What is Discovery: Definition and 180 Discussions

Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American multinational pay television network and flagship channel owned by Discovery, Inc., a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. As of June 2012, Discovery Channel is the third most widely distributed subscription channel in the United States, behind TBS and The Weather Channel; it is available in 409 million households worldwide, through its U.S. flagship channel and its various owned or licensed television channels internationally.It initially provided documentary television programming focused primarily on popular science, technology, and history, but by the 2010s had expanded into reality television and pseudo-scientific entertainment.As of September 2018, Discovery Channel is available to approximately 88,589,000 pay television households in the United States.

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  1. D

    Does Higgs Boson Discovery Support 4-D Spacetime Model?

    Would the Higgs boson discovery support a 4-D spacetime model?
  2. C

    Interesting discovery about a Metric M6 bolt

    Today while working I found that an M6 x 1.0 Thread bold will easily screw into a hole tapped 1/4"-28. At first when I found this, I thought one of my boxes of bolts was labeled wrong, but I tried another set and it work. Has anyone else come across this similarity before? -CR
  3. Greg Bernhardt

    NASA NASA announces discovery of first Earth sized planets in the universe

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/astronomers-detect-first-earth-sized-planets-orbiting-another-star/2011/12/20/gIQAuRIJ7O_story.html
  4. S

    News Stories of Possible Imminent Higgs Boson Discovery

    There seem to be a number of news stories coming out about the possibility of an imminent find of the Higgs Boson @ 125-126GeV: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16074411 So what if the elusive Higgs Boson is finally found? Could this somehow enable us to conquer and manipulate...
  5. D

    How to make a discovery in Physics/How to get in the Physics Mindset

    How to make a discovery in Physics/How to get in the "Physics Mindset" Dear physicsforums, Recently I've decided to take physics much more seriously, and - although this may sound lame - want to make a major discovery in physics. Ultimately, that's my goal. Don't tell me whether it's...
  6. R

    Causes that led to discovery of GR

    What are the causes that led einstein formulate curvature of space-time? what it has to do, if any, with the discrepancy in mercury orbit.
  7. N

    10-year-old girl hacker throws pennies at apps developers with discovery

    http://dvice.com/archives/2011/08/10-year-old-gir.php Kudos to her! This is very impressive thinking for anyone, let alone a young child.
  8. H

    Chadwick's discovery of the neutron - radiation

    Oh hello. I'm quite uncertain about one of the reasons for the discovery of the neutron. Apparently, the neutron is supposed to be the radiation released by alpha particles hitting Beryllium. When the radiation hits Paraffin wax, the paraffin wax releases protons. At first, people thought that...
  9. S

    How can I prove this elegant equation I discovered using Wolfram Alpha?

    Playing around with Wolfram Alpha I discovered an elegant looking little equation. Judging by the decimal approximation of both sides, there seems to be an extremely high probability that it is true. A picture of the equation is attached but ill try to type it too...
  10. L

    Is a high school student allowed to submit his/her discovery to academia?

    Of couse this is unlikely to happen to me but I was just curious that, If a high school student genious or child prodigy like Jacob Barnett discovered a pattern of prime numbers, is (s)he allowed to submit his/her work to academia?
  11. S

    Discovery of Higgs: Does this mean anything to String theory?

    Hi PF Does the discovery of the Higgs Boson mean anything to string theory ? Does it falscify or verify the theory, or is it completely irrelavant for the theory? \Schreiber
  12. S

    Is the Higgs Boson Discovery at CERN Just a Rumor?

    The following rumor has been spreading around the internet quite rapidly: http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/04/newsflash-rumor-in-worlds-physicis-community-that-cerns-lhc-has-detected-the-higgs-boson-the-god-par.html Is there any truth to this rumor? Does anybody have any insider...
  13. Q

    Advice on Discovery: What Would You Do?

    Hi, I am not a physics major, but attend a small university and am working on my PhD. I stumbled across something, and just accepted what I saw and went from there. It helped that I 1. accepted that we are all human and make mistakes 2. didn't know what had already been disproven So I...
  14. R

    Particle Discovery Has Physicists Abuzz

    http://www.livescience.com/13594-physics-particle-discovery-fermilab.html What new particle could it be?
  15. A

    The Schwarzschild Solution and how it led to the discovery of Black Holes

    I'm currently researching for the term paper of my class on black holes and the topic I selected is the one in the title. I've found some good information so far, but I don't feel like I have enough to get an A without a bit more. I'm curious if anyone has any resources that would aid this...
  16. turbo

    Last chance to see Discovery in orbit

    Last chance to see Discovery in orbit! Discovery has separated from the ISS and they can be seen in early evening (great for kids) in much of Canada and the northern part of the US over the next few days. Go to this NASA site and punch in your country, state/province, and select a city near...
  17. dlgoff

    Discovery shuttle poised for historic final launch

    http://daysnews.net/9676-discovery-shuttle-poised-for-historic-final-launch.html" What a great accomplishment. Good Luck Discovery.
  18. Astronuc

    Who Discovered Nuclear Fission in 1957?

    Interesting historical paper How Nuclear Fission Came to Be Discovered 23 May 1957 by Otto R. Frisch, FRS http://books.google.com/books?id=N-J6bTRyAScC&lpg=PA29&pg=PA29
  19. TrickyDicky

    What is the Role of Neutrinos in Explaining Beta Decay Energy Loss?

    I'm interested in the history of the discovery of the neutrino suggested in 1930 by Pauli and I read that the first clue came from the fact that beta decay energy from electrons had a continuous rather than discrete spectrum and this seemed to contradict the energy conservation law. I would...
  20. I

    NASA's Arsenic Living Organisms: New Discovery?

    I swear I've read about these arsenic living organisms before NASA released this. I don't remember where but I know I read about it. Can someone else say that this was released before so I don't feel weird about it lol.
  21. chemisttree

    NASA NASA Sets News Conference on Astrobiology Discovery

    The LGM hunters have something to say! http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/nov/HQ_M10-167_Astrobiology.html
  22. chemisttree

    NASA Sets News Conference on Astrobiology Discovery

    Pay attention on Thursday at 2pm ET! http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2010/nov/HQ_M10-167_Astrobiology.html
  23. N

    Why Did a Gunman Take Hostages at Discovery Channel Headquarters?

    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/us/02discovery.html Apparently he thinks that if you threaten them, Discovery Channel can single-handedly solve all the world's problems.
  24. B

    Why Are Neutrinos So Confusing?

    I am having real problems fitting nuetrinos into my mental models of the world,when i think of strong,electromagnetic and gravitational interactions i find it much easier to work with because there's always something tangible i can relate it to,fermions,light or falling for example,but when i...
  25. B

    So I was just watching a naked science episode on discovery about

    So I was just watching a naked science episode on discovery about pluto and how some scientists believe that it came from the hyperbelt. Now I would just like to clarify, does the hyperbelt surround our solarsystem? Like a ring around saturn? Or is the entire solar system surrounded by it? Like...
  26. E

    Discovery Channel: Universe & Stephen Hawking Show

    I just want to tell everyone that Discovery channel host a show about "Universe and Stephen Hawkins" Really worth watching. It is a mind blowing series of episodes. Do not miss it. Really worthy Things like history of universe, Meaning for its existence , Dark matter, Black holes etc...
  27. Evo

    The Discovery of King Arthur: A Look at Geoffrey Ashe's Work

    I'm finally getting around to reading this book I bought over 20 years ago, "The Discovery of King Arthur" by Geoffrey Ashe. Of course Ashe is a believer in the Arthurian legends being based on a real individual, so you have to take his assumptions with a grain of salt. It does have some nice...
  28. G

    Interesting method for prime discovery?

    Hi, what I did to try to find prime numbers was this (in a computer program) Starting from 2, I set off a sine wave that has an amplitude=0 for every even number and an amplitude=1 for every odd number. What we are looking for, then, are the portions of the sine wave where the derivative...
  29. R

    Unveiling the Mysterious 'Black Star': New Astronomical Discovery

    Is there such a thing as a black star? Not black hole. I read something from a national geographic magazine a few months back that was about an astronomical object. It was all black on the outside, emitted darkness instead of light, and it contained some water. It was some new discovery or...
  30. J

    Is mathematics a discovery or invention?

    As I read, this seems to be a tough question, even for Philosophers. Other animals too do some maths concept. A prey understands concepts like bigger/larger/smaller concepts. If the number of predators are higher, it runs away. If it's smaller, it's tries to defend. It's possible that an...
  31. T

    Rontgen's discovery of x-rays - question

    When Rontgen discovered x-rays in 1895, was he witnessing K-shell emission or Brehmsstrahlung radiation?
  32. ZapperZ

    Accelerator and Beams - Tools for Discovery and Innovation

    The Division of Physics of Beams of the American Physical Society (APS) has produced this wonderful brochure titled "http://www.aps.org/units/dpb/upload/brochure.pdf" ". It essentially describe what a particle accelerator is, and more importantly, what it is used for. The main purpose here is...
  33. G

    NASA Link to NASA TV and launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery

    Link to NASA TV and launch of the Space Shuttle "Discovery"... For those interested, here's a link to NASA TV and launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery somewhere around 7:43 PM EST... http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
  34. Ivan Seeking

    Mars methane discovery hints at presence of life

    I hated to let this one go without a post. There is already a post in Astronomy linking to the video. https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=2035686#post2035686...
  35. G

    Trouble with QM's theory on Bell's discovery

    I've been reading Brian Greene's book 'The Fabric of the Cosmos', and had a little trouble in the part where he explains bell's discovery regarding the EPR paradox. Bell's discovery in short was that there is a way to check if a particle has a definite spin about more than one axis or not; He...
  36. Andre

    Is Global Warming or Ivory Trade Uncovering More Mammoth Secrets?

    About the most recent http://www.farnorthscience.com/2007/07/25/news-from-alaska/baby-mammoth-undergoes-tests/, the little baby: it is said: However, if you go there, the first thing that comes into mind is not 'global warming' that has increased the recent mammoth finds as...
  37. T

    Was the Discovery Space Shuttle UFO Transmission Real?

    I just ran across this, supposedly there was a transmission from the spaceshuttle Discivery in which the astronaut mentioned an 'alien spacecraft ' is there any information on that? pro or con? debunk? is it a hoax? or is the recording real?
  38. E

    Discovery of silicon & how is it extracted commercially

    what lead to the discovery of silicon & how is it extracted commercially & how can it be done at home aswell?
  39. B

    What were the first particles discovered in the quark model?

    Hi everbody, I am currently learning about the quark model in more detail, how the multipletts are constructed and so on. However, I wonder what particles were really found in that time? I found a list somewhere in the net stating: 1937: \mu 1946: K^0,\bar K^0 1947: \pi^-, \pi^+, K^+...
  40. larkspur

    How Challenging Is the Frog Leap Test?

    I did it but don't know how... "[URL Frog leap test[/URL]
  41. Evo

    Discovery Channel ads, do you remember?

    The Evo Child and I were reminiscing over the old Discovery Channel ads last night, so I thought that I would share. Meteors http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWo8-FNywMA&feature=related Fish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVSNrAzxxAE&NR=1 Mosquitos...
  42. S

    The puzzling discovery of a motor made from liquid film

    Here’s an interesting effect discovered by a group of Iranian physicists at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran (it’s not often we hear from these guys). They placed a thin film of water in a square cell and applied two perpendicular electric fields. One was an external electric...
  43. S

    Medical Discovery of the decade? Injection 'could cure Alzheimer's in minutes'

    Real or what? http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/health/article3603996.ece?a=3603996 They claim 90 per cent respond to the treatment, usually within minutes, and have released videos of patients to prove it. In one, a nurse sits down with an 82-year-old patient, Marvin Millar, who...
  44. M

    Sky News: Unexpected Discovery Revealed

    Just seen this on sky news, quite interesting. Unfortunately the article doesn't go into much detal. http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1301940,00.html
  45. wolram

    Age of Discovery: Missed Our Chance?

    It is all but gone, economies will not fund space probes any more, we have cocked up, missed our chance, instead of discovery we have wasted our money on other things, think i am wrong? we shall see, but i predict that any space mission will be a piddling effort in the future.
  46. R

    Are Wormholes at the End of Black Holes a Possible Theory?

    I am going to ask some questions based on my curiosity and my complete lack of knowledge and understanding of the Universe. My biggest hope is those answering can be understanding and patient, and not see it as an opportunity to to be arrogant. Are wormholes still a possible theory of what...
  47. K

    Which exoplanet was the first comfirmed discovery?

    Hi everyone. I am trying to find out which is the first comfirmed discovery of an exoplanet. When I look on the web, I find some sources telling me it was the one found around peg51 by Michel Mayor and team in 1995, but others saying it was the one found around pulsar PSR B1257+12 in 1992...
  48. P

    Exploring the Pi Meson: Discovery & Impact on Modern Physics

    Hello everyone, I am a senior physics student doing a paper on the pi meson. The only real website I can find with relevant information towards it is on wikipedia. I don't really want to use that as a source because of the credibility issue which arises with wiki. So I was wondering, (even tried...
  49. S

    The new number nullity. A great discovery?

    The "new" number nullity. A great discovery? Hey guys, I just ran across this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/conte..._feature.shtml It's being hailed as a great discovery in some circles but I fail to see the newness of the concept of a number or symbol representing nothing (we've had...
  50. E

    Is Ball Lightning Just a Slow-Burning Gas Phenomenon?

    I am a junior in high school, and am working on a project to figure out what ball lighting is. I currently believe the name “ball lightning” probably covers a group of different phenomena. I started by doing research on the net. I found that little research has been done on the subject. Most...
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