Mini-Throughput: Artemis Program Edition
My preferred approach at this point is to orient Artemis Program around a series of achievable goals and less around specific dates.
Author: Michael Siegel
Thursday Throughput: TYC 7037-89-1, or Six Star Edition
Last week, NASA announced the discovery of one of the most unique systems we’ve ever seen. Behold TYC 7037-89-1.
House Impeachment Brief: Dems Make the Case
Democrats have released their House Impeachment Brief for the Senate Impeachment Trial. You can read it here.
Mini-Throughput: Mutant Math and New Strains of Covid
The rise of new more infectious strains of COVID-19 are the biggest story in science right now. This is why herd immunity was always a bad idea.
Thursday Throughput: Covid Vaccine Army Edition
The Covid vaccine is not the end of the War on COVID. It’s D-Day. It’s when we begin to fight back against this indifferent monster.
False Flags, the Capitol Riot and The Need to Believe
False flags are popular among conspiracy theorists for the same reasons all conspiracy theories are: they allow us to deny the evidence of our own eyes.
It’s Not Just About A Speech: Impeachment and President Trump
If President Trump goes unpunished, the message will not be “don’t do this”. No, the message will be, “Next time, send a bigger mob”.
Thursday Throughput: Dark Matter Edition
Dark energy, which comprises a whopping 70% of the universe, is something we are only beginning to formulate questions about, let alone understand.
Looking Back: The Best of Ordinary Times In 2020
Nominations for several dozen posts reflecting the work of 23 different authors, a shortlist of about 40 posts, narrowed down to ten.
Thursday Throughput: Proxima Cen Edition
What happened here was that the team got a signal that can’t be easily ruled out as interference. That doesn’t mean it’s aliens.
Worlds Are Colliding!!!
Enjoy the “Christmas Star”. The ancients thought such conjunctions were portent. Let’s hope this one portends a better 2021.
Mandalorian II: The Mandalorianing (Spoilers)
Eventually, The Mandalorian may get to a bigger conflict and heavier stakes, but it’s taking its time, earning those increased stakes.
All the President’s Myths
We believe numbers. They convey an authority that seems objective. But numbers can also reflect the biases & deceptions of those who produce them.
Mini-Throughput: The Reality of a Vaccine
If everything pans out-and I caution the ice still a bit precarious-Dec 8, 2020 will go down as one of the great dates in human history.
Thursday Throughput: Death of a Titan Edition
“Sitting at control in Arecibo, watching that behemoth move around and thinking, “You know…this wouldn’t be a bad way to make a living.”
Turkeys of the Year and Golden Drumsticks For 2020
Turkeys of the Year for those who exemplify silliness & stupidity and Golden Drumsticks for those who exemplify the best traits in our public sphere.
Thursday Throughput: Masks Edition
They have been doing this garbage for almost a year now: cherry-picking single weak studies that support their point and ignoring the massive swaths of studies that dispute them.
Yes, Virginia, There Is Still A Pandemic Going On
We are in the midst of a catastrophic surge in the virus that matches or exceeds what we experienced earlier this year.
Best Meal Ever Week: Lamb Vindaloo in Middle Earth
There’s always one meal I return to: a lamb vindaloo in a random restaurant near our hotel in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Thursday Throughput: Luna Water Edition
An interesting revelation and a reminder that our understanding of even our nearest neighbor is incomplete.
