8 Aug 2026, 23:31 UTC2 viewsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Light of different frequencies may travel through matter at different speeds; this is called dispersion (not to be confused with scattering).
An example of both refraction and dispersion would be a beam of white light with a path slightly bent and then separating into the different colors when being shined through a prism. Sir Isaac Newton called this the spectrum, which means an appearance, image, or specter in la…
Signed Ed Odyssey
8 Aug 2026, 23:28 UTC2 viewsread 9 August 2026 Photo
In a particle picture, the slowing can instead be described as a blending of the photon with quantum excitations of the matter to produce quasi-particles known as polaritons. Polaritons have a nonzero effective mass which means that they cannot travel at c.
Signed Ed Odyssey
8 Aug 2026, 23:23 UTC2 viewsread 9 August 2026 Photo
In a classical wave picture, the slowing can be explained by the light inducing electric polarization in the matter, the polarized matter radiating new light, and that new light interfering with the original light wave to form a delayed wave.
Signed Ed Odyssey
8 Aug 2026, 23:14 UTC2 viewsread 9 August 2026 Video
Light Through Transparent Matter
Light that travels through transparent matter does so at a lower speed than c, the speed of light in vacuum. The factor by which the speed is decreased is called the refractive index of the material.
Water has a refractive index of 1.333. Diamond has a high refractive index of 2.417.
Signed Ed Odyssey
8 Aug 2026, 22:45 UTC2 viewsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Lust, Love, and Trust
“She walks in beauty, like the night..”
— Lord Byron
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“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep.
The more I give to thee the more I have, for both are infinite.”
— William Shakespeare, poet laureate of the English language
#SaturdayNightFever
Songs:
Jet City Woman by Queensryche, 1991
https://youtu.be/EHapAsmvGEU?is=Cy9GYNviBmTggZ3R
Still Loving You …
Signed Ed Odyssey
8 Aug 2026, 13:14 UTC3 viewsread 9 August 2026 Photo
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Signed Ed Odyssey
8 Aug 2026, 13:13 UTC3 viewsread 9 August 2026 Photo
Path of Totality
On August 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse will trace a narrow path of totality across a remote region of Siberian Russia, eastern Greenland, the west coast of Iceland, a tiny section of Portugal, and northern Spain.
NASA will stream the eclipse live starting at 1:15 p.m. EDT on Aug. 12: https://www.nasa.gov/live
#ScienceSaturday
Signed Ed Odyssey
8 Aug 2026, 12:54 UTC3 viewsread 9 August 2026 Photo
After the Supreme Court Decision
President Trump is aware of the demographic replacement of White people in America, and I think he does see it as a problem.
He’s doing everything he can to stop it. He has recently signed two executive orders on ending birth tourism.
Also, believe it or not, July set a record for deportations during Trump’s second term. This is being done quietly and intelligently, and I’m surpr…
Signed Ed Odyssey
30 Jul 2026, 12:01 UTC8 viewsread 9 August 2026 I just learned about this short film yesterday. I thought this was pretty cool !
In my humble opinion, the silver lining in Nolan’s Odyssey is that it will inspire millions of young people to explore ancient mythology (Greek/Norse) for themselves, and maybe create stuff like this. 🙏🏻
Signed Ed Odyssey
30 Jul 2026, 12:01 UTC6 viewsread 9 August 2026 Video
Orpheus and Eurydice
— an excerpt from a short film by Lesley Keen
Music by Lyell Cresswell
1984
It is a retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, in the style of a Greek vase. When his wife Eurydice dies, Orpheus descends into Hell and by charming the gods of the Underworld with his singing wins Eurydice back, only to lose her again at the threshold of the Overworld by looking back at her.
Full video: http…
Signed Ed Odyssey
29 Jul 2026, 04:40 UTC6 viewsread 9 August 2026 Video
The Chariots of Fire are Returning
(2 of 2)
— featured is a montage from the movie Chariots of Fire with the epic theme music by Vangelis, 1981.
Signed Ed Odyssey
29 Jul 2026, 04:39 UTC5 viewsread 9 August 2026 Photo
The Chariots of Fire are Returning
(1 of 2)
— Josh Kerr, of Scotland, setting the world record 1600m run of 3.42.66 in London recently.
— Lachlan Kennedy, of Australia, running a 9.85 in the 100 meters in Australia recently, making him the fastest Caucasian ever recorded in that event.
Signed Ed Odyssey
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