“The Sky Calls To Us. If We Do Not Destroy Ourselves, We Will One Day Venture To The Stars.” -CS
“The sky calls to us. If we do not destroy ourselves, we will one day venture to the stars.” -CS
Reading Stephen Hawking’s opinion piece in The Guardian today made me think again of Sagan... Specifically, the Pale, Blue Dot and his last interview with Charlie Rose... if you’re familiar with either then it will be no surprise why I had to choose a Carl Sagan quote as the title of this post...
There’s a lot to unpack in Stephen Hawking’s opinion piece in The Guardian today... his words tie together so many themes that you will find in my online collections and things I share...
“This is the most dangerous time for our planet”
Sounds pretty dire, huh? But at the end of the day I agree that there’s hope...
One Last Thought (via my page on space/perspective)
“I really believe that if the political leaders of the world could see their planet from a distance of 100,000 miles their outlook could be fundamentally changed. That all-important border would be invisible, that noisy argument silenced. The tiny globe would continue to turn, serenely ignoring its subdivisions, presenting a unified facade that would cry out for unified understanding, for homogeneous treatment. The earth must become as it appears: blue and white, not capitalist or Communist; blue and white, not rich or poor; blue and white, not envious or envied.” — Michael Collins, Gemini 10 & Apollo 11 astronaut
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Who is CS? Carl Sagan of course... I recently posted about him because it was Cal Sagan day a few weeks ago... funny enough, he also came up today in a discussion at work in reference to the recent post about his course notes, course materials, and more being available in an online Library of Congress collection... check out the links for more information and food for thought...
More Posts from Krillion and Others
It’s not aliens... but...
Not a Drill: SETI is Investigating a Possible Extraterrestrial Signal From Deep Space
some of my related posts
Kardashev Scale (tumblr post)
Fermi (weebly page)
other old, related tumblr posts
http://krillion.tumblr.com/post/140353978285/aliens
http://krillion.tumblr.com/post/137384284965/update-aliens-maybe
http://krillion.tumblr.com/post/131250260930/aliens
It's no Paris, or breakfast at the amazing hotel in Amman, but it's still pretty tasty! . . . Was supposed to be en route to Paris but the MLW (UNESCO) conference I was going to present at with members of the IDEL initiative was postponed. I was really looking forward to sharing our work and making connections. Plus getting a chance to revisit and have fun while I'm in town. And be a tourist with friends.... . . . We'll be presenting soon at the AJCU conference in June, and then meeting with Georgetwon right after 😁 . . . #warmbuttercroissant #darkchocolate #honey #fresh #raspberries #oranges #roastedwalnuts #roastedalmonds #extrasharpcheddarcheese #decafecoffee #epictripthesequelonhold #relaxingweekend #travelplans https://www.instagram.com/p/B9J-lFmlwjV/?igshid=b0lteutel5cq
Adding this sci fi film to my movie queue…
Adding this too... The Visit Proves That Families Are the Scariest Thing of All
I need to collect all of the Bernie Sanders images/quotes I’ve collected from FB and turn them into an animated gif... #project
I’m still skeptical... but out of all of the politicians he sounds like the best bet....
some links
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/bernie-sanders-can-become-president-has-replaced-i-like-him-but-he-cant-win_b_7733476.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/almost-every-major-poll-shows-bernie-sanders_b_7937906.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
Elon Musk
Elon Musk, the Rocket Man With a Sweet Ride
Museum
Elon Musk pledges $1 million to help build Nikola Tesla Museum
The Oatmeal convinces Elon Musk to donate $1 million to Tesla Museum
Hyperloop
MINISTRY OF INNOVATION / BUSINESS OF TECHNOLOGY Hyperloop—a theoretical 760 mph transit system made of sun, air, and magnets
SpaceX
After successful landing, SpaceX to sue Air Force to compete for launch contracts
Tesla Motors
FTC sides with Tesla, says it should be allowed to sell directly to consumers
New Jersey bars Tesla from selling cars directly
Why Elon Musk Just Opened Tesla's Patents to His Biggest Rivals
Some of what I come across on the web... Also check out my Content & Curation site: kristentreglia.com
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