Can we extrapolate this into the future?
Update: found this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLahVJNnoZ4
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#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
Could be possible if a 4 light year wide telescope is sent via a worm hole to one of the galaxies in the Virgo cluster (65m light years away) and live imagery of Earth (not via worm hole) is sent back via the worm hole to Earth.
Not needed. Once we can determine the starting composition of the universe, and have enough quantum computing power, we'll be able to simulate the past... and the future too. So you can see what your home looked like in the past and what it'll look like in the future.
Maybe, maybe not. We do not yet know that our Universe is a closed system
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#53Does that mean that an ocean that big could produce super hurricanes?
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#54Hi HN, I built this by adapting GPlates ( https://www.gplates.org ), an academic project providing desktop software for geologists to investigate plate tectonic data. I'm amazed that geologists collected enough data to actually plot my home 750M years ago, so I thought you all would enjoy it too. Even though plate tectonic models return precise results, you should consider the plots approximate (obviously we will nev…
Nifty work. > Even though precise results are returned by the plate tectonic models, the locations are still approximate [...]. In my tests I found that model results can vary significantly. One challenge with science education content is to avoid nurturing rich ecologies of misconceptions... to the degree possible given resource constraints and conflicting objectives. So here are some random brainstormy ideas. Add s…
Thanks for these thoughts.
My view is that there's a balance to be struck here. A pixelated globe with blurred coastlines and averaged features full of "bogus" disclaimers would not get the same reception as what I posted here. It would be less likely to be used as a teaching tool and less inspiring to students.
The very least I can do, though, is be clear about what this visualization is and isn't. I spent some time expanding creating a Credits modal yesterday (instead of an alert box) and will use that space to add more of this information and disclaimers.
Re: Show HN: Plot modern addresses on Earth 240M years ago
#55Hi HN, I built this by adapting GPlates ( https://www.gplates.org ), an academic project providing desktop software for geologists to investigate plate tectonic data. I'm amazed that geologists collected enough data to actually plot my home 750M years ago, so I thought you all would enjoy it too. Even though plate tectonic models return precise results, you should consider the plots approximate (obviously we will nev…
Is... is the rest of the site with the dinosaurs your work as well?
Yes, I built this! But I can't take credit for the artwork.
Re: Show HN: Plot modern addresses on Earth 240M years ago
#56Hi HN, I built this by adapting GPlates ( https://www.gplates.org ), an academic project providing desktop software for geologists to investigate plate tectonic data. I'm amazed that geologists collected enough data to actually plot my home 750M years ago, so I thought you all would enjoy it too. Even though plate tectonic models return precise results, you should consider the plots approximate (obviously we will nev…
Love the map! Anyway to view a non-globe version?
You can download the rectangular maps from this page:
https://www.earthbyte.org/paleomap-paleoatlas-for-gplates/
There are about 90 maps for different time periods, many more than displayed on the globe.
You may also be interested in https://paleobiodb.org/navigator/, which is an excellent web tool that is geared toward scientists, and therefore displays paleogeography more cleanly and diagram-like.
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#57Pretty awesome. Thanks!
Re: Show HN: Plot modern addresses on Earth 240M years ago
#58Hi HN, I built this by adapting GPlates ( https://www.gplates.org ), an academic project providing desktop software for geologists to investigate plate tectonic data. I'm amazed that geologists collected enough data to actually plot my home 750M years ago, so I thought you all would enjoy it too. Even though plate tectonic models return precise results, you should consider the plots approximate (obviously we will nev…
Is it supposed to do something when I enter an address?
Yeah, I think I hit my 150,000 daily quota on the Google Places API.
Re: Show HN: Plot modern addresses on Earth 240M years ago
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
Nifty work. > Even though precise results are returned by the plate tectonic models, the locations are still approximate [...]. In my tests I found that model results can vary significantly. One challenge with science education content is to avoid nurturing rich ecologies of misconceptions... to the degree possible given resource constraints and conflicting objectives. So here are some random brainstormy ideas. Add s…
Thanks for these thoughts. My view is that there's a balance to be struck here. A pixelated globe with blurred coastlines and averaged features full of "bogus" disclaimers would not get the same reception as what I posted here. It would be less likely to be used as a teaching tool and less inspiring to students. The very least I can do, though, is be clear about what this visualization is and isn't. I spent some time…
Nod. Apropos bogosity, the underlying idea is this. Science education illustrations often have some aspects which are crafted with great care for accuracy, and other aspects that are artistic-license psychedelic bogosity. But students often lack the understanding to distinguish which are which. Leaving their grip on reality quite compromised. So if you can do anything to make it easier for them - yay.
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