#ICYMI (as I did), this is an excellent op-ed by @cstross on the politically & ideologically-loaded background of the cult of unfettered tech optimism & its billionaire bros.
As Charlie says, science fiction is fundamentally just entertainment & often highly derivative, not the philosophical blueprint for the future of humankind.
“We’ve got an overzealous prosecutor who, regardless of what the facts or lack of facts there may be, made decisions that have proven to be more harmful than anything else time and time again.”
“The commission doesn’t like it when you double check their homework. They rely on this process being super complicated to get away with what they do.”
#ICYMI: During this week's #SETILive, Franck Marchis chatted with scientist Federico Tosi about the discovery of salts and organics on the surface of Jupiter's moon Ganymede and what it could mean for the moon's subsurface oceans and possibly life.
We've had a bit of activity already. If you're interested in having a nice discussion about the UK retro scene, wherever you are in the world, please do join and make this place a welcoming and fun community.
Apologies for posting endlessly on this topic, but #ICYMI, here's another shot of the beautiful circumzenithal arc that graced the icy skies above our house yesterday.
This one was taken with my DSLR rather than my phone, so arguably better quality & thus worth uploading.
In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have identified an Earth-sized planet closer and younger than any previously known. During this week's #SETILive, communications specialist Beth Johnson spoke with lead authors Melinda Soares-Furtado and Benjamin Capistrant about this amazing discovery and the implications for planetary formation studies.
Last month Skeptic Magazine claimed to definitively debunk "Havana Syndrome" as mass hysteria. Several days later, journalists dropped a massive investigation claiming evidence that Russian agents are behind actual attacks on US agents. Who's right? #ICYMIhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/did-skeptics-102468903
When a neutron star meets an unusual black hole: Shortly after the start of the fourth observing run, the @LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA collaborations detected a remarkable gravitational-wave signal.
Our press release from Friday evening (local time) on the first publication from the fourth observing run of the international gravitational-wave detector network.
#ICYMI: A recent #EHT image reveals strong magnetic fields spiraling from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at our galaxy’s center. These fields resemble those around the M87 galaxy’s black hole, suggesting commonality among black holes. A hidden jet in Sagittarius A* is also hinted at.
More in my op-ed in this weekend's Globe and Mail about how #Montreal's Transit App (along with other planning apps) is a game-changer for bus/subway/tram riders.