It’s not all it’s cracked up to be. This doesn’t seem like good news for growing food in space, if soil is a key element of flavor. We know it is with wine grapes.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
Engineered Cells
…successfully treat cardiovascular and pulmonary disease.
Faster, please.
Asteroid Mining
A nice essay by Martin Elvis.
S3x In Space
Every few years, someone has to do an article like this.
Once people are paying to go for their own purposes, instead of being government employees at taxpayer expense, there will be plenty of hanky panky up there.
UFOs
What the hell?
Progress at Boca Chica
Chris Bergin has the latest, with (as usual) pictures by Mary.
[Update a while later]
Am amazing infographic on the orbital test flight.
The Billionaire Space Race
I’m quoted in this article. I talked to Kaplan quite a bit for it, but he obviously talked to a lot of other people as well.
Turning Seawater Into Freshwater
This will be great if it’s scalable.
Lying To The Ghost In The Machine
An interesting/terrifying post from Charlie Stross.
The Agent-Escape Problem
How the global world is losing control.