Category: Science

Bacon Was the First Thing Ever Eaten on the Moon

Fun article on gizmodo : Bacon Was the First Thing Ever Eaten on the Moon Setting foot on the moon for the first time was perhaps one of the biggest technological, scientific and political achievements of our age. So what better way to celebrate, after exploring that new lunar landscape, than with bacon? Read more…

10% of U.S. Electricity Comes From Old Russian Nuclear Warheads

10% of U.S. Electricity Comes From Old Russian Nuclear Warheads This is basically the least worst thing that can happen with Russian nuclear bombs! For the past twenty years, the Russians have been turning 500 tons of uranium from decommissioned nuclear weapons into nuclear fuel for the United States. It’s called the Megatons to Megawatts…

Earth & Moon From Saturn

Could the Government Get a Search Warrant for Your Thoughts?

Scary but plausible article on the advances of neuroscience and the risk in bring on individuality and privacy. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/07/could-the-government-get-a-search-warrant-for-your-thoughts/278111/

Could Mapping the Human Brain Lead to Anything Good?

I’m sure it is going to be used for good and BAD! wouldn’t be great if google already search result for stuff that haven’t emerged from your subconscious yet? Or arrest “Criminal” because they where thinking “Bad” stuff? http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/could-mapping-the-human-brain-lead-to-anything-good

Manned Venus Flyby

Did you know that the NASA was planning a Venus flyby in the 70’s it was basically like sending Skylab and an Apollo capsule there and back. It’s just sad to see all theses missed opportunities, it’s wasn’t a pipe dream where you would have to invent and develop new vehicle and technology, all this…

SpaceFlight

I meant to share theses articles a while ago, but life being what it is I’m going to bundle in a single post. I believe that being in space is important, some will say it divert energy and resources that could be used for more important things, like what? War? What is spent on war…