Dr. Who lives,: as demonstrated by the name given these cool crystals: [2] Materials: TARDIS crystals (pp523-527) Scientists have made the roomiest crystals ever, according to a report in this week’s Nature. Omar M. Yaghi and colleagues claim that each gram of the new material has an internal surface area equivalent to about 17 tennis …
It’s not just governments any more who have a shot at making it into space. Visit the X-Prize site regularly to see what’s up (literally) in the field of private spaceflight.
A new word for a big idea. I’m proud to say I’m pro-anthropoexpansionism. How about you?
James Lileks responds to the comments by Patrick Stewart I linked to yesterday. Pertinent quote: “The 63-year-old British actor says manned missions are too expensive. ‘It would take up so many resources, which I personally feel should be directed at our own planet,’ he said. Making movies takes up many resources which could be directed …
This review of Allies: The United States, Britain, Europe and the War in Iraq, by William Shawcross, is well worth reading–as, it would appear, is the book it reviews. I was uncertain whether the war was the best thing for the United States. I’m quite certain it was the best thing that could have happened …
Patrick StewartTis not Captain Picard. But then, you knew that already…didn’t you?
Well, well, well! So even if the U.S. plan falls apart, there’s still hope.
SCIENCE By Edward Willett Getting to know all about you When Oscar Hammerstein wrote “Getting to know you, getting to know all about you…” for “The King & I,” he wasn’t (I think I can safely say) attempting to predict the future of human-computer interaction. But if researchers are successful, your computer will indeed soon …
An appropriate item after a week of temperatures in the -30 to -40 C range: “Big chill killed off the Neanderthals.”
Some people would have you think the Iraqi people were somehow better off under Saddam than they are now. I say, ask an Iraqi.
What a great science fiction title!
Read this fascinating interview with three leading nanotechnologists. My favorite quote about the future of nanotechnology: “If it doesn’t sound like science fiction, it’s almost certainly false.”
