Astronomie… CARL SAGAN: The Possibility of Life in the Universe 25 Apr 202024 Apr 2020 This lecture by Carl Sagan was delivered in 1979 to a packed university auditorium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It reflects the science of that time, and in the Q&A Dr.…
Gesellschaft… DMs From Beyond the Grave Are Changing How We Grieve 29 Nov 201728 Nov 2017 “When you experience those feelings and memories, it’s a little bit like losing someone all over again.” By Michael Waters | MOTHERBOARD This October, when NaKina Talbert glanced out the…
Geschichte… How to Expand the Search For Aliens Beyond Earthlike Worlds 26 Sep 201725 Sep 2017 Casting a wide search for ET won’t be easy and it won’t be cheap, but it will surely be transformative. By Ramin Skibba | MOTHERBOARD From blob-like jellyfish to rock-like…
Bildung… Aquatic Methane-Breathing Aliens Could Be Chilling on Enceladus 14 Apr 201713 Apr 2017 Scientists find potential evidence of methanogenesis, a biological process, on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. By Becky Ferreira | MOTHERBOARD The ocean interior of Saturn's moon Enceladus may have the "temperatures and…
Bildung… There Better Be Some Goddamn Aliens in This Solar System Loaded With Earth-Sized Planets 23 Feb 201722 Feb 2017 A tiny star just 39 light years away, a mere stone's throw in cosmic terms, hosts seven Earth-sized planets, according to new research published in Nature. At least six of…
Geschichte… SETI Telescopes Are Investigating a Weird Radio Signal from a Sunlike Star 30 Aug 2016 An unusual radio signal from a Sunlike star has prompted alien hunters to take a closer look at the system, located just 94 light years away. By Becky Ferreira |…
Evolution… 500-Million-Year-Old Brains and Life in the Universe 17 Nov 201516 Nov 2015 A new study provides substantial support for earlier claims of 520-million-year-old arthropod brain systems, provoking thoughts about the nature of brains, life, and intelligence in the cosmos. By Caleb A.…
Ökonomie… The Scariest Ways Humanity Could Die Out Are the Ones We Haven’t Thought Of Yet 20 Feb 201519 Feb 2015 There are a few relatively obvious ways that humanity could be wiped out: climate change, nuclear conflict, killer artificial intelligence. And then there are less probable risks; the kind that…
Ökonomie… LIFE: Projekt Volkskrankheiten 29 Sep 201028 Sep 2010 Was nun krank oder was gesund macht, ist auch immer ein Thema für jeden Stammtisch. „Mein Opa“, heißt es da, „hat jeden Tag seine Zigarre geraucht, Schnaps und Bier getrunken.…
