Color for Dollars
NASA JPL From Karagiozis et al 2011 NASA MRO I didn’t work on this specifically, but this was the nature of my previous job. A humorous aspect was the fluid nature of the acronym CFD… formally it...
View ArticleWas the Big Bang Like Freezing Ice?
ikenbot: Was the Big Bang Like Water Freezing into Ice? How did the universe begin? The Big Bang is traditionally envisioned as the moment when an infinitely dense bundle of energy suddenly burst...
View ArticleUwingu and Funding for Science/Exploration
I caught the word from Dr. Pamela Gay (on whom I have a giant nerdcrush) about a new start-up that is trying to change the way science and exploration are funded. Uwingu is in the middle of a...
View ArticleStop Building Bombs and Start Building Starships
ikenbot: Stop Building Bombs and Start Building Starships Side Note: To go where no human has gone before.. this may come off as a lengthy read but I would definitely recommend it to any follower who...
View ArticleOur Choice
“Those worlds in space are as countless as all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the Earth. Each of those worlds is as real as ours. In every one of them, there’s a succession of incidence,...
View ArticleReview of Heinlein’s “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress”
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein My rating: 2 of 5 stars I will undoubtedly be branded a science fiction heretic, but I just don’t see what all the fuss is about. I can respect...
View ArticleA Sense of Perspective
Every now and then, usually when something like politics or racism or injustice or terrorism or whatever else gets nasty, I find it helpful to get a dose of perspective. Thanks to ESO’s VISTA...
View ArticleApplications open for Mars One, the first human space colony | Ars Technica
Want to travel to space and live on Mars? Are you willing to make that ticket one-way only? Ars Technica is reporting that applications are open for Mars One, the first human space colony: Mars...
View ArticleWe Need More Science Teachers
One more video posted from BTR, this one an interview on science teaching in particular and why we need more science teachers.
View ArticleReview of “Cosmopolitics: Public Policy of Outer Space” by Paris Arnopoulos
Cosmopolitics: Public Policy of Outer Space by Paris Arnopoulos My rating: 2 of 5 stars A good faith stab at attempting to consolidate information on a wide-ranging and complex question. How do we set...
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