Look for Their Solar Power Plants
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The Expanding Universe: 1929 and now
Curiosity: The Mars Science Laboratory
Notes from a panel at Chicon 7. Saturday, September 1, 2012, with weblinks and occasional
amplifications added.
Curiosity: The Mars Science Laboratory
The Mars Science Laboratory has the ambitious mission to study the climate, geology, and potential for life of Mars. Weeks after landing, what have we learned? What do we expect to find out in the coming months?
Bill Higgins [beamjockey], Brother Guy Consolmagno [brotherguy]
Dyson Sphere Update
Notes from a panel at Chicon 7. 12 noon, Friday, August 31, 2012. Weblinks and various comments and expansions added.
Dyson Sphere Update
What is a Dyson sphere? When can we make one, or at least part of one, and how? As a society, would we want to? What could one do with a Dyson sphere? Can we detect one now, or in the near future? What would be the environmental ethics of a Dyson sphere maker?
Jordin Kare, Allen M. Steele, James L. Cambias, David L Clements, G. David Nordley
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The matter that’s not not not there
Monday Night Irish Class, April 16, 2012
Irish Class, April 16, 2012
Rang Gaeilge, 16ú lá mí Aibreáin 2012
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Pluto’s killer speaks
Thursday night carpe_noctum_93 and I went to a public lecture at the University of Minnesota. The speaker was Mike Brown, author of the excellent book How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming, and that was the topic of the lecture. He was informative, convincing, and very funny. Continue reading
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 