Monthly Archives: February 2008

A large fraction of the most interesting scientists, the ones on the cutting edge, have read a lot of science fiction at one time or another, either early enough that it may have played a part in their becoming scientists … Continue reading →

[Regarding politicians] . . . like any group of people selected for ambition and nothing else, they turn out to be a pretty bad lot. Like mandarins in China, colonial administrators in the British Empire, lawyers in old North America, … Continue reading →

[Regarding politicians] . . . like any group of people selected for ambition and nothing else, they turn out to be a pretty bad lot. Like mandarins in China, colonial administrators in the British Empire, lawyers in old North America, … Continue reading →

Atoms are like people. Get lots of them together, never know what they’ll do. Neal Stephenson Send to Kindle

Atoms are like people. Get lots of them together, never know what they’ll do. Neal Stephenson Send to Kindle

Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world. Arthur Schopenhauer Send to Kindle

My book, The Bible’s Most Fascinating People, is showing up in public libraries now. Occasionally I do a search on Google to see if anything interesting is happening with my book and I discovered that the Public Library of Cincinnati … Continue reading →

“This generation is crucial; we have the resources to get mankind off this planet. If we don’t do it, we may soon be facing a world of 15 billion people and more, a world in which it’s all we can … Continue reading →

“This generation is crucial; we have the resources to get mankind off this planet. If we don’t do it, we may soon be facing a world of 15 billion people and more, a world in which it’s all we can … Continue reading →

Despite threatening weather, the Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully took off today. It is delivering the new European Columbus module to the International Space Station. It is expected to dock with the space station on Saturday. Send to Kindle