Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Topics: Civilization, Climate Change, Democracy, Existentialism, Octavia Butler, Star Trek Life imitates art far more than art imitates life—Oscar Wilde, “The Decay of Lying” This year, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is moving the hands ofContinue reading “Ninety Seconds…”
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Where No One Has Gone Before…
Images of six candidate massive galaxies, seen 500-800 million years after the Big Bang. One of the sources (bottom left) could contain as many stars as our present-day Milky Way but is 30 times more compact. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, I. Labbe (Swinburne University of Technology); Image processing: G. Brammer (Niels Bohr Institute’s Cosmic Dawn Center atContinue reading “Where No One Has Gone Before…”
To Infinity and Beyond…
Topics: African Americans, Diversity in Science, Women in Science NASA Engineer, Concha Reid Many people can reflect on their childhoods and identify the one moment that sparked their passion, ultimately illuminating their path to reach their career goals. For Concha Reid, the absence of light in her Virgin Islands hometown ignited her interest in powerContinue reading “To Infinity and Beyond…”
Like Mushrooms for Plastics…
Credit: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Topics: Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering A research group from VTT Technical Research Center of Finland has unlocked the secret behind the extraordinary mechanical properties and ultra-light weight of certain fungi. The complex architectural design of mushrooms could be mimicked and used to create new materialsContinue reading “Like Mushrooms for Plastics…”
Intersectionality and 53%…
Image Source: U.S. Population Projections: 2005-2050, Jeffrey S. Passel, and D’Vera Cohn, Pew Research, February 11, 2008 Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Climate Change, Existentialism Excerpt from “Black Labor, White Wealth: The Search for Power and Economic Justice,” (August 1, 1994) Claude Anderson, Ed. D., Chapter 2: Power and Black Progress: Chapter 2, page 33,Continue reading “Intersectionality and 53%…”
Nanowires and Climate Change…
Image Credit: Down to the wire (IMAGE), Yale University Topics: Biotechnology, Civilization, Climate Change, Nanotechnology Accelerated climate change is a major and acute threat to life on Earth. Rising temperatures are caused by atmospheric methane, which is 30 times more potent than CO2 at trapping heat. Microbes are responsible for generating half of this methane. Elevated temperatures are also acceleratingContinue reading “Nanowires and Climate Change…”
Class of ’78…
Topics: African Americans, Diversity in Science, NASA The inclusion of women and people of color in NASA’s astronaut cadet program was unprecedented — and sometimes met fierce resistance. The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel, Meredith Bagby, William Morrow (2023) Growing up in raciallyContinue reading “Class of ’78…”
Ancient Astronomy…
Antikythera mechanism (Image), website, and publisher: Encyclopædia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Antikythera-mechanism#/media/1/1334586/238592, access date: February 20, 2023 Topics: Archaeology, Astronomy, Astrophysics, History In 1900 diver Elias Stadiatis, clad in a copper and brass helmet and a heavy canvas suit, emerged from the sea shaking in fear and mumbling about a “heap of dead naked people.” He was amongContinue reading “Ancient Astronomy…”
Silicon Gaslighting…
Image source: Black Planet dot com Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Climate Change, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights Note: I had my bridge removed by a periodontist. That’s not as trivial as I thought it would be, recalling me pulling my baby teeth at the age of six. My pain management regimen consisted of 600 mgContinue reading “Silicon Gaslighting…”
Challenging Utopia…
Note: The origin of my harshness was this, ON the day we laid Tyre Nichols to rest, I was commenting on a police report of a double amputee being shot to death by the police. Trolls have to troll. After my rebuttal, I heard nothing else. Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights,Continue reading “Challenging Utopia…”
Physics and Nano 