Science, History, and Fiction in Everyday Life
…which is maybe not a myth after all. When I have written some time ago about Nemesis, or the Death Star, in fiction and in conspiracy theories, I have briefly mentioned Planet X. Historically, this name has been given to two…
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That xkcd is an amazing website, you already know (and if you don’t, go and have a look at it now! You won’t regret it). But you often find out that some of its graphics are conceptually powerful – like this…
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2014 will be a year to remember for space missions. No matter what achievements are awaiting us in the future (hopefully plenty), the last 12 months have seen something that will remain in history. I’m going to mention here only few…
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I have read some days ago a nice article on IO9 discussing the Seven Wonders of the Solar System – from the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World of which only the Great Pyramid of Giza remains standing. Whilst I disagree with…
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I have started since a couple of months or so to contribute to a great blog called Serious Wonder, one of the most innovative and amazing web outlets I have found on futurism, new technologies and, yes, my favourite subjects,…
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2015 NASA budget – as disclosed in these day by the White House – (http://www.space.com/24911-nasa-2015-budget-highlights.html) – amounts at $17.5 billion to NASA, about $200 million less than 2014 but still enough for one thing or two. Especially if some private…
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