STEM

In what can only be described as the thrill of a lifetime, Jeff Bezos, his brother, (18-year-old) Oliver Daemen, and (82-year-old) Wally Funk went ballistic this morning sitting atop New Shepard: a small, suborbital rocket built by Bezos's Blue Origin company. The 11-minute trip took the space tourists over the Karmen line and included spectacular views of both the curvature of the earth and the blackness of space. Continue Reading →

On July 11, 2021, billionaire Richard Branson ushered in the era of private space travel by flying to the edge of space in a "space plane" designed and built by his company. Continue Reading →

A majority of Americans (65%) said they believe alien life exists, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. What do Americans overwhelmingly agree on? When asked to think about U.S. national security, most Americans (87%) say that UFOs are "not a threat." Continue Reading →

On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright grabbed the controls of the Wright Brothers' DIY flying machine project and flew 120 feet in 12 seconds. This morning, just 117 years, 4 months, 2 days later, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter just did basically the same thing... on the surface of Mars. This solar-powered helicopter flew to an altitude of about 10 feet and hovered for just under 30 seconds. The red planet is currently 179 million miles from Earth. Continue Reading →

Comcast announced it will invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help close the digital divide. The program, called Internet Essentials, currently offers eligible families 50 Mbps down and 5 Mbps up for $9.95/month. Continue Reading →

There's clearly a significant number of people whose beliefs and associated actions put everyone at risk. I don't want to fix the blame. I want to do what I can to help fix the problem. Your thoughts and suggestions are more than welcome. Continue Reading →

A new study by the CDC suggests that double masks will more than double your protection. In the laboratory, a surgical mask or a cloth mask alone blocked up to 44 percent of particles, but when a cloth mask was placed over a surgical mask, the combo blocked up to 92.5 percent of the particles. Continue Reading →

Elon Musk plans to launch Jared Isaacman and an all-civilian crew into orbit later this year. The age of space tourism has begun. I hope they take credit cards. Continue Reading →

Scaring people may get you ratings, but this piece was pure xenophobic fear-mongering. Shame on you, 60 Minutes. You can now count yourselves as an amplifier of false narratives. Continue Reading →

Humans that fuse with machines will become telekinetics. They will be able to be in two places at once. They will be able to “feel” physical objects that are half a world away. They will have thousands of times the strength of purely organic humans. They will not be limited to one physical manifestation of their existence. They will have powers usually reserved for mythological superheroes – what will they do with them? Continue Reading →