Remember four years ago when I wrote a blog about how space-based solar power is a terrible idea and won’t work? Now, Engadget is reporting that China wants to do exactly what I was talking about in that post, which will still not be possible for the same reasons and because of science.
On January 5, 2011, I wrote the following: “Designer” is a dangerous term, because it usually means some crazy person with ridiculous ideas who then makes CAD drawings or actual…
Ever been to the website Elite Daily? If you haven’t, don’t bother. Home of such journalistic masterpieces as “Zayn Malik Isn’t Worried About Leaving One Direction Because His Fiance Is…
A while ago, several news outlets of varying degrees of reputability reported on the intentions of a company called Liftport to build a space elevator, but not on the Earth…
There’s a lot of science that’s kind of boring if you don’t understand it or its implications. I get that. But there’s also a lot of stuff that’s awesome in…
First of all, the first sentence of this post’s title is taken from Phil Plait’s book of the same name, which is awesome. It looks like this. You should buy…
You’ve all heard of Richard Branson, right? He started Virgin Records from the crypt of a church when he was a teenager and now he’s a multi-billionaire. He also owns…
Recently, I found yet another article with a title in the form of a question. Here’s a hint for all you people that read things on the internet: if someone…
Picture the scene. Two scientists are sitting in a room together, excited about the finalization of plans to explore previously uncharted territory in the solar system. This mission will be…
I’m sure most of you have heard that your star sign has changed. I’m equally sure that most of you don’t know why it’s changed, because the media made this sound…
So China, since they have tons of money (and all of our money too), has decided that they want to go to the moon. With people. In order to do…
Unreasonably Dangerous Onion Rings 