Here’s my conversation with Charles Miller of NexGen Space, which just released a study showing NASA could land humans on the moon in the next 5-7 years, then build a permanent lunar base a decade after that — and it wouldn’t cost any more money than is already in the budget. I asked him how […]
Last week, James Hansen, NASA’s former lead climate scientist, released a new study saying that sea levels will rise faster and sooner than previously believed — possibly 10 feet in the next 50 years. That seemed like a major news story to me, but I didn’t see much coverage of it, so I invited another […]
Here’s my conversation with Tim Caulfield, author of “Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?”
Here’s my conversation with Professor Chris Impey, head of the University of Arizona astronomy department, and author of “Beyond: Our Future In Space.” Among the many topics we covered: How soon humans might live in space, such as on Mars or the moon; What a space elevator is and how it could help us launch […]
Kudos to California Governor Jerry Brown, who on Tuesday signed into law a bill that mandates all children who attend public school must be vaccinated, with no exceptions for personal and religious exemptions. This was in response to the increase of anti-vaxxers in that state who have endangered others by invoking “parents’ rights” in their […]
Last year, Vermont got the science wrong when it passed a bill mandating labeling of GMO food. But now, that state has gotten the science right on vaccines — by removing the philosophical exemptions for parents who buy into anti-vaxxer garbage. Now, every kid who goes to a public school in Vermont will have to […]