Category: Science
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Growth -v- degrowth
– X handle @peterrhague “The battle lines have been drawn, between two different visions of the future: degrowth, deceleration, antinatalism, regulation on one side versus progress, acceleration, pronatalism and freedom on the other. There are plenty of valid criticisms of people in the second camp. But the victory of declinist forces is just so horrific…
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Atomic (and space) puns & jokes no. 29
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or a joke. Here follows more ‘atomic’ puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! __________________________________________________________________ Famous last words from chemists: “And now for the taste test…” “And now let’s shake it a bit…” “Which glass was my mineral water?” Q: What do you do with dead…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? 29 January – 4 February (no. 23)
Follow for a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays. Maybe you share a birthday?! If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! If you do share a birthday, what does it mean to you? Do you feel a connection, pride? They take to the skies (on controlled explosions) to…
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HAL 9000 quotes you can use at work
– Greg Gilmore I enjoy working with people. My mind is going. I can feel it. I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently. I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. This…
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Atomic (and space) puns & jokes no. 28
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or a joke. Here follows more ‘atomic’ puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! __________________________________________________________________ What happens when you slap someone with a high frequency? It hertz! Credit: @explorecosmos_ __________________________________________________________________ PS: I love coffee. BuyMeACoffee, leave a message with a date and time and we can In…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? 22 – 28 January (no. 22)
Follow for a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays. Maybe you share a birthday?! If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! If you do share a birthday, what does it mean to you? Do you feel a connection, pride? They take to the skies (on controlled explosions) to…
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“I realized up there that our planet is not infinite. It’s fragile.”
– Alan Shepard (18 November 1923 – 21 July 1998) Alan Shepard was the second person and the first American in space. He later commanded the Apollo 14 mission and was the fifth person to walk on the moon. Now that’s what you call making a mark! He was recorded as saying: “I realized up…
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Atomic puns & jokes no. 27
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or a joke. Here follows more ‘atomic’ puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! __________________________________________________________________ What did the atom say when it kept losing electrons?I really need to keep an ion them. __________________________________________________________________ PS: I love coffee. BuyMeACoffee, leave a message with a date and time and…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? 15 – 21 January (no. 21)
Follow for a weekly list of forthcoming astronaut* birthdays. Maybe you share a birthday?! If not, perhaps it will be you who adds your name to the list?! If you do share a birthday, what does it mean to you? Do you feel a connection, pride? They take to the skies (on controlled explosions) to…
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“93 percent stardust.”
– Nikita Gill, Your Soul Is A River Nikita Gill’s poem, from Your Soul is a River, speaks to me, unusually as I’m not a great fan of poetry. The poem goes: We have calcium in our bones, iron in our veins, carbon in our souls. and nitrogen in our brains. 93 percent stardust, with…
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