galileo discovered that. and he found out they had the same acceleration at almost 10 meters per second per second, if air resistance doesn't count. and the thing he found out was that a great big heavy thing doesn't have any more acceleration than a little light thing. and you know what, galileo was a smart dude. but galileo could never answer the question, hc. how come? he couldn't do it. he couldn't handle it. and the fella that came along and handled it was after galileo died, and that's isaac newton. isaac newton pulled it all together. interesting. galileo defined acceleration. he gave to the world this whole idea. and galileo also talked about inertia before newton did. and galileo talked about forces on things. but you know what galileo never did? he never took all three ideas and pulled them together. some people-- ah, that's just simple. come on. that's heavy. that explains, for example, why these things fall together. let's suppose you asked a little kid, a little kid. "hey, kid, i'm gonna drop the

still, many of the greatest thinkers, from pythagoras to galileo, even the great gauss refused to tackle it, deeming infinity to be "unthinkable." but believe it or not, the idea of infinity begins with something as simple as counting and the way in which we measure the world. as humans, we find hints of infinity as soon as we learn to count. once we run out of fingers, we realize there might be a never-ending number of things, from the grains of sand on planet earth to the stars in the heavens. faced with orders of magnitude beyond what our human senses can comprehend, many great minds have concluded that infinity is outside the purview of mathematics and best left to philosophers and theologians. in fact, the subject has been taboo for mathematicians throughout much of history -- perhaps most especially the ancient greeks -- because it seemed to pose a problem that could not be solved. zeno of elea, who predated aristotle, wrote a series of paradoxes that still give us pause today. one of the best known tells the story of achilles and the tortoise and their race. achilles is such a fas

isaac newton came along right after galileo. and newton's first law says, "hey, gang, if there's no force acting on something, it will stay as it is." we call that the law of inertia. if something's at rest, don't mess with it, it'll stay at rest. if something's moving, don't mess with it, it'll keep right on moving. in what kind of path? - straight. - a straight line path. to say it will move in a straight line path at steady speed is to say it will move with constant-- begin with the v, check your neighbor. try again. what is it? all together. a booming resounding of all the scholars of hawaii, all together, what's the word? begins with a v. - velocity. - all right, all right. i thought you were gonna be wimps there for a while. velocity. see. constant velocity says constant speed and constant direction too. ain't that true? so something will move at constant velocity in the absence of a force. that's if it's moving anyway, but if it happen to be at rest. no force? what's it gonna do? stay at rest. so we called that idea the l

jimmy: thank you, stan. [ cheers and applause ] folks, today is the birthday of legendary inventor, galileould celebrate his birthday if he were sill around today. [ laughter ] happy birthday, old friend. [ applause ] and now it's time for our fast food review. so here with a review of the chicken and chorizo fajita, is the micro machine's guy, john moschitta jr. john? [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, jimmy. this chicken and chorizo fajita is busting with chunks of cheesy chicken and chopped charred chorizo packed with piping peppers and splashed with salty soy sauce. it's a fajita that's so full of fantastic flavor that will tickle your tongue and tingle your taste buds like a twisty tornado of tasty temptation. so, don't forget to wash down the spicy with some beer and some icey, and it won't hurt to have some dessert, so indulge in some dulce de leche, or make a plan for some flan. so i give my favorite fajita four out of five fingers for that lovely lunch that lovers to linger. back to you, jimmy. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you, john. [ applause ] folks, i want to take

isaac newton came along right after galileo. and newton's first law says, "hey, gang, if there's no force acting on something, it will stay as it is." we call that the law of inertia. if something's at rest, don't mess with it, it'll stay at rest. if something's moving, don't mess with it, it'll keep right on moving. in what kind of path? - straight. - a straight line path. to say it will move in a straight line path at steady speed is to say it will move with constant-- begin with the v, check your neighbor. try again. what is it? all together. a booming resounding of all the scholars of hawaii, all together, what's the word? begins with a v. - velocity. - all right, all right. i thought you were gonna be wimps there for a while. velocity. see. constant velocity says constant speed and constant direction too. ain't that true? so something will move at constant velocity in the absence of a force. that's if it's moving anyway, but if it happen to be at rest. no force? what's it gonna do? stay at rest. so we called that idea the l

guest: critical theory to give you a sense of what it's all about is not in the sense of newton or galileo to explain our universe like a natural scientist, but is looking more as a philosopher might in terms of what is right and wrong. so how in this fantasy world, other than critical theory. what is so fascinating as you will find theories created recently long after his death in 1970s that amazingly enough, storylines represent every character should talk about someone who doesn't make it into the movies and the famous old man willow. he's kind of a cantankerous to the ants. these truly creatures to join the good guys and help out. old man willow is quite nasty and mean in the storyline that's left out, we see him trying to devour the little hobbits early in their time away from the shire. they're so quite ignorant of the outside world. he laid down at the roots of the tree and unfortunately because they are not aware of such things, they risk being devoured by merrill to dallas. word is critical theory coming? intruded in his domain called the old forest always mean trouble. what do th

it does not say in the sense of galileo explaining in natural science but instead look at ir in terms of what is right and wrong. so how is this fantasy world and bear in mind tolkien told kind anybody could use the word critical theory so bite definition what is so fascinating about the fantasy world as you will find areas that have been created recently long after his death in the mid-1970s, that amazingly the great character to talk about here, someone who doesn't make it into movies and his name he is kind of a cantankerous cousin if you will to these large mobile treelike creatures who ultimately got away to join the good guys and help out. old man willow was actually nasty and mean and the storyline is left out. we see him trying to devour the little hobbits and early in their time away from the shire they are ignorant of the outside world. they might lie down and resist the tree and unfortunately because they are not aware of such things, they risk being devoured and gnarled to death if you will. where does the critical theory,, and? to two old man willow intruders in his domai

the great unknown that is space for hundreds upon hundreds of years scientists from copernicus to galileo have dedicated their lives to unraveling the secrets of space fear or fascination all of it has left people around the world vexed just a couple of hours ago a massive asteroid called twenty twelve d a fourteen past the earth so close that it was within viewing distance it just missed us by about seventeen thousand miles which is actually extremely close now if you thought the meteor i had hit that had hit russia had inflicted a lot of damage that one was only the approximate size of a kitchen table this asteroid was one hundred fifty feet wide now i don't know about you but when i hear the terms asteroid and meteor and things like that i always think of hollywood flicks like armageddon and deep impact but what would it really be like if an asteroid or a meteor hit the earth joining me now to discuss is geoff chester he's from the u.s. navy observatory there jeff hello thank you for our for joining me so let's talk about all this media hype that was surrounded by this asteroid that ju

lincoln beats marshall 72-60 to take on galileo or mission in the championship. >>> he played for a legendaryceiver and now is playing roundball at san francisco state. >> san francisco state doesn't get a player like this all the time. he does stuff every night that i hope -- can i get another one of those? >> half court, heave for the win throws it in! from half court ] >> reporter: coming out of high school, the odds of white finishing his college career at san francisco state were as unlikely as his half court game winner last weekend. >> it's been a crazy journey and just like it's definitely the road less traveled i'd say. >> reporter: white graduated from serra high school in 2006 as the school's second leading scorer going to texas tech on scholarship where he played for bob knight and roomed with michael crabtree. >> we had every week -- we moved kind of together throughout the whole process and it was a -- it was -- that was another great opportunity. >> reporter: midway through his sophomore year, white transferred to santa clara where he was only appearing in a handful of games be

and, you know, we don't give folks the same treatment that galileo got when he came up with new ideas. [laughter] and today it's clearer than ever that our future as a nation depends on keeping that spirit of of curiosity and innovation alive in our time. so these honorees are at the fore or front of that mission. -- forefront of that mission. thanks to the sacrifices they've made, the chances they've taken, the gallons of coffee they've consumed -- [laughter] we now have batteries that power everything from cell phones to electric cars, we have of a map of the human genome and new ways to produce renewable energy, we're learning to grow organs in the lab and better understand what's happening in our deepest oceans, and if that's not enough, the people on this stage are also going to be responsible for devising a formula to tame frizzy hair. [laughter] as well as inspiring the game tetris. [laughter] but what also makes these individuals unique is how they've gotten here, the obstacles they've overcome and the commitments they've made to push the boundaries of our understanding. jim g

in my previous field of physics, we have galileo and newton and einstein. in biology at the top of any list would be charles darwin. without his insights, without his recognition that natural selection enabled ever increasing complexity and function at and enabled the development of ever more wonderful forms of life, our modern understandings of biology, genetics, medicine would be impossible. and our comprehension of the world around us would be vastly poorer. i have introduced a resolution to honor february 12 as a ceremonial darwin day. to recognize the importance of scientific thinking in our lives and to honor one of humankind's greatest thinkers. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? >> request permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor a great american hero, somebody born in my district and passed away very recently. his name is joe cook sr. mr. kinz