Dude - you got a girl to go with you to the Avengers. She didn't fall asleep and she was into the show enough to shush you... You got a keeper on your hands.

This is what I thought as well.

Philosophers are the ones asking the question. Science is saying either (a) what we have is "good enough" or (b) number's are empirically self-evident so there is no need to define or prove them. The first answer allows for cracks in the foundation - the second calls into question the value of pure mathematical…

For all of you science lovers/philosophy haters out there (inclusive slash, not exclusive slash) - Science IS philosophy, but philosophy is not science. Science CANNOT exist without philosophy. You really want to get under a scientists skin about it? Ask them to define (1) and (0) objectively. Then ask them to create…

Surprised no one has brought this up yet...

I see what you did there (w the Silence) and I applaud your humor!

I don't think we have enough articles on Dune and the impact it had on sci-fi on io9. It is the Lord of the Rings to Science Fiction. Make sure you understand me - am I saying it is the end all, be all of science fiction? Nope. Am I saying it is the neigh mythical monolith against which other legendary science…

I am confused. I don't see how Mr. Shetchman disgraced his colleges. Help?

And eating... lots of eating... What is a honey cake?

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Colors. They will use colors to describe it.

Cowl by Neal Asher will melt your face. Awesome... simply AWESOME Time Travel story.

I love Neil deGrasse Tyson - I really do. And I think he is right - the FUNDING needs to be there to create the dreams of the future.

It's difficult to have a unified space program when Space is the ultimate high ground - thinking in military terms.

And here, my friend, is where a perfectly reasonable conversation about climate change will devolve into an ideologically based political spitting match.

You know what is brilliant about Killer Farts? That is the reason one of my good buddies went vegetarian.

HA HA HA

Wait - you want to regulate consumption? As in - you want the government to issue us ration cards where we get 5 units of sugar, 3 units of chocolate, 8 units of television and 1 unit of gas (either heating or transportation - you pick)?!?

Oh sure - poke it with a stick! That's how I got to know that big bear in the cave. Also - it's how I died. :-)

Oh, I agree. I think that is the best thing about the so-called "Climate Hysteria". Regardless of the severity of man made climate change - we need to get better about how we handle waste.