Links
About that Cuban sonic weapon
It was likely accidental Intermodular Distortion. Not nearly as sexy as James Bond-style sonic weapon, but annoying all the same.
RIP Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking, celebrity cyborg, guest star of Big Bang Theory, and sometime cosmologist who expanded our understanding of the universe — now he gets to see it all in person. Rest in peace, good sir, rest in peace.
Space Endurance
Beyond A Year In Space, a PBS documentary on the effects of long term habitation in space, featuring Scott Kelly, the endurance record holder.
Oxford’s Introduction to Philosophy
Also available as a podcast.
Life on the Jovian moons?
The chemical soup on Europa provides the right conditions to support life. Now to send a robot submarine to say hello.
Hunting for exoplanets
Clare Boothe Luce
A capsule summary of the exciting life of Claire Boothe Luce, wife of Henry Luce, who provided the funds for Silliman University’s Luce Auditorium.
CIMON, the intelligent astronaut assistant
CIMON, or Crew Interactive Mobile Companion, is a floating head AI assistant powered by IBM Watson.
Lies win on social media
Largest ever study of fake news on Twitter reveals that falsehoods beat out the truth.