Putting a New Spin on Space Elevators
NOTE: This post originally appeared on Scientific American's blog network on April 15, 2015. [URL] Fans of sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke know and love …
Stranger than fiction
FROM THE ARCHIVES: zap that fat!
Still zero time to blog, and my co-bloggers are equally silent, so here's another blast from the past, about an awesome potential application for free …
blood rituals
It’s All Soul’s Day, and Jen-Luc is proudly sporting her vampire look for the occasion, eschewing the usual Halloween festivities last night. She embraces the …
karma chimera
When I was just a wee young thing, my grade school teacher assigned us all reports on a specific animal. I got the duckbilled platypus. …
Sir Arthur C. Clarke, 1917-2008
"Sometimes I think we’re alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we’re not. In either case the idea is quite staggering." -Sir Arthur C. …
hot capillary action
Most science history buffs are familiar with William Herschel, the famed astronomer who discovered the planet Uranus in the 18th century. His son, John, is …
by the sword
We’re back! All tanned, rested, and ready to tackle whatever life chooses to hurl our way. It was tough to drag ourselves away from the …
to mars!
Say this to a physicist, you’ll get one of two reactions: "Yeah, go for it!" or "Utter waste of perfectly good research funds." Say it …
the joke falls flat(ulent)
We don’t seek out potentially disgusting topics, truly we don’t. But occasionally we stumble upon them quite by accident, and feel the need to share …
from the belly of the beast
It’s Valentine’s Day, when one’s thoughts should naturally turn to love and romance — or the pronounced lack of same in one’s life, if such …