Does it release nitrous oxide when you squeeze it? Is it coated in cannabis oil? Because otherwise, I can't see how a stuffed bear / pillow would ease my fear of flying.

Finding water on other planets means that there could be past or current life forms AND increases the odds in favor of survival if we were to send manned missions. It is exciting.

Even if the habitrail is temporary, it shouldn't be on the exposed surface either. We should build the first habitrail underground, and live in them until we know all the entrances are sealed and the oxygen levels are safe.

No way. A Freman social structure would be too strict - no fun at all.

This is how I imagine us colonizing Mars - not in cramped trailers on the surface, but in man-made caves underneath. We'll be safe from the winds and the coldest temperatures, and it's there that we'll find running water, or a water source, which will help us create and maintain the oxygen environment we need.

That’s what I was wondering.

It was one of those overly shy "afraid of the phone" weeks

I'm surprised by how attached I've become to the characters. This is a premise I'd like to see on TV - the neglected Deep Space 3, with clunky ships and bad management. It's really the perfect setting for that frontier spirit of the original series - exploring, making do because no one can rescue you, and making…

Yes! Why would they do that on a kid's show? They could have had a motherly robot, or better a robot of the same age, which would have added a "what it means to be human" element to future story lines. The Richie Rich from comics when I was a kid was a really nice guy, the "poor little rich kid", and having a robot…

That's it exactly, the creative freedom should be drawing talent. Are they turning them away?

Out of curiosity, I tried to watch the Richie Rich live series and, wow, it's just awful. I can't imagine how they even... Were they too cheap to hire writers? Was this left up to the admin and janitorial staff?

I went to a talk on serial killers presented by an FBI profiler. Apparently, they believe there are between 30-50 serial killers active in the US right now. I don't know if you feel that's enough to warrant funding, or if you feel the FBI profiler was giving talks just to drum up public support.

In an old 1940s/50s Dragnet episode, Jack Webb explained that there were 2 types of mass murderers: the kind of guy who walks into a building and shoots a bunch a people, and the kind who kills his victims one by one over a period of time. He didn't use the word "serial killer" and he acted as though the audience…

I wouldn't take those revelations too seriously. People were looking for something more, and he wasn't. That's it. I didn't see any tales of vindictive abuse. He seems to want to have close, emotional relationships without actually being tied down. It's a bit unusual, but not monstrous.

Thank you! So excited. Murder is such a fascinating puzzle - there's the psychology of the murderers themselves, then there's our own reactions and choice of suspects, and finally the mindset of victims who willingly go along with a stranger or, like Lizzie Borden's parents, who live with someone they suspect is…

Entertain (definition:) : to perform for (an audience) : to provide amusement for (someone) by singing, acting, etc.

So, you discount her whole argument because she had feelings watching Dumbo when she was a child? That's weak

It makes sense for both to happen at once.

Calling someone a "performer" implies choice in both career and lifestyle. Do you believe the elephants would choose to live in a tiny boxcar and do tricks at the threat of a bullhook if they were given a choice?