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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? 1 – 7 January (no.19)
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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“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.”
– Richard P. Feynman (11 May 1918 – 15 Feb 1988) In 1974, Feynman delivered the Caltech commencement address on the topic of cargo cult science, which has the semblance of science, but is only pseudoscience due to a lack of “a kind of scientific integrity, a principle of scientific thought that corresponds to a…
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Atomic puns & jokes no.24
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or a joke. Here follows more ‘atomic’ puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! __________________________________________________________________ A neutron walks into a restaurant and orders a drink. As she is about to leave, she asks the waiter how much she owes. The waiter replies, “For you, No Charge!!!”.…
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A little joke for Christmas Day
With thanks to Cathrin Machin – go on buy some of her stuff – it’s amazingly beautiful! __________________________________________________________________ Do you know why aliens don’t celebrate Christmas? Because they don’t want to give away their presence! __________________________________________________________________ PS: I love coffee. BuyMeACoffee, leave a message with a date and time and we can In the meantime, take…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? 25 – 31 December (no.18)
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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“Planetary Chauvinism.”
– Isaac Asimov 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992 As quoted by Gerrard O’Neill: In a roundtable TV interview, Isaac Asimov and I were asked why science-fiction writers have, almost without exception, failed to point us toward that development. Dr. Asimov’s reply was a phrase he has now become fond of using: “Planetary Chauvinism.”…
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