I have two “Because It’s Friday” things for you today. The first is the continuing search for intelligent extra-terrestrial life: How gravitational waves could help detect Star Trek-style warp drive spaceships – The Conversation The second is from xkcd and is another maths joke. An occasional series I started because my son is …
Because It’s Friday – A Classic
…the physical laws governing our reality are simply algorithms. Melvin M. VopsonAssociate Professor of Physics, University of Portsmouth There is a certain type of article that will make the “Because It’s Friday” slot – aliens, Captain Kirk and flying cars are some of my favourites. This headline from the science …
Because It’s Friday – Star Trek
I said last week that we would not be coming back to space this week, well obviously that is not true, but this is a Star Trek story! From the original series to Picard, we’ve ranked every starship Enterprise [Updated] | Ars Technica My personal favourite is #3. Star Trek …
Because It’s Friday – Volcanoes or a Dyson Sphere?
I spotted this article in The Conversation – volcanoes in space – just the type of story I like for Because It’s Friday, to ease us all into the weekend. Four volcanic hotspots in the Solar System (theconversation.com) The image above is of a volcano on Io, the most volcanically …
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Because it’s Friday… who knew tea could be so complicated
Of course I like Star Trek! The real question is Earl Grey or Raktajino? https://xkcd.com/2570/ Have a good weekend. Clive Photo by Samson Katt