PinnedDownfall: The End of Putin’s RussiaAfter more than twenty years of autocratic rule, murder, human rights abuses, and unbridled aggression against his neighbors, Putin’s…Jul 10, 202311Jul 10, 202311
PinnedPersonal Milestone: I Finally Get Relativity!In life, it is good to set personal goals. Not just the big and life-changing kind, mind you, I’m talking about the little things that help…Jan 19, 20226Jan 19, 20226
PinnedA Humble Attempt at Predicting Future HistoryA fictitious timeline of the future, from tomorrow to 1 billion years from now.Mar 7, 2023Mar 7, 2023
PinnedA New Scale for Classifying Intelligence?In the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), there are many limiting factors. These go beyond the usual technical limitations…Feb 22, 20221Feb 22, 20221
PinnedThe Decline and Fall of the American EmpireThis is an opinion piece, but an informed one (if I say so myself). I invite debate and contradiction, but I ask that people not write in…Sep 22, 20221Sep 22, 20221
Episode 95 — WTF is Happening at NASA? (Part II) — is Now Live!In this two-part episode, I interviewed former NASA scientist and astrobiologist Keith Cowing, the creator and editor of NASA Watch and…Mar 3Mar 3
Episode 94 — WTF is Happening at NASA? (Part I) — is Now Live!This week’s episode was a special treat! I sat down with former NASA scientist and astrobiologist Keith Cowing, the creator and editor of…Feb 27Feb 27
Episode 93 of Stories from Space is now Live!This week, I sat down with Dr. Will Grundy, an astronomer and planetary scientist with the Lowell Observatory — the place where Dr…Feb 21Feb 21
Apollo, Vietnam, and Global Problems: A Question of PrioritiesThe popular notion that space exploration is a boondoggle that steals focus and resources from our problems here on Earth goes back…Feb 199Feb 199
“But he’s Always Nice to ME” — The Problem with MAGA and AmericaWhen complacency, selfishness, and apathy come together, you have the death of empathy. A lack of empathy is how mass atrocities are…Feb 92Feb 92
