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“A poet once said, “The whole universe is in a glass of wine.” We will probably never know in what sense he meant that, for poets do not write to be understood.” (This is a year of Feynman – week 34 of 52)
– Richard P. Feynman (11 May 1918 – 15 Feb 1988) From the Manhattan Project to the Challenger investigation, the physicist and Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman loved to shoot down what he called “lousy ideas.” Today, the world is awash in lousy ideas — so maybe it’s time to get some more Feynman in our…
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Space and science-related puns & jokes no. 65
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or a joke. Here follows more space and science-related puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! __________________________________________________________________ The standard of jokes about entropy just aren’t what they used to be. __________________________________________________________________ PS: I love coffee. BuyMeACoffee, leave a message with a date and time and we can…
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Do you share a birthday with an astronaut? (no.59)
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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“Incidentally, psychoanalysis is not a science: it is at best a medical process, and perhaps even more like witch-doctoring.” (This is a year of Feynman – week 33 of 52)
– Richard P. Feynman (11 May 1918 – 15 Feb 1988) From the Manhattan Project to the Challenger investigation, the physicist and Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman loved to shoot down what he called “lousy ideas.” Today, the world is awash in lousy ideas — so maybe it’s time to get some more Feynman in our…
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Space and science-related puns & jokes no. 64
Everyone loves a pune (or pun) or a joke. Here follows more space and science-related puns/jokes – enjoy or groan or meh. More to follow! __________________________________________________________________ Last week I attended a lecture on Halley’s Comet. It went completely over my head. __________________________________________________________________ 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? (no.58)
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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