Category Archives: Science

Sunset 2008

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Thanos

Sunset 2008 The last sun has set on 2008, and that’s a picture of it shot at distance through a gap in the trees. Many people will be looking back  — but history is for the historians, and what really … Continue reading →

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Forty Years Agone Today

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Thanos

Earthrise Earthrise, 1968

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What’s Next?

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Thanos

What changes will be wrought in the verge between evolutionary biology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology? I haven’t a clue but I do know that the outcomes can not be predicted. A few general directions can be forseen, but how humans will creatively use the discoveries coming, how they will invent unforseen uses for them, how that will change society, and what that will in turn lead to cannot be predicted.

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The Way Out Fund: A Millennial Challenge

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Thanos

Governments tend to think at most in quarter centuries, and institutions think in quarters and years: truly long term initiatives and visions in human history are extremely rare. Continue reading →

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Fear is Not America

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Thanos

There’s a David Bowie song called “This is Not America” – a wonderful tune about disillusionment in the American dream, and where that led in the tale of The Falcon and the Snowman. The lyrics are intriguing, multi-dimensional, and poetic. When … Continue reading →

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Future Dreams I

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Thanos

What dreams have we? What future would we build? If you look around the Republican leadership, you don’t see many answers to those questions, but they are urgently in need of answer. We’ve taken two wallopings in two elections, and … Continue reading →

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Tales of Brave Ulysses: Solar Winds Ebb to Fifty Year Low

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Thanos

The solar winds are now the lowest they’ve been in fifty years, meaning that the Sun’s effects on our solar system are also at an ebb. The Ulysses solar probe is providing these measurements, and the winds have not only … Continue reading →

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Space is a Moral Imperative

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Thanos

Expansion into space is a must for the future survival of humanity, right now all of our eggs are in one fragile basket. https://www.youtube.com/c/NASASTIProgram

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Computational Genomics: Deconstructing DNA to Determine Evolutionary Paths

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Thanos
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Jurassic Fight Club Premiers Tonight

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Thanos

Also on the History Channel “Evolve – Eyes“

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