I agree, as far as Dyson Spheres are commonly displayed (one rigid continuous giant shell around a star) Even if a civilization was inclined to create one, there are physical limitations with a fixed sphere. Long term such a sphere would not be stable as even tiny disturbances on the sphere’s external surface could…

Why is it an odd question? The article says they will not be able to see the change in weather until Titan reached equinox in eight years. Right now the only way to observe Titan's surface is with Cassini. If the probe isn't there in eight years or replaced with something else then, no they will not be able to tell.

Is Cassini still going to be around eight years from now?

What were, if any, the prehistoric civilization that were lost during the ending of the iceage? As the glaciers began to melt and climate warmed the sea levels around the world rose. There are a indications that there are archaeological sites now under water - Potential ruins off the coast of Japan and more recently…

Cause when I think scientifically peer reviewed articles I think Time Magazine. So if we follow your logic, if the scientist were wrong once, they must be wrong every time.

Yeah I know the story your talking about. And yeah he originally wrote the early foundation novels in the 40s & 50s. He does his best to make up for it in his later novels.

I had the impression, at least with Asimov novels, that the technology to travel and colonize the galaxy came well before the empire. So only after the planets were colonized and established did the empire form.

Called it - http://io9.com/i-could-easily…. But then I guess it wasn't that hard to begin with.

I could easily be way off base with this guess, but I'm going to go with the entire ship is some sort of a lie / trick. That they never left the Earth and it's all been some sort of experiment in longevity of a closed off society.

The translator in Buren's suit told him the fire ambassador was annoyed with him.

I was 15 when I read the first foundation book. I found it interesting but a little dry. But it was the second book that hooked me. As show above the dialog between Barr and Roise drew me in. The resolution of the story was simple but brilliant. The rise and the fall of Mule was my personal favorite.

The movie was alright, but nothing special. I do remember thinking they glossed over how / where the drug came from. Might be worth seeing an episode or two.

"On your planet there is an animal called a bear. It is a large animal, sometimes larger than you, it is clever and has ingenuity, it has a brain as large as yours. But the bear differs you in one important way. It cannot perform the activity you call imagining. It cannot make mental images of how reality might be. It…

Time burned and reality became smoke.