work? Briefly explain An electric current passes thorugh the coil of the wire in 5/3/2004 the steps in creating electricity. a magnetic field. Each end of the coil will have a force from the electrons. The commutator will change the direction of the current every half cycle. Each end of the coil will have an opposite force due to the electrons going in opposite directions. The coil will keep rotating becuase of the changing direction of the current in the magnetic field. 2) What are the three magnetic interactions of magnetic field, electric current, Lorentz force law. 5/3/2004 a moving charge in a magnetic field. (Hyperphysics) 3) A current in a coiled wire will 4) In Future Fantastic, there were possible configurations of human and machine. These were 5) In your own words, briefly explain how a transfomer works. e. produce a current inside and outside the coil. The more the number of coils, the stronger the magnetic field inside the coil. a. all human, human brain-machine body parts, machine brain-human body parts, all machine Transformers are used to incrase ofr decrase AC voltages and currents in circuits. The operation of transformers isbased on the principal of mutual inductance. A transformer usually consists of 2 coils of wire wound on the same core. The primary coil is the input coil of the transformer and the secondary coil is the output coil. Mutual incuction causes voltage to be induced in the secondary coil. 6) What is Holographic memory? Briefly Ablue lasor is split into seperate referance and object explain how it works. beams. The beam that curves info. gets expanded so that it illuminates a spatial light modulator. To read the stored data, the hologram is illuminated with refernce beam. Each page of the hologram is recorded seperately.To record the hologram, the data in the form of electric signal is converted to optical signals by a page composer. 7) A laser is used to make a hologram instead b. laser light is monochromatic (one wavelength) and of a light bulb because coherent (in phase) 8) Download the game of life. Play with it. Life is played on a grid of square cells extending What are the rules? Why does 'life' seem to infinitely. A cell can be live or dead. A live cell is shown be evident? Bryson mentions complexity as by putting a marker on its square. A dead cell is shown being both natural and simple, why? Which by leaving the square empty. Each cell in the grid has a characters in the game of life lived the neighborhood consisting of the 8 cells in every longest? direction. 9) Briefly, summarize the Quantum Quatum theory describes the behavior at a fundamental Consciousness slide show. level of matter and energy which comprise our universe. 10) Some scientists thought that neurons were Even precise correlation of neuronal firing patterns fail the most fundamental aspect of to address differences between the mind and brain. consciousness. After watching and reading the QC slide show, why would you disagree? 11) Your name Alex Tea 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004 5/3/2004