Tuesday, March 31, 2015

I realize we're entering dead horse territory here -- UPDATED

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... and, as promised in the last post, we are approaching the end of this thread, but I recently came across this article from 2013 and sin...

I don't have time to blog about this

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Techno Fantasies or this: Evolutionary Psychology Is Neither
Monday, March 30, 2015

No part of this project is credible

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[Coming to the end of the Mars One mega - thread .] One of the aspects of the Mars One story that I allude to frequently but probably...
Friday, March 27, 2015

Against a stupid meme, the gods themselves contend in vain

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One of the most discouraging things about following the coverage of Mars One (and of science and technology reporting in general) is seeing ...
Thursday, March 26, 2015

For some reason, this morning I found myself thinking about scams and hoaxes involving space exploration

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That lead me inevitably to this New York Sun headline from 1835 GREAT ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES LATELY MADE BY SIR JOHN HERSCHEL,...

Mike the Mad Biologist has a good post on tenure

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I don't have time to discuss it now, but if you're following the discussion, you should check it out .
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

At this point, the only things Mars One is likely to get into orbit are the wheels coming off of the bus

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More background on the Mars One story. From CTV News : The Dutch non-profit group behind the project recently announced that it was push...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

If you're following the Mars One story, you need to read this

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From Elmo Keep: A Point-By-Point Response to The Latest Claims Made By Mars One

Rocket Boosters

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Still collecting notes on the big Mars One post (see here , here and here ). One aspect of the story that I probably haven't spent en...
Monday, March 23, 2015

First class tickets for ships that have sailed

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[A quick side note. Bob Chipman, a film critic and pop culture historian whose work I enjoy and which I cited recently is no longer with th...
Friday, March 20, 2015

Annals of unintended consequences

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This is Joseph. One issue with high stakes tests, regardless of who they are evaluating, is that there is a huge advantage to be gained by...
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Enhanced prototype demonstrations

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I've spilled a lot of pixels criticizing tech reporters both for a lack of skepticism and historical perspective, so I highly recommend...
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Elmo Keep's other must-read on Mars One

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I don't have time today to do more than post a few quotes, but it's definitely something you should read if you've been followi...
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Another Mars One update

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I'm chipping away at a longer piece on Mars One, which means I'll be recycling some of my notes... Mars One Suspends Work on Rob...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

The Mars conversation I'd like to be having

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As a bit of an antidote for all the accumulated bile of the last few Mars One posts, I'd like to recommend this IEEE paper from Ian M...
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