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NASA's DART mission successfully knocks asteroid off course, Earth can now defend itself
Via: Freewill
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2 years ago
Interesting milestone today in the name of planetary defense, but is the technology capable of stopping or redirecting much larger asteroids or planetary killers and avert an extinction level event...
American states are now Petri dishes of polarisation | The Economist
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2 years ago
Interesting article about our worsening political polarization. And the solution sounds similar to things I have proposed here in the past regarding electoral reform. Although I would add that...
Evident #1: Harris' Vaccine Vow
By: TᵢG
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2 years ago
This is issue #1 in a series intended to debunk silly talking points. During the VP debate, the following exchange took place: Q: If the Trump administration approves a vaccine before or after...
Is "Whataboutism" Always a Bad Thing?
Via: Steve Ott
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2 years ago
Quite often, it seems to me, the point of raising such “what about…?” questions isn’t to try to end the conversation. It’s to start a real conversation.
The James Webb Space Telescope is fully deployed. So what's next for the biggest observatory off Earth? | Space
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2 years ago
Without much fanfare, and as most of us were still sleeping on Christmas morning 2021 an Ariane 5 rocket launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 7:20 a.m. EST (1220 GMT;...
Bonhoeffer's Theory of Stupidity
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3 years ago
Does this ring as true to you as it does to me?
Small Modular Reactors: Is Micro-Nuclear an option for Net-Zero Microgrids?
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3 years ago
This technology has promise in terms of both distributed grid generation (as opposed to large centralized plants and long distribution systems) and for inexpensive power for remote or underserved...
