I’m not the first person to suggest that we stop reading the mass media news stories each day. In fact, I personally got the idea from Mr. Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan. Current events on mass media websites, tv stations, and print publications are filth. Their only purpose in the world is …
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Plutophiles Beware: It doesn't really matter whether or not Pluto is a planet
The Planet Debate Explained There has been much debate recently over whether or not Pluto is a planet. The debate began three years ago with the International Astronomical Union’s decision to officially call Pluto a ‘dwarf planet.’ What constitutes a planet, you may ask? According to the IAU’s definition, it must orbit the sun, it …
Thinking Outside the Black Box
Have you ever heard the story about the zero-gravity space pen NASA spent $11 Million developing in the during the 1950′s and 60′s Space Race with Russia? The story goes as follows: Astronauts were having a difficult time writing in space because the ink in standard pens wasn’t flowing properly in zero-gravity situations. NASA responded …