Mars Has Water
It’s confirmed, everyone. Mars has water. We now have a 100% certainty of it. No skepticism. This is a reality. There is water on Mars. Fantastic discovery! (Don’t click the read more, there isn’t any more after this!)
What will we drink in the future?
I don’t mean anything specific by this question, but what do you think we will be drinking in the future? By future, assume I mean at least 100 years from today. Do you think we’ll still be consuming animal byproducts like milk? What about for treats? What new-fangled ninja sodas will spring up from the […]
Should SF/F authors read in their genre?
Apparently this is the next big issue that people are discussing across the blogosphere, and likely elsewhere. It all started, so it seems, with an interview Pat over at Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist did with David Bilsborough. Some people have taken great offense with certain things Mr. Bilsborough said and it has sparked a bit of […]
Racing To Nowhere
L. E. Modesitt, Jr. has a fantastic post regarding our “race” to maintain what we have and our desire to work harder for it, even though it isn’t working. The real Red Queen’s race is the one that has been around since the beginning of civilization — and one whose effects have been largely mitigated […]
Going Potty in Space
Yes, someone at NASA actually had to figure this out cause, well, going potty ain’t very easy to do when gravity ain’t there to help you out. I give you an astronaut telling us how it works: Yeah. Sort of takes the fun out of shooting stars doesn’t it? (Don’t click the read more, there […]
The Science of Santa
You know, as silly as this list might be, it’s really fascinating that someone did all the math and physics for this. Just this one alone is impressive: 3) Santa has 31 hours of Christmas to work with, thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the earth, assuming he travels east to […]