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Monthly Archives: July 2009
From Dune to Waterworld: Part I
Fire and Ice, Venus and Mars, are just beyond the limits of the Habitable Zone in our solar system. How might worlds turn out differently? Consider the science-fictional creations of Tenebra (Hal Clement) and Arrakis (Frank Herbert) – both orbit … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival
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Cryovolcanism on Charon and Beyond…
LPSC 38 2007 Cryovolcanism on Charon. (With thanks to Paul Gilster for asking Cryovolcanism on Charon? over at Centauri Dreams ) Who would’ve expected liquid water out around Neptune and beyond? Not on the surface of any object, of course. … Continue reading
Posted in SETI, Sol Space
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Memristors Make Minds
Memristor minds: The future of artificial intelligence – tech – 08 July 2009 – New Scientist. Memristors are the forgotten electronic component, predicted in the 1970s, but not observed in practice until recently… and now they turn up in the … Continue reading
Posted in Super-Tech
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Late in the PreCambrian…
Explosive growth of life on Earth fueled by early greening of planet. Explosive growth of life on Earth fueled by early greening of planet. Was ancient Earth a green planet?. Earth formed a Super-Continent, Rodinia, c. 1 Gya. Perhaps its … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Sol Space
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Book Review – ‘The Evolution of God,’ by Robert Wright
Book Review – ‘The Evolution of God,’ by Robert Wright – Review – NYTimes.com. Robert Wright is an interesting thinker with a journalistic approach to exploring philosophy. He thinks that science is hinting at an immanent Cosmic Purpose in the … Continue reading
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Richard Dawkins on God
God vs. Science TIME. Interesting quote from Richard Dawkins, who is usually called an atheist, but actually has a more nuanced view… My mind is not closed, as you have occasionally suggested, Francis. My mind is open to the most … Continue reading
Posted in Belief or Not
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