Enrico Fermi

An Idiot And Infinite Wisdom

R.W. Sanders | Posted 12.19.2011

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R.W. Sanders

How can anyone who views shots taken by the Hubble telescope deny funding for space exploration? There are shots of galaxies and galaxy clusters that are similar to looking into a funhouse mirror.

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Educating for Democracy: Climate Change and 'Denihilism'

Joel Shatzky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joel Shatzky

Unless we as a nation "grow up" emotionally and intellectually and deal with our serious problems rather than through "denihilism," future generations will look back at us and curse us for our ignorance.

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Where Are the Aliens? Fermi Paradox Redux

Seth Shostak | Posted 05.25.2011

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Seth Shostak

We don't see any evidence extraterrestrial life. Does that mean that Homo sapiens is the smartest species within 100 thousand light-years? That would be remarkable and, judging by my daily interaction with said species, scary.

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Bad Dreams From My Grandfather

Daniel Bruno Sanz | Posted 11.17.2011

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Daniel Bruno Sanz

Shadowy non-state actors contemplate flattening an American city with a device smuggled into the United States at one hundred possible ports of entry.

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