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Is the Universe Actually Made of Math? - Socrates II - 6/25/2008 6:49:46 PM
- Philosophy, Reality, and Mathematicians - Nick Hoffman - 6/27/2008 3:08:09 AM
  - information content - Robert - 6/27/2008 10:14:44 PM
    - I miss phlogiston and the ether. - ER - 6/28/2008 3:34:27 AM
      - I can dig it (n/t) - Robert - 6/28/2008 6:33:01 AM
        
        re: I can dig it - Marcia - 6/29/2008 2:01:32 AM
        
        "The universe has a mind" - Robert - 6/29/2008 4:47:07 PM
        
        Make mine digital - nick hoffman - 6/29/2008 4:57:06 PM
        
        re: Make mine digital - Robert - 6/29/2008 6:15:19 PM
        
        Have another toke. - ER - 6/29/2008 8:58:56 PM
        
        The subject line you think after clicking send: "I'll have what he's having!" (n/t) - Robert - 6/29/2008 6:34:54 PM
- I thought it was made of strings? - Jacob - 6/26/2008 6:45:24 PM
  - Strings, and Chewing Gum... (n/t) - nick hoffman - 6/28/2008 8:45:24 AM
- re: Is the Universe Actually Made of Math? - ER - 6/26/2008 3:03:58 AM
  - re: Is the Universe Actually Made of Math? - That "void" is what interests me. - Marcia - 6/29/2008 2:04:51 AM
    - The void? There's nothing to it. (n/t) - ER - 6/29/2008 11:28:53 PM
- re: Is the Universe Actually Made of Math? - Raoul - 6/25/2008 7:47:41 PM
  - MIT Scientist Discovers Living Amazon Language Without Numbers - Socrates II - 6/27/2008 3:24:08 PM

Two galaxies in collision ! - Raoul - 6/27/2008 11:38:17 PM

Protecting Lunar Heritage Sites - McFly - 6/25/2008 10:02:54 PM
- This online article also addresses these issues - Socrates II - 6/26/2008 3:19:50 AM
  - Looking For Early Earthâ€¦On The Moon - Socrates II - 6/27/2008 3:59:13 PM

Minus three days and counting. - Jacob - 6/21/2008 10:41:09 PM
- I heard through my grapevine that it may be more like a month. - TB - 6/23/2008 2:03:26 PM
  - I'm not too surprised. (n/t) - Jacob - 6/23/2008 8:03:23 PM
  - re: I heard through my grapevine that it may be more like a month. - SpaceExpert - 6/23/2008 8:02:08 PM
- The best info site maybe Wikipedea of all things. - Jacob - 6/22/2008 6:49:38 PM
  - There's a "nano-sail" on this launch - Socrates II - 6/24/2008 2:11:36 PM
    - NASA to Attempt Historic Solar Sail Deployment - Socrates II - 6/27/2008 3:49:29 PM

A question or two. - Jacob - 6/26/2008 6:57:43 PM
- Twelve signs of the Zodiac - ER - 6/27/2008 12:00:18 AM
  - Yea! That's what I assumed. Thanks for the confirmation. (n/t) - Jacob - 6/27/2008 1:49:25 PM

Giant impact on Mars, long ago ! - Raoul - 6/25/2008 5:58:26 PM
- It would explain alot of things. - Jacob - 6/26/2008 1:51:45 PM
- This was a tough neighborhood. - Bowser - 6/25/2008 6:35:10 PM
- Can you say Ka-WHAM! - Socrates II - 6/25/2008 6:15:59 PM
  - Why Venus is Dry... - Adam Crowl - 6/26/2008 5:14:59 AM

Where we are - Raoul - 6/25/2008 9:52:29 PM
- I've seen T-shirts like that, but not with that particular image. (n/t) - ER - 6/25/2008 11:45:18 PM
  - Mine is outdated....:-( - Raoul - 6/26/2008 5:35:34 AM
- I think I can see my house! :-) (n/t) - Bowser - 6/25/2008 11:13:16 PM

Constellation to the Moon; a movie! - Raoul - 6/25/2008 7:01:24 PM
- The high-def version - Robert - 6/26/2008 3:27:28 AM
- Beautiful animation - McFly - 6/25/2008 8:42:55 PM

EVA 3 going on right now! - Raoul - 6/8/2008 5:56:13 PM
- re: This time, they saw the stars !! - Raoul - 6/8/2008 10:01:48 PM
  - re: This time, they saw the stars !! - Marcia - 6/10/2008 6:45:37 PM
    - Black and white - Raoul - 6/10/2008 10:04:00 PM
      - re: Black and white. - So it was, Raoul! Thanks! (n/t) - Marcia - 6/10/2008 10:15:42 PM
  - Heck of a view - TB - 6/9/2008 2:03:24 AM
    - Far and slow in the darkness - Raoul - 6/9/2008 6:19:34 PM
      - Space-QUEST: Experiments with quantum entanglement in space using the ISS - Socrates II - 6/9/2008 8:37:23 PM
        
        ISS astronauts greet Caltech alums from space - Socrates II - 6/10/2008 1:53:54 PM
        
        A Better Focus On Shenzhou 7 - Socrates II - 6/26/2008 3:05:02 AM

Whew! Well, good! I was worried there for a minute... - BRFelix - 6/24/2008 3:34:13 AM
- Shuffle, cut and deal. - ER - 6/24/2008 2:04:18 PM
  - Yet another reason to leave the nest - Buck Galaxy - 6/25/2008 6:35:19 AM
- General science posts are just fine here, even if not space-related (n/t) - TB - 6/24/2008 1:49:22 PM
  - Forget black holes being created - Socrates II - 6/25/2008 1:14:35 PM

Best places for star gazing - Raoul - 6/25/2008 5:39:30 AM

Interstellar travel - Raoul - 6/18/2008 8:22:41 PM
- Interstellar travel - by Oort cloud comet stop overs. - Robert Clark - 6/24/2008 4:37:51 PM
- It's programming. - Bowser - 6/19/2008 3:46:48 AM
  - We're on a SHIP NOW - carl - 6/19/2008 9:06:49 PM
    - re: We're on a SHIP NOW - ER - 6/20/2008 3:08:31 PM
      - re: We're on a SHIP NOW - Socrates II - 6/20/2008 3:49:49 PM
        
        re: We're on a SHIP NOW. Socrates II - Marcia - 6/22/2008 5:56:14 AM
        
        Uh, yeah, but... - Socrates II - 6/23/2008 2:02:37 PM
        
        HOW MUCH MORE Consumables? - carl - 6/20/2008 8:33:54 PM
        
        re: HOW MUCH MORE Consumables? - REB - 6/20/2008 8:59:11 PM
        
        Humans occupy an extremely small surface on the Earth - Raoul - 6/20/2008 11:31:09 PM
        
        re: Humans occupy an extremely small surface on the Earth - Marcia - 6/22/2008 4:29:00 AM
- re: Interstellar travel - TB - 6/18/2008 10:05:12 PM
  - re: Interstellar travel - Mr Fibuli - 6/20/2008 3:20:45 AM
    - "Turning the ship around" will almost certainly not be an option, - ER - 6/20/2008 12:38:12 PM
      - re: "Turning the ship around" will almost certainly not be an option, - Marcia - 6/22/2008 3:13:08 AM
        
        re: "Turning the ship around" - Spell check: Gallician. - Marcia - 6/22/2008 3:17:14 AM
        
        re: "Turning the ship around" - Spell check: Oh, gosh... - Marcia - 6/22/2008 3:21:44 AM
        
        This just shows... - Socrates II - 6/23/2008 2:09:49 PM
        
        re: This just shows... - Marcia - 6/24/2008 11:08:18 PM
        
        re: This just shows... - Marcia - 6/24/2008 11:12:04 PM
  - Using asteroids. - REB - 6/19/2008 4:49:58 PM
  - re: Interstellar travel - ER - 6/19/2008 1:01:36 AM
    - The Catch-22 of generation star travel - TB - 6/19/2008 2:06:54 AM
  - re: Interstellar travel - Marcia - 6/18/2008 10:19:22 PM
    - Interstellar Reconnaissance - Lee - 6/18/2008 11:48:53 PM
- re: Interstellar travel - Marcia - 6/18/2008 8:52:33 PM
  - re: Interstellar travel - Raoul - 6/18/2008 9:07:59 PM
    - re: Interstellar travel. - I know. - Marcia - 6/18/2008 9:17:48 PM
      - re: Interstellar travel. - I know. - JEKing - 6/19/2008 3:00:05 AM
        
        re: Interstellar travel. - I know. - Marcia - 6/19/2008 3:12:07 AM
        
        re: Interstellar travel. - I know. - JEKing - 6/19/2008 6:26:50 PM
        
        re: Interstellar travel. - I just posted a reply and somehow it got lost. - Marcia - 6/22/2008 12:25:40 AM
        
        re: Interstellar travel. - I just posted a reply and somehow it got lost. - Marcia - 6/22/2008 12:27:38 AM
        
        re: Interstellar travel. - I just posted a reply and somehow it got lost. - Marcia - 6/22/2008 2:28:02 AM
        
        re: Interstellar travel. - I just posted a reply and somehow it got lost. - JEKing - 6/23/2008 5:37:44 AM
        
        re: Interstellar travel. - I just posted a reply and somehow it got lost. - Marcia - 6/24/2008 11:15:18 PM
        
        If our descendants feel "at home" in space... - Raoul - 6/19/2008 6:59:37 PM
        
        re: If our descendants feel "at home" in space... - JEKing - 6/20/2008 3:22:08 AM
        
        One thing most older SF about multigenerational starships did not address - Socrates II - 6/20/2008 2:45:01 PM
        
        re: One thing most older SF about multigenerational starships did not address - REB - 6/20/2008 3:20:14 PM
        
        aging - JEKing - 6/21/2008 2:10:03 AM
        
        It takes a village. - ER - 6/20/2008 3:03:54 PM
        
        One thing the members of an interstellar ark will have... - Socrates II - 6/20/2008 4:03:06 PM
        
        Goals Can Change - Mr Fibuli - 6/21/2008 3:12:21 AM
        
        re: Goals Can Change - Marcia - 6/22/2008 4:18:44 AM
        
        re: Goals Can Change - Mr Fibuli - 6/23/2008 2:15:40 AM
        
        I'm ejecting Harry out the airlock - Socrates II - 6/23/2008 2:56:10 PM
        
        re: I'm ejecting Harry out the airlock - Mr Fibuli - 6/24/2008 1:34:20 AM
        
        One thing Harry doesn't know... - TB - 6/24/2008 1:52:39 PM
        
        Oh - Socrates II - 6/24/2008 4:12:37 AM
        
        "Hijack the starship!" -- Jefferson Starship ("Blows Against the Empire") - ER - 6/21/2008 3:28:26 PM
        
        An easy solution. - Lee - 6/21/2008 4:27:01 PM
        
        "Historical baggage" for cultural evolution is a lot like "genetic baggage" for biological evolution - TB - 6/23/2008 3:31:30 AM
        
        That's kind of my point. - Lee - 6/23/2008 2:27:29 PM
        
        Excellent points about the selected elite - ER - 6/23/2008 1:22:18 PM
        
        Good post. Not news to a California dweller, of course. - TB - 6/24/2008 1:47:54 AM
        
        How about the "Shady Flea Road"? (n/t) - ER - 6/24/2008 3:20:31 AM
        
        re: How about the "Shady Flea Road"? - TB - 6/24/2008 2:04:15 PM
        
        re: An easy solution. - Mr Fibuli - 6/22/2008 3:20:03 AM
        
        Ship of Fools - ER - 6/22/2008 11:26:28 AM
        
        re: Ship of Fools - Lee - 6/22/2008 6:52:25 PM
        
        re: Ship of Fools - ER - 6/22/2008 9:57:49 PM
        
        Marcia may have a point... - TB - 6/23/2008 3:45:18 AM
        
        re: Marcia may have a point... - Marcia - 6/24/2008 11:24:36 PM
        
        re: An easy solution - I have one... - Marcia - 6/22/2008 5:47:34 AM
        
        Brain washing? - Lee - 6/22/2008 4:41:25 AM
        
        re: Brain washing? - Mr Fibuli - 6/23/2008 2:34:49 AM
        
        Depends I guess - Lee - 6/23/2008 2:31:31 PM
        
        The Young Pioneers: Starship Youth. - ER - 6/21/2008 5:24:29 PM
        
        Sure it would work. - Lee - 6/21/2008 5:52:27 PM
        
        It might work, but it should never be attempted. - ER - 6/21/2008 7:28:23 PM
        
        A clean slate isn't creepy. - Lee - 6/22/2008 12:09:39 AM
        
        We need to send hippies. - ER - 6/22/2008 3:45:17 AM
        
        Depends on who's doing the engineering. - Lee - 6/22/2008 4:48:35 AM
        
        re: Depends on who's doing the engineering. - Marcia - 6/22/2008 5:31:03 AM
        
        A question. - Lee - 6/22/2008 3:24:42 PM
        
        re: A question. - Marcia - 6/24/2008 11:19:57 PM
        
        re: A clean slate isn't creepy. - Yes, I get it. - Marcia - 6/22/2008 2:32:59 AM
        
        I will say it one more time - Socrates II - 6/23/2008 2:00:24 PM
        
        re: I will say it one more time. - :) (n/t) - Marcia - 6/24/2008 11:21:00 PM
        
        Our space faring descendants will probably evolve into different groups. - REB - 6/20/2008 2:11:03 PM
        
        re: Our space faring descendants will probably evolve into different groups. - Lee - 6/21/2008 4:10:53 PM
        
        "I wonder if there will be a group that uses genetic modification to keep from evolving because they like our current form?" - ER - 6/20/2008 3:08:57 PM
        
        You know that despite all these arguments of logic and reason and physical reality - Socrates II - 6/19/2008 8:21:47 PM

Important Alzheimers advance - ARRELL - 6/24/2008 3:19:17 AM
- re: Important Alzheimers advance - Robert Clark - 6/24/2008 4:23:53 PM

Grote Reber, the father of radio astronomy - Socrates II - 6/24/2008 2:43:16 PM

Space photos - TB - 6/23/2008 12:47:43 AM
- The ISS against the Sun - from Spaceweather.com - Socrates II - 6/24/2008 1:33:49 PM

Enceladus should be frozen solid, but it isn't...A clear mystery. - Jacob - 6/19/2008 6:52:31 PM
- re: Enceladus should be frozen solid, but it isn't...A clear mystery. - stargazerdude22 - 6/24/2008 5:47:48 AM
- I like mysteries. - nick hoffman - 6/20/2008 12:37:44 AM
  - Is the water on Enceladus salty/briny? - Socrates II - 6/20/2008 2:09:04 PM
    - Ammonia-Water Eutectic? - Adam Crowl - 6/20/2008 9:37:01 PM
      - Ironic, isn't it? Ammonia is endothermic. - Jacob - 6/22/2008 7:00:18 PM
        
        an indisputable conjectural fact - nick hoffman - 6/23/2008 9:03:49 AM
        
        Yes sir!...The wording left much to be desired. - Jacob - 6/23/2008 1:35:03 PM
- Frigid Future for Ocean in Saturnâ€™s Moon - Socrates II - 6/19/2008 8:52:06 PM
  - The sooner humanity gets there to find out for sure the better. (n/t) - Jacob - 6/20/2008 1:48:31 PM
  - The link about Enceladus - Raoul - 6/19/2008 9:08:48 PM
    - Enceladus--Oasis or Ice Ball? - Socrates II - 6/20/2008 8:31:05 PM

From Del: Jason 2 launch from Vandenberg AFB - Raoul - 6/23/2008 9:43:05 PM

Japanese SETI - James Brown - 6/20/2008 7:05:24 PM
- Note that it's state-run. IIRC, the NASA embargo hasn't been lifted yet. - pwokenyaw - 6/21/2008 12:52:33 AM
  - re: Note that it's state-run. IIRC, the NASA embargo hasn't been lifted yet. - James Brown - 6/21/2008 9:09:18 PM
    - re: Note that it's state-run. IIRC, the NASA embargo hasn't been lifted yet. - pwokenyaw - 6/23/2008 5:23:14 PM
    - Note the date of the article - March 2005 - Socrates II - 6/23/2008 4:47:45 AM

Bootids meteors,...anybody? - pb - 6/21/2008 8:05:19 AM
- Early for Bootids, strange... - pb - 6/22/2008 9:40:14 AM

Carl Sagan's Cosmos Marathon on The Science Channel this Sunday, June 22 - Socrates II - 6/20/2008 11:11:31 PM
- re: Carl Sagan's Cosmos Marathon on The Science Channel this Sunday, June 22 - Eri - 6/20/2008 11:50:56 PM
  - Cosmos - Raoul - 6/21/2008 4:12:22 PM
    - re: Cosmos. - As he knew he was also quite the poet (n/t) - Marcia - 6/21/2008 11:28:05 PM

Well, I was off by eight days. - Jacob - 6/21/2008 10:43:11 PM

A real flying saucer! - SpaceExpert - 6/20/2008 7:26:49 PM
- A modern day Ionocraft? - Lee - 6/20/2008 11:53:32 PM

It is I, Seagull ....45 years ago - Raoul - 6/17/2008 5:27:19 PM
- Why the high inclination? (n/t) - pb - 6/18/2008 6:18:09 AM
  - Because... - Raoul - 6/18/2008 3:49:01 PM
    - re: Because... - JimO - 6/19/2008 4:31:46 AM
      - Inclination: :) - pb - 6/19/2008 10:51:20 AM
    - Good logic, thanks (n/t) - pb - 6/19/2008 12:59:27 AM
- And Sally had her ride 25 years ago - Raoul - 6/18/2008 5:34:43 AM
  - Wow! 50 US female astronauts, so far... - pb - 6/18/2008 6:22:50 AM
    - The Sally Ride press conference - Socrates II - 6/18/2008 3:11:34 PM
      - re: The Sally Ride press conference - Marcia - 6/18/2008 7:26:14 PM
        
        Her interview - Raoul - 6/18/2008 9:02:34 PM
        
        re: Her interview - Marcia - 6/18/2008 9:23:05 PM
        
        re: Her interview - Raoul - 6/18/2008 9:47:12 PM
        
        re: Her interview. - I knew that was you, Raoul! (n/t) - Marcia - 6/18/2008 10:21:31 PM
        
        Janet Christine Dietrich, one of the Mercury 13 - Socrates II - 6/19/2008 9:19:04 PM

The reason ET has not contactacted us... - alcaray - 6/13/2008 10:28:56 AM
- Is because they don't exist or/and because we can't recognize them (n/t) - Raoul - 6/15/2008 7:19:31 PM
  - It was just a joke. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/18/2008 10:34:53 PM
    - Beacuse ET got no POINTS on Last Movie - carl - 6/19/2008 9:03:44 PM
  - re: Is because they don't exist or/and because we can't recognize them - Marcia - 6/18/2008 8:13:27 PM
    - re: Spell check: intelligent potential. - Marcia - 6/18/2008 8:15:25 PM
- re: The reason ET has not contactacted us... - Eric - 6/14/2008 1:26:57 AM
  - That film - TB - 6/14/2008 4:25:54 PM
    - Was Charged by ATT for PHONE HOME - carl - 6/19/2008 9:04:44 PM
  - 57 species of aliens making 4,000 landings on Earth - Socrates II - 6/14/2008 2:12:37 AM
    - 57 varieties of Manchurian Candidate aliens in the State Department? - ER - 6/14/2008 6:06:01 PM
      - You've got to have a sense of humor abot these things. Lighten up! (n/t) - Jacob - 6/14/2008 6:50:54 PM
        
        Well... I thought it was pretty funny... (n/t) - ER - 6/14/2008 7:47:44 PM
    - You judge Letterman harshly, for the wrong reason. - alcaray - 6/14/2008 5:40:50 AM
      - All the more reason - Socrates II - 6/14/2008 6:01:03 PM
        
        Letterman gave it the same treatment (ridicule) that you did. Only he was entertaining. - alcaray - 6/14/2008 10:53:56 PM
        
        If I'm paid $16 million a year and get Paul Schaefer as my sidekick - Socrates II - 6/15/2008 6:27:54 PM
        
        You need to make people laugh to get the big bucks. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/15/2008 7:30:47 PM
        
        The point is - Socrates II - 6/18/2008 6:40:32 PM
        
        I think this one belongs in another thread on another board. The one about elitism. - alcaray - 6/18/2008 10:37:11 PM
        
        I have already submitted a bill to Congress on just this matter - Socrates II - 6/19/2008 2:14:32 PM
        
        If only they would put amature scientists in charge of vetting talk show guests! (n/t) - alcaray - 6/19/2008 7:14:41 PM
        
        That would be so cool! - Socrates II - 6/19/2008 7:32:51 PM
- I feel some sci-fi coming on - Robert - 6/13/2008 11:02:25 PM
  - How humans think about aliens - TB - 6/14/2008 4:50:57 PM
    - Nice camo - Robert - 6/15/2008 2:01:57 AM
      - Trade Information Not Objects - Marsby - 6/17/2008 10:08:08 PM
        
        re: Trade Information Not Objects - Robert - 6/18/2008 5:34:48 PM
      - "though if I'm correct that it's a peculiarly human failing"- BUT WHAT IF IT ISN'T.....? - ARRELL - 6/16/2008 4:04:54 PM
        
        Attack of the killer meme. - ER - 6/16/2008 7:50:34 PM
        
        'To Serve Man' (n/t) - Jody - 6/16/2008 11:06:19 PM
        
        re: Attack of the killer meme. - ARRELL - 6/16/2008 8:00:23 PM
      - Camo? Sliding under the radar? - TB - 6/15/2008 7:20:21 PM
      - Science fiction is a collectivist conspiracy. - ER - 6/15/2008 1:31:06 PM
        
        Sounds exactly like the earth in Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy. (n/t) - SDG - 6/16/2008 8:10:47 PM
        
        chilling prescience - Robert - 6/15/2008 4:19:19 PM
        
        Hey, flip it to a new thread on Off-Topic! - TB - 6/15/2008 7:28:00 PM
        
        If you're wondering how they breathe and eat, and other science facts... - Socrates II - 6/16/2008 1:12:34 PM
        
        The dystopian novel may be too late. We're already living it. (n/t) - ER - 6/15/2008 6:10:31 PM
  - Ferengi indeed. - ER - 6/13/2008 11:15:37 PM
    - re: Ferengi indeed. - Robert - 6/15/2008 2:10:47 AM
      - Sorry, Robert - Lee - 6/15/2008 5:57:24 AM
        
        You see what you want to see - Robert - 6/15/2008 3:47:13 PM
        
        Apparently somebody wrote a paper on this general subject. - TB - 6/15/2008 7:31:49 PM
        
        Could this be put into any other context? - Lee - 6/15/2008 9:54:11 PM
        
        Enough, Lee - Robert - 6/16/2008 4:25:38 AM
        
        Of course. - Lee - 6/16/2008 4:56:44 AM
        
        They don't look or act like American businessmen. - Lee - 6/15/2008 4:12:40 PM
    - I always thought - Lee - 6/14/2008 12:09:34 AM
      - The uncorroborated story I heard... - ER - 6/14/2008 6:20:47 PM
- Wait til they get a load of the Witnesses. (n/t) - Hank - 6/13/2008 12:23:46 PM
  - We could save a lot of money just waiting for the Mormons to send missionaries. (n/t) - Bowser - 6/13/2008 10:32:48 PM
  - I'm willing to bet the real first message from an ETI will be about... - Socrates II - 6/13/2008 5:34:19 PM
    - "Enlarge your..." - McFly - 6/15/2008 4:40:22 AM

Alan Stern Explains Clearly Why Dwarf Planet Definition Is Bad Science - Marsby - 6/17/2008 4:44:27 PM
- Pluto's Identity Crisis Hits Classrooms and Bookstores - Socrates II - 6/19/2008 9:03:23 PM

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