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An Israeli researcher has proposed that it may be possible to use a certain quantum effect to generate propulsion without any change in mass. If true, then the science fiction dream of a “reactionless” space drive would be possible. Experiments … Continue reading →

National Geographic reports that Jupiter’s moon, Europa, may have the necessary conditions for fish-sized life to live in its vast, dark oceans: In the oceans of a moon hundreds of millions of miles from the sun, something fishy may be … Continue reading →

Twenty years ago today, on November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall came down; it was the beginning of the end of communism throughout eastern Europe. Communism is a vile totalitarian system responsible for the deaths of at least 100 million … Continue reading →

The Japanese Version of my book was just released. You can see it at the Japanese version of Amazon.com. And I continue working on my other writing projects. I just turned in the first third of a devotional book to … Continue reading →

That the world is an evil place seems self-evident to many people. They demonstrate it by simply pointing to the latest headlines of war, crime, disaster, racism, and worsening test scores. Pundits warn us ominously that America is running higeldy … Continue reading →

That the world is an evil place seems self-evident to many people. They demonstrate it by simply pointing to the latest headlines of war, crime, disaster, racism, and worsening test scores. Pundits warn us ominously that America is running higeldy … Continue reading →

Ah yes, the good old days, they were so lovely. A trip to the dentist with no anesthetic while he drilled and poked. What memories that brings back! A world without antibiotics, when a scratch could kill you. The good … Continue reading →

NASA offers an astronomy picture of the day every day, at Astronomy Picture of the Day. Today’s was very odd as it shows three suns rising over Gdansk, Poland. Send to Kindle

Interesting article at Slate.com by John Horgan arguing that war may not forever be a part of human society: A recent decline in war casualties—especially compared to historical and even prehistorical rates—has some scholars wondering whether the era of international … Continue reading →