Category: humanity
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“I believe in evidence.”
– Isaac Asimov, The Roving Mind (1997), (2 January 2 1920 – 6 April 1992) Scientist and science fiction author Asimov’s output of novels and books popularising and explaining science was prodigious. As a rationalist he often railed against superstitious and pseudoscientific beliefs that tried to pass themselves off as genuine science and had this…
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Death rates from disasters have fallen over the last century.
Good news. Recent data indicates that natural disasters are NOT going to kill us all. The global death rate from all natural disasters (drought, floods, storms, earthquakes, wildfires, extreme temperatures, etc.) has fallen by more than 90% over the last century. The total number of deaths has fallen substantially, despite there being four times as…
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“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.”
– Maria Salomea Skłodowska Curie (Marie Curie) (7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934) She was a was a Polish and naturalised-French physicist and chemist. The first woman to win a Nobel Prize. The first person to win a Nobel Prize twice. The only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different scientific fields.…
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You Can Still Read NASA’s Deleted “First Woman” Graphic Novels
With thanks to Keith Cowing of NASAWatch.com Credit: https://nasawatch.com/education/you-can-still-read-nasas-deleted-first-woman-graphic-novels/ ____________________________________________________________________ The following is mainly taken from NASAWatch.com‘s page about this story. In 2021 NASA issued the first of two interactive comic books/graphic novels (“First Woman: Dream to Reality”) depicting young women dreaming of – and then training for – a future that would comprise the…
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One Penny for Space
Will you sign the petition? I have. Credit: https://pennyforspace.vercel.app/ ____________________________________________________________________ One Penny for Space is a petition to ask the UK government to increase spending on space to 1%. Click on the badge below to learn more about the petition by Peter Hague of Plutocracy. ____________________________________________________________________ PS: I love coffee. BuyMeACoffee, leave a message with a…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? (no.64)
Were you following a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays? Did you share a birthday?! If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! Or maybe, one of the 100+ additional astronauts has beaten you?! These astronauts have flown since this original list was pulled together. We have started listing…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? (no.63)
Were you following a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays? Did you share a birthday?! If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! Or maybe, one of the 100+ additional astronauts has beaten you?! These astronauts have flown since this original list was pulled together. We have started listing…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? (no.62)
Were you following a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays? Did you share a birthday?! If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! Or maybe, one of the 100+ additional astronauts has beaten you?! These astronauts have flown since this original list was pulled together. We have started listing…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? (no.61)
Were you following a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays? Did you share a birthday?! If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! Or maybe, one of the 100+ additional astronauts has beaten you?! These astronauts have flown since this original list was pulled together. We have started listing…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? (no.60)
Were you following a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays? Did you share a birthday?! If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! Or maybe, one of the 100+ additional astronauts has beaten you?! These astronauts have flown since this original list was pulled together. We have started listing…
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