Bacteria frozen 30,000 years ago started swimming around as soon as they were thawed out–a startling finding that has implications for the possibility of finding ancient life on Mars.
Space colonization loses "giggle factor"
Space colonization has never made me giggle, and now a lot more people are taking it seriously, too.
Link to Lost in Translation review
I’ve already reprinted the review of Lost in Translation from Romance Reviews Today, but here’s the link to the review in its natural habitat–just so you can see I didn’t make it all up.
The Sound of Music finally opens in Vienna
Hard as it is to imagine, the first full-blown theatrical production of The Sound of Music is about to open in Vienna. Seems it has always suffered from a local “authenticity deficit.”
Sad, sad, sad
More than three-quarter of Canadians, according to a new poll, don’t think the U.S. should try to promote the creation of democratic governments in other countries. The question is, do they think anyone should–or do they actually think dictatorships are OK for other people, as long as they don’t directly upset Canadians’ complacent, comfortable and …
Saskatchewan-born inventor in U.S. Inventor’s Hall of Fame
Don Bateman, 73, born in Saskatoon and trained at the University of Saskatchewan, has been inducted into the U.S. Inventor’s Hall of Fame for inventing the lifesaving Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System for airplanes.
Music on the brain
Music, it is sometimes said, is a universal language. Well, yes and no. Every human culture has some form of music, but the language of music can vary wildly. You can learn to appreciate the music of another culture, but when you first hear it, it may sound like unstructured noise. New research is beginning …
Call me a Cab, but not a Spätburgunder
My wife and I have started a wine blog, The Willetts on Wine. It’s mostly just a place to record our own wine experiences for future reference, but you’re welcome to pay it a visit–if it points you to a great wine you wouldn’t otherwise have tried, our lives will be fulfilled. I kicked it …
It’s a science fiction world…
…or it sure will be when we have the capability to use any flat surface as a control panel for…well, anything that needs a control panel.
Is there a frozen sea on Mars?
Scientists say “it’s fairly plausible.”
Science fiction authors sting vanity press
I have been remiss not plugging Atlanta Nights. Consider it plugged. Of course, in the Old West, someone who was “plugged” was someone on the receiving end of six-gun justice; and if you prefer that usage, it might be more accurate to say that the publisher who accepted this novel, PublishAmerica, has been well and …
Robots that act like rats
Not to be confused with remote-controlled rescue rats.
My latest live walk and vlog
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