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.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Today is a Day for Watching Cats Bounce

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Ugh. Sometimes you have one of those days where you know you'd be better if you took a nap, but then you can't seem to clock you...
Monday, September 14, 2015

Fluoroantimonic Acid: The Strongest Acid Known to Humankind

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Update Note, 30 January 2024 : I used to have an image from the film Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark at the top of this articl...
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Friday, August 28, 2015

Brief Hiatus

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Me standing by some cool rocks on my favorite secret beach in California Hi all! I must apologize for not having any recent posts. I...
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Beyond Our Solar System's Plutonian Shore: Whither Pluto After New Horizons?

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An artist's conception of New Horizons passing Pluto and its satellites ( NASA ) It has definitely been a big year for one little w...
Saturday, August 8, 2015

Dune, 50 Years On

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Illustration by  Robert Ball It's now been 50 years since Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpiece was first published (Dun...
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

The "Not Planets" World

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The image below was created by Kristoffer Åberg ( Örebro Astronomi ) and shows a map of the Earth with country borders which is overlain wit...
Monday, August 3, 2015

Meditation with Didgeridoo and Singing Bowls

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Two instruments that I've found to have the best ambience for my meditations are the didgeridoo and the singing bowl . Two instrum...
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Sunday, August 2, 2015

Sulfur X-Ray Spectroscopy at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource

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The Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource at dusk (credit: SSRL/SLAC ) My lab mates and I are once again back at the Stanford Sync...
Friday, July 31, 2015

APOD: The Milky Way Over Uluru

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This fantastic image popped up on  Astronomy Picture of the Day  (APOD) earlier this week. The photo, captured by  Babak Tafreshi , sh...
Thursday, July 30, 2015

"The Greatest Speech Ever Made"

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Charlie Chaplin delivering what some people call "The Greatest Speech Ever Made" If the above image looks familiar to you,...
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