Archives for November 14, 2010

“No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.” -Henry Brooks Adams There are plenty of advocates out there for letting go of the great, descriptive, but outdated words of our language. And I simply can’t get on board with that. As…

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Comments of the Week #46: from the Universe’s timeline to Pluto

“Time is the longest distance between two places.” -Tennessee Williams
I’m always stoked to give you weekly…
Ask Ethan #73: The Multiverse and you (Synopsis)

“Go then, there are other worlds than these.” -Stephen King, The Dark Tower
Ever since quantum mechanics…
Throwback Thursday: Reaching Pluto (Synopsis)

“Even in hindsight, I would not change one whit of the Voyager experience. Dreams and sweat…
Impending Doom (Synopsis)

“From an incandescent mass we have originated, and into a frozen mass we shall turn. Merciless…
The Big Bang by Balloon (Synopsis)

If you want to map the entire sky — whether you’re looking in the visible, ultraviolet,…
From Heaven to Earth (Synopsis)

If you want to know where you are on Earth, you use a GPS, you use…
Mostly Mute Monday: The Cat’s-Eye Nebula (Synopsis)

“I lie on the floor, washed by nothing and hanging on. I cry at night. I…
Weekend Diversion: Superman vs. Baseball (Synopsis)

“If I had to choose a superhero to be, I would pick Superman. He’s everything that…
Comments of the Week #45: From the elements to Hubble’s greatest

“You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that…
Ask Ethan #72: The timeline of the Universe (Synopsis)

“The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.” -Albert Einstein
And yet,…