Life on Mars?

A tenfold spike in methane has been measured by the Curiosity rover on Mars, and organic molecules have also been discovered. Now the question is: Are these organics biological or non-biological? All that methane can only mean one thing, in my mind: Martian cows. But I could be wrong.  What do you think?  

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Ready for a Magic Leap?

The Magic Leap site says that Magic Leap is “an idea based in the belief that people should not have to choose between technology or safety, technology or privacy, the virtual world or the real world.” The above video gives a little more information, but there’s evidently not much else to know yet.  Could this […]

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Fracking 101

The above video (cleanly and interestingly animated) explains the dirty, dangerous process of fracking and why natural gas should just be left in the ground. Edward James Olmos narrates with his usual quiet authority, and though he doesn’t say so, I’m sure he’d agree with me that we all need to tell the frackers of the world […]

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Sunshine States — Not!

This just in: Solar-installation incentives have been eliminated in Florida. Florida. You know, The Sunshine State…. That’d be like Vermont (The Green Mountain State) saying, “Green mountains are stupid. Let’s not have those anymore.” And we shouldn’t be surprised. Big Oil has probably just seen the future, and they aren’t in it, so they’re of course putting up […]

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We Are Wanderers

Even if this short film by Erik Wernquist didn’t have great visuals, it would still be worth a watch because it’s got a Carl Sagan voice-over. And stopping to listen to Carl’s words and voice is never a waste of time — unless you’re in the middle of a high-speed car chase or trying to defuse a […]

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