…in Michigan. This is shameful, but Snyder probably did stand a good chance of losing his reelection if he hadn’t supported it.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
A New Space Race
A fictional one, from Fox. We’ll see how realistic it is.
#GamerGate
It’s just the latest example of the Left’s Kulturkampf. Fortunately, this time, it seems to be a fail.
Regenerating Spinal Cords
A cell transplant has allowed a paralyzed man to walk again.
Faster, please.
2001
It’s coming back to theaters. This is the first time in a generation, at least.
Lockheed Martin’s Fusion Plans
Michael Beliore interviews them. No mention of space applications, though.
Bootstrapping A Solar-System Civilization
There was an interesting blog post at OSTP last week:
Have ideas for massless exploration and bootstrapping a Solar System civilization? Send your ideas for how the Administration, the private sector, philanthropists, the research community, and storytellers can further these goals at massless@ostp.gov.
Needless to say, I don’t expect this to go anywhere with the current Congressional committees.
China’s Big Gamble In Space
A brief history of their program, from Joan Johnson-Freese.
I’d note that as long as they follow the Soviets/Russians lead in tech, they won’t be doing anything big. Like the voyages of Zheng He, it seems to be more about prestige than expansion. If and when SpaceX starts to reuse their launchers, that will set the new bar for space activity.
In Defence Of Cholesterol
In which a British high-school student is better informed than most doctors.
Did A B-24 Shoot Down A V-2?
Probably not. Also (as noted there), a bomber probably never shot down a V-1.