A Cosmobiologist's Dream

I am an astrobiologist, sci-fi geek, and professor of everything groovy. I write about science, culture, math, history, space, and science fiction. Perhaps like you, I'm seeking a greater understanding of the nature of life and asking myself why all of this really matters. Come with me, and we'll ask some questions together.

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Erik Wernquist's "Wanderers"

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If, like me, you have a lot friends in your social networks who are into space exploration and futurism, then you might have already seen th...
Sunday, November 23, 2014

Pak-Space-Man

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“Science arouses a soaring sense of wonder. But so does pseudoscience. Sparse and poor popularizations of science abandon ecological niche...
Sunday, November 16, 2014

Plutarch Dies at the End

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Wallowing in my own self-pitty last night due to the continued presence of my runny nose, cough, and stuffed-up sinuses from this damned sic...
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Monday, July 14, 2014

Pops and Amy in Boulder

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I had meant to post this a long time ago, but totally forgot.  When my father and his wife, Amy, last came to Boulder for a visit, I took th...
Friday, August 23, 2013

Hot Wheels Rovers

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My Hot Wheels Curiosity and Sojourner Rovers have now joined my collection of nerd paraphernalia!  Yay!  

Carbonate Dumbbells from Gradient-Tube Cultures

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I started some gradient-tube cultures late last year.  They were inoculated with organisms that had been isolated from our Borup samples.  T...
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Intermittent Fasting

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I recently began intermittent fasting and trying to control my diet.  I wanted to see if I could overcome hunger and give my metabolism a ch...
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

The Thaw

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Amanda and I watched The Thaw last night.  Good film.  Quite enjoyable for a lower-budget sci-fi horror.  One thing I love about the film is...
Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Sulfur X-Ray Microprobe and XAS at SSRL: A First Look Into My Beamline Science

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I'm working this week at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)!   SSRL is a synchrotron particle accelerator.  When el...
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