Here’s news you can use (if it isn’t already obvious) — the eight worst ones.
The Profit Of Mohammed
…and the cowards at the Associated Press.
Warp Drive
What if NASA could figure out the math?
Well, Alpha Centauri in two weeks is nothing to sneeze at. Of course, this could be a problem:
…other scientists have raised concerns that warp drive could be potentially very dangerous, potentially destroying the destination in its path.
Luddite whiners, standing in the way of progress.
Optical Illusions
Anamorphic ones.
Elon’s Mars Colony
Ari Armstrong is favorably impressed:
The long-term benefits of an off-world colony to our lives would be enormous. Not only would such a colony open the solar system to commercialization, reaping unimaginable wealth from the development of vast resources and energy; it would also establish a new frontier with new possibilities for human liberty. Both in terms of industrial development and political innovation, a colony on Mars could be as important as were the British colonies in America. The future of human progress, and possibly even the future of true freedom, may depend on off-world colonization. In any event, human life certainly will be greatly enhanced by it.
I wish that more people understood this.
Christiane Amanpour
Decides to see what’s up with space.
It’s hard to know where to start, but she should have at least gotten a second opinion…
Cyber Monday
I know that it’s Wednesday, but Amazon is extending the deals all week
I appreciate the purchases that folks have made through the site so far this month, particularly the iPod Touch and Kindle. Also, I notice that someone bought Jake Tapper’s must-read new book on Afghanistan
White Odor
Discovering the olfactory equivalent of white noise.
The Politicians’ War On Science
It’s both red and blue. My thoughts over at PJMedia.
Burt Rutan And Climate Change
Why he doubts it, at least as far as it being anthropogenic. It would be nice if someone would transcribe this, and pull screenshots of the charts.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Dendrochronologists (including Keith Briffa) (hockey) stick it to the Mann.