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During the last solar eclipse in the U.S. in 2017, 20 million of us drove into the path of totality to view this heavenly event.
Science can bring us all together; witness this single astrolabe built and used by Muslims, Christians, and Jews.
In a lively exchange with Lars Larson, we dove headfirst into the realm of groundbreaking medical advancements, touching on the pressing issue of antibiotic resistance.
The surveillance state has been achieved not through some conspiratorial government agency and plan but because we willingly carry around our geolocation and so much more in the guise of our cell phones.
My discussion with John Batchelor on CBS Eye on the World delved into the concerning decline of confidence in scientific research.
“But there are more fundamental reasons why almost all news outlets display a negativity bias.
“My view is that everyone who contributes to the scientific enterprise is a scientist. It’s not just lab work that makes up science.
It doesn't take much anything to annoy me anymore. It can strike from anywhere at any time. What was it today? (As if it matters. Two minutes later I would have found something else.) But today it was coffee.
“Voyager has grown old. It was never designed for this! Its original mission was supposed to last a bit over three years. Voyager has turned out to be much tougher than anyone ever imagined, but time gets us all.