The Green Universe: Richard Feynman and "The Beauty of a Flower"

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March 28, 2012

The Green Universe: Richard Feynman

Sensational news stories can make badly behaved celebrities and bickering politicians seem larger than life. Luckily, the scientists who study the vast universe maintain a different perspective. This week, we'll bring you quotes and videos that reveal nature's star power.

Richard Feynman and "The Beauty of a Flower"

"I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing; I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers, which might be wrong."

 Watch the video below to hear Feynman's thoughts on beauty and doubt.

--photo courtesy of NASA; video by Reid Gower

50 Most Extraordinary Churches of the World

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Besides eating bamboo leaves bored panda likes all kind of oddities.

Being bored of usual buildings Panda has traveled the world (with the help of Internet) and found 50 strangest and most extraordinary churches in the world, and is kind enough to share them with you.

It was a tedious job for a lazy bored panda to compile such a big list, but he did it!

Oh, and Panda is more Buddhist than Christian, so churches are no more than buildings for him.

But I have to admit, that the most wonderful buildings on earth are probably churches, monasteries and other religious structures. You can do much more with a lot of faith and a lack of money than with a lot of money but without any faith.

Enjoy scrolling down the list, while Panda eats another bamboo leaf.

1. The Church of Hallgrímur (Reykjavík, Iceland)

(Bamboo leaf for Stuck in Customs via www.boredpanda.com)

Russia’s Seven Wonders

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There are seven wonders of the world, but most of them were already destroyed either by the hands of humans or by the cruel passing of time. And last year a group of some Russian TV-channels, newspapers and radio stations hold an official opinion poll and discovered what kinds of real wonders Russia has. Anyone could participate in the poll taking votes via internet or SMS services. So, the seven best-looking and really fascinating places were chosen.

35 Impossible Landscapes from Mars

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Are you tired of seeing landscapes from this planet? If you are, we have a treat for you. Thanks to NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) which has been orbiting Mars since 2006, currently circling approximately 300 km (187 mi) above the Martian surface. On board the MRO the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera has been photographing the planet for several years now at resolutions as fine as mere inches per pixel.