Q&A: Why does hot water freeze faster than cold water?

Seemed to me like a question long answered. This is my shortened answer: Heat is a macroscopic characteristic of ‘microscopic’ events. In our case we have 2 bodies of water with different temperatures. The higher the temperature the higher the kinetic energy of the particles. It is a fact that hot water freeze faster than […]

Share

Tags: , , ,

Misinterpreting a TED Talk – How to make choosing easier = How to increase sales = How to destroy earth faster

Recently i have come across this TED Talk – Sheena Iyengar: How to make choosing easier. While the informations presented are no doubt valuable and can be put to use in a good manner this TED Talk is also misleading people to think that choosing the easy way is better for them. Overall this TED Talk is […]

Share

Tags: , , , , , , ,

The garden of tomorrow – LED grow light panels

Here is something i do for a living. I produce and sell LED grow lights. What are LED grow lights ? LED grow lights are special panels that contain LED diodes and can be used to promote the growth of plants without the presence of the sun. Why are LED grow light panels so useful […]

Share

Tags: , , , , , ,

The wrong ways of “GREEN Energy”

Lately “Green Energy” has become more than an simple annoyance to my ears. Everybody is talking about that, people on the streets, companies and even governments. People believe that “Green Energy” will solve their energy needs. Companies are banking on this term to sell their products. Governments are using it to reshape the global economy. […]

Share

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Improve your transportation habits

Transportation it’s one of the main pollutant sources on a global scale and one of the biggest CO2 sources. This is mainly because we rely on non renewable, polluting sources to power our cars and other means of transport. You can also consider the short lifetime of a car, that has become even shorter nowadays, […]

Share

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

“El laberinto del fauno” and what history tells us

I usually don’t watch movies and I almost never watch Spanish, French or any other non-English movies. Yet i think El laberinto del fauno is one of the best movies ever made. I won’t review it as words are to poor to better express the feelings i have felt. Sometimes, somebody needs to remind us […]

Share

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

COP15 Copenhagen, it’s legacy and a possible solution

Copenhagen COP15 summit was not as success. Yet we have learned much, we have learned that we cannot save our planet and our environment without sacrifice, a sacrifice that we cannot inflict on our future generations.

Share

Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Drinking habits, when, where, what to drink

In my previous article i was discussing about our everyday eating habits and how to eat. I started that article thinking about the fact that eating is something we do every day and has a big impact on our life and health. But seems i overlooked something that we do more often than eating and […]

Share

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Eating habits & how to eat

In this article i am presenting my views and opinions regarding the eating process seen as an experience (“how to eat”). Another article will cover the “what to eat” perspective. Eating is something what we do rather often and is amazingly one of the things that we are bad at. How many of us wondered […]

Share

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Topics for “earth, water, air, weather” category

Here are the main topics for “earth, water, air, weather” category. Feel free to recommend others! air pollution, land/sea pollution, pollution indexes, fight pollution, drinking water quality & supply, places to live in, prospects, regional hazards, sewage and waste disposal, real estate ( land ) Things that i consider useful to learn and to do: […]

Share

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,