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.

Friday, May 22, 2015

This video will make you feel slight visual hallucinogenic effects!

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Visual illusions are awesome! It's fun to mess with our mind's perception without having to do psychotropic drugs (although, vis...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Mindfulness and Me

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Patchman Meditating, by Jordan Pearce Earlier this year I came to a realization about myself: I was becoming too judgmental about wher...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

The Skull on My Wall

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The above picture was produced from an x-ray scan of a human skull. T hat picture hangs on the wall above my desk at work.  I like to ...
Monday, May 18, 2015

Because everyone needs some awesome in their lives: Taylor Davis and Lindsey Stirling playing tunes from Zelda on violin

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I was just working through my daily dose of free writing and listening to my "Beats for Studying" station on Pandora when a tu...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Getting Back to Martial Arts Training!

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Amanda and I posing for a photo; taken in 2008 by Stace Sanchez of KickPicks I consider myself to be a lifelong martial artist, but it...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015

Book Review: The Science of Avatar

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I just finished reading The Science of Avatar  by British scientist and science-fiction author  Stephen Baxter . It was a most excelle...
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Sunday, May 3, 2015

SAGANet's Mentor of the Month for May 2015

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I've been given the honor of being the Mentor of the Month for May by the site SAGANet (the Social Action for a Grassroots Astrobiology ...
Monday, April 27, 2015

Storybots: "I'm a Star"

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Artwork from Storybots.com Storybots.com is an awesome education website which provides fun videos and songs to help educate children....
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Venus is a Hot Planet. Oh, and the Temperature at the Surface is also Pretty High

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False-color image of Venus' clouds taken by the Venus Express spacecraft   Mother of Rome, delight of Gods and men,    Dear Ve...
Thursday, April 9, 2015

Intelligence is Sexy: The Smackdown of Vani Hari by SciBabe

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Intelligence can be ridiculously sexy. Perhaps you've heard lately about the online smackdown that Vani Hari (who calls herself the...
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