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The Best Way to Find Aliens
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
The morning after …
QOTD
Another spiral “UFO” lights up the sky.
UFO widely seen in Middle East skies, linked to Russian missile test has an update from James Oberg, explaining that the spiral does not indicate a failed launch, but is a deliberate feature needed for the trajectory the Russians wanted.
Newt Note
From the Bad Astronomer
For those saying we should launch Newt to the Moon, please be serious. We don’t have that kind of launch capacity for his ego.
It’s Alive!
The Solar System
The Solar System
Notes from a presentation by Christian Ready at
Windycon 38 on Friday, November 11, 2011. I have added web links.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 