I’m not sure that the conclusion follows from this paper.
I haven’t checked all the math, though.
[Update a while later]
Isn’t it funny how a common word can start to look really weird, even foreign and meaningless, when you see it enough times?
Category Archives: Science And Society
So, What Disney Tunes?
…were the Solyndra robots playing? I’m not thinking “Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to work we go…” Off the the top of my head — when you wish upon a star…
S3xual Repression
Reconsidering it.
The Future
…and its enemies (to steal a phrase from Virginia Postrel). Why space settlement is important.
[Via Clark Lindsey and Trent Waddington, who made it]
Is Neil Stephenson…
…becoming too conventional? A review of his latest book.
[Update a couple minutes later]
A new book about the high frontier, and an accompanying 3-D space colony app.
[Update a few minutes later]
An interview with Stephenson about the book.
AtlasGate
How Many Continents Are There?
This is a lot like the Pluto brouhaha.
I Wonder If This Will Apply To Deep Space Missions?
Why the return trip seems shorter.
[Update a few minutes later]
Speaking of deep-space missions (not that it’s likely to ever fly any, or fly at all), Chris Bergin has a pretty extensive write-up on the Senate Launch System.
Kick The Wheat Habit
This looks like an interesting book
A Lack Of Transparency From The Administration
Why should science be different from any of the other things there’s a lack of transparency on? Just because he made campaign promises? Please.
[Update a few minutes later]
This seems related: some thoughts on the rule of law. It’s a shame that Ryan isn’t in the race.