by Jim Stitzel | Aug 11, 2011 | Videos
I’m very much with Dr. Tyson on this one. I’ve felt for quite a while that our politicians don’t care about much more than maintaining their own positions in government and garnering more power (and larger salaries) for themselves. They’ve done...
by Jim Stitzel | Jul 29, 2010 | Asides
How a Tiny Magnet Could Produce a Force Field Big Enough To Protect a Space Ship. Interesting stuff with potentially exciting implications.
by Jim Stitzel | Jul 29, 2010 | Asides
How to Alleviate an Orbital Traffic Jam – ScienceNOW. This seems like a mixed bag to me. On the one hand, we’ll be able to get more functionality with new satellites, but on the other, it means more general ‘debris’ hanging in our skies....
by Jim Stitzel | Jul 20, 2010 | Asides
2010 Had Warmest Global June on Record | Universe Today. More evidence for global climate change.
by Jim Stitzel | Jun 24, 2010 | Asides
Whooping cough now an epidemic in California | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine. This… this just pisses me off. A completely preventable disease that we nearly had wiped out in the US, and now it’s making a resurgence because people aren’t getting...