Mike Kovich

Enlighten me, please, on what your thesis actually is? Because the questions in that survey, ask about Turkey, and the outside world's view on it.

Yes, you cannot "clone a frog" without a "top-of-the-line" laboratory and modern equipment. I am not even sure if there are really any DNA experiments that can be performed without such materials.

Can you consider rape victims abortions justifiable based upon lack of consented intent to become pregnant? (m) I am Anti-Abortion, and in the case of Rape and lack of consented intent to become pregnant, I believe that abortion is not justified. Just because the mother was raped, this does not mean that the child is not a living being. If the mother still, after birth, does not want the child, she can eaisly put it up for adoption, rather than have it killed. Lack of consented intent to become pregant does not mean the child is not alive. Every being should have the opportunity to experience the world and live life the way they want to, not be killed because some man raped the mother...

I read about this recently, where this machine would take in used water, split it into hydrogen and oxygen, then combine them again, making fresh water. I suppose this would work... But other than money and water, your idea seems to work.. Lets try to refine this idea a bit more, its pretty good so far Also, about the money thing: We may find this important, but its not important in the eyes of everyone else...you have to think of things from the perspectives of others also. And, the International Space Station was an example, basically, if we had a structure capable of holding a spacecraft, it could work.

I have researched this area a bit more, and decided that it just is not the thing I am looking to do...it is mainly observation, I think I am going to do something in Physics or Cosmology, maybe Engineering. Science is so broad, its hard to narrow it down to a good topic....

Well, it makes a lot of sense. On the International Space Station (My Avatar) we can build something like a ship dock, and simply start building from there. After the ship is built, already in space, as you said, we wouldn't have to launch it through our atmosphere. This would cost an immense amount of money, but I do see where you are coming from. Eco-sphere...quite advanced for our current technology is it not? Also, as aforementioned, where would you get the water to sustain all of these living things?

I have read everything here, I have checked both websites and.... I am going to be using [hide]Firefox, because it owns other browsers lol.[/hide]

http://www.pandorabots.com/botmaster/en/home It is not really a java thing, but you can register (Free) and then create a robot, you can build it, train it with responses, and soooo much more. Once you are done, you can put it on your website. You can even view the chat logs between people and your bot.

I second that Silkworm provided us with. My nomination: Dover, Pennsylvania.

I have received a reply from George Smoot, I inquired about what he does during a normal days work and any suggestions of websites or books he may have. Several minutes after I sent my email, he replied. This is his reply letter, thought you might find it interesting: --------------------------------------------------------- Dear Michael Kovich, I am more senior now and a Professor. So I have a large and varied number of things that I do. Typically, during the school year I have teaching activities three or four days per week of a total of about 4 hours in class, 6 hours of office, and similar amount of time preparing lectures, demonstrations, grading etc. I do research and administration with the rest of my time and that includes lab work, analyzing data, training students and post doctoral fellows, reading papers and attending lectures and seminars (talks on recent research). There are very many popular books on astrophysics and cosmology of varying levels from popular to fairly technical. They depend upon your level of preparation. You should also visit a web site we are developing for high school (and sharp middle school) students at UniverseAdventure.org Best Wishes George Smoot

Once again, a lot of information. I enjoyed reading it. I am going to contact some Professors and other successful Astrophysicists, I am going to do so after typing this. I'm not too far from Penn State, my brother who is 21 is going to Penn State Main Campus in the Field of Aeronautical Engineering and Various Propulsion Systems I believe. I will find the times and such of various lectures and seminars as you suggested and go there. While I am there, ill take a look at the bookstore. Now, another question, does Time and things like that fit into Astrophysics? In a post on SFN I seen an "Aspiring Astrophysicist" as he calls himself, talking about Time and his ideas about it... Thanks, Mike Edit: What other fields of science include studying Space? What other fields include studying Time? Where would I look to find information on the Relativity Theory?

Okay, well, If I was an Astrophysicist, what would I be doing on a typical day of work?

Definitely quite a lot of information. I thank you very much for taking the time to tell me it. Here is the thing, I suppose I should have stated this in my beginning post, I am only thirteen. Anyway, thank you, but do you have any information on where to start learning about Astrophysics, the stuff you are telling me about is a bit over-my-head? Could you define astrophysics in your own words? Thanks again.

I read, that you can use Vegetable Oil (they suggest that you do something like go to a Chinese Restaurant and ask for used oil) then using that rather than gasoline... http://www.mtv.com/thinkmtv/environment/renewable_fuel.jhtml ...does this work with all cars? So, can I just go to a restaurant, get the Vegetable Oil, then put it in my car? What are your thoughts?

Hello All, I joined SFN a while back, but I have not been too active, I intend to change that. Anyway, I am only thirteen. I have been striving for years to discover a field of science to go into, and I believe, it will be Astrophysics. I have information on this field, and I have been finding as much information as I can. After awhile, I thought that maybe you people could help me. What exactly is astrophysics, in your own words if possible? Can anybody give me some links, maybe the titles of some good books? Thank You, Michael Kovich