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Let me show you something. And when I say "something", I mean something.See the red arrow, and where it’s pointing? That arrow is pointing to a place that changed humanity forever. You can divide all of history between the time before and...
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The "Are We Alone" SETI podcast this week is a repeat from August, but in case you missed it the topic is 2012 and other Hollywood movies where science is abused, and I talk about the real ways the world might end. Listen before going to see the..
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License to wonder - 1 day ago
Speaking of Sagan… BABlogee Rob Rollins sent me this link to a great essay by evolutionary biologist Olivia Judson. It’s about science, how it’s done, and the sense of wonder it evokes.One of my favorite things to do is to take a set of.
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The hi-res Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s camera captured a pretty cool image of a (what I’m guessing is an ancient) landslide on the Moon. Check this out:[Click to embrobdingnangate.]The slide is down the steep slope of a crater called...
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If you’re jonesing for some spacey stuff and maybe some critical thinking too, then check out these three links:1) Starts with a Bang has a diary of the Ares I-X launch a couple of weeks ago.2) The 127th Carnival of Space is lying in wait at Next...
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