In previous articles of this series, I described the physical basis of computers. Yet most people wouldn’t know anything to do with the mere physical basis. Some protocols are necessary for making the different components of a computer or of a computer network communicate with each other. You need additional devices like mouse, screen, or […]

Hedwig is asteroid #476 and also known as 1901 QB (according to the IAU, which has the absolute authority on naming planets, while Wikipedia gives the asteroid designation as 1901 GQ). Hedwig is of the type P (Tholen) or X (SMASS II). Hedwig’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.65 Astronomical Units, an […]

I know what you think: “The what?!” Am I going to tell y’all that the Amazons had been real? But yes, exactly that! While I was studying sinology, I had a female fellow, who already worked on her doctoral thesis and this was on mummies, which were found in the Taklamakan desert, which is in […]

I already had a look at some of the Chinese names of the named asteroids in order to get some more insights, which the Chinese perspective could offer. I treated the asteroids until #143 so far. I continue now from #144 to #146. Vibilia is asteroid #144. Her Chinese name is Lǚ-Shén-Xīng (旅神星). This literally […]

Gene-editing tools of the type of CRISPR/ Cas-9 aren’t new. They were used in research already thirty years ago and were new, while I (in the previous millennium!) was studying biology. There’s only since the discovery of CRISPR/ Cas-9 some years ago a big hype because this tool is somehow more successful than previous tools […]

Ocllo is asteroid #475 and also known as 1901 HN. Ocllo is of the type X and a Mars-orbit-crosser. Ocllo’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.59 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.38, a period of revolution of 1 524 days, and an inclination of 18.9 degrees. Ocllo was discovered by the American […]

To read on Martin Armstrong’s blog about mandatory firearm lessons in schools in Poland astounded me. I didn’t believe it and thought that such things would be completely impossible in the European Union. So I tried to find the origin of the myth in order to debunk it. But the story is almost completely true! […]

Nolli is asteroid #473 and also known as 1901 GC. Nolli’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.66 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.11, a period of revolution of 1 588 days, and an inclination of thirteen degrees. Nolli was discovered by the German (from Baden, a grand-dukedom with Karlsruhe as the capital, […]

Rú-Jiā (儒家) is the name of another ancient Chinese school of philosophy. I in a previous article already described the Chinese Character rú (儒). What it means is unclear. But the philosophers of the school of rú (儒) believed that humans should cultivate certain virtues. According to Confucius these are five in number and these […]

Papagena is asteroid #471 and also known as 1901 GN. Papagena’s orbit is characterized by a semi-major axis of 2.89 Astronomical Units, an eccentricity of 0.23, a period of revolution of 1 791 days, and an inclination of fifteen degrees. Papagena was discovered by the German (from Baden, a grand-dukedom with Karlsruhe as the capital, […]