We in the space community (and particularly in the alt-space community, though it affects the traditional players as well) have long been concerned about ITAR. Joe Katzman has an in-depth story about its deleterious effects on our defense, and on our relationship with critical allies (i.e., those in the Anglosphere, not France).
A Conceptual Breakthrough?
Alzheimer’s may be a third form of diabetes.
“Insulin disappears early and dramatically in Alzheimer’s disease. And many of the unexplained features of Alzheimer’s, such as cell death and tangles in the brain, appear to be linked to abnormalities in insulin signaling. This demonstrates that the disease is most likely a neuroendocrine disorder, or another type of diabetes,” says researcher Suzanne M. de la Monte, professor of pathology at Brown Medical School, in a news release.
If so, that might provide some clues to treating it.
Churchill’s Crisis Of Confidence
No, this isn’t a Routers parody.
Churchill is remembered in the popular imagination as someone who rallied a nation, vowed never to give up, and took his country to victory. Few remember that Churchill faced a crisis of confidence two-and-a-half years into the war, exploited by those
Churchill’s Crisis Of Confidence
No, this isn’t a Routers parody.
Churchill is remembered in the popular imagination as someone who rallied a nation, vowed never to give up, and took his country to victory. Few remember that Churchill faced a crisis of confidence two-and-a-half years into the war, exploited by those
Churchill’s Crisis Of Confidence
No, this isn’t a Routers parody.
Churchill is remembered in the popular imagination as someone who rallied a nation, vowed never to give up, and took his country to victory. Few remember that Churchill faced a crisis of confidence two-and-a-half years into the war, exploited by those
My Kind Of Anti-Semitism
Julia Gorin expounds on dumb Jews:
Ever hear what tough Jewish negotiating sounds like? Here’s a page from the Oslo Land-for-Peace process:
Jews: “Ok, so we’re giving you Gaza, the West Bank
The Evidence Continues To Mount
<VOICE=”Homer Simpson”>Global warming. Is there anything it can’t do?</VOICE>:
Some climate experts have said the potential cooling of Europe was paradoxically consistent with global warming caused by the accumulation of heat-trapping “greenhouse” emissions.
How long do we have to wait to fire up our SUVs? When the ice in Chicago is higher than the Sears Tower?
NewSpace News
The Space Frontier Society has put together a new feature at their site, called NewSpace News. It has a nice roundup of links to stories of interest to fans of the new (private) space program(s).
Also, Rick Tumlinson has an editorial with some advice for Mike Griffin. Like many of us, he’s underwhelmed by “Apollo on steroids”:
It’s dead Mike. That horse won’t run. That dog won’t hunt. The fat lady has sung. Or, to bring it closer to space, I’ll quote Bill Paxton in the film Aliens: “Game over man!”
The bloated, business as usual, cost-plus, pork-based, design-bureau use-it-and-throw-it-away approach to space is a failure. The excitement and momentum that might have existed when the president aimed us toward the Moon, Mars and beyond has been squandered. It has been worn down by the dumping of vision in favor of pork, and the jettisoning of the President and Aldridge Commission’s declarations that frontier infrastructure building based on commercial enterprise is a prime goal. Dumped in favor of getting a few folks on the Moon relatively quickly (for these timid times) and pretending that this will lead us on to Mars
A Poll I’d Like To See
I wonder how many people give credence to public opinion polls? I never see any polls on that issue.
A Poll I’d Like To See
I wonder how many people give credence to public opinion polls? I never see any polls on that issue.