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Aliens and Encryption
HOW SCIENTISTS SEARCH THE COSMOS FOR ENCRYPTED ALIEN SIGNALS (AND OTHER ONES TOO) via The Intercept
Aliens
The strange star that has serious scientists talking about an alien megastructure
Ok, maybe not Aliens... lol... but this is still a pretty cool news... The Many, Many Times Astronomers Mistook Mundane Phenomena for Aliens
Wealth & Inequality/Tech
Stephen Hawking’s replies to the questions that were submitted for an AMA on Reddit were just posted... So many great comments, this one in particular caught my eye...
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See also
My Flipboard on Wealth & Inequality
My Weebly page on Futurism
Click here to view the rest of the AMA
Statement: Fordham Against Torture Weighs in on Revocation of Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree
To the Fordham Community
From: Fordham Faculty and Fordham Against Torture
President McShane and the board of Trustees have acted responsibly and conscientiously in deciding to rescind the honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby, in the light of what we now know. The members of Fordham Faculty against Torture understand the difficulty involved in publicly acknowledging and moving to correct a mistake, for the sake of the victims and to preserve the good name of the university. The moral logic applied to the personal crimes of one man, though, applies equally well to a situation of profound international political significance. We must ask, therefore, how Fordham can be so attentive to the actions of Bill Cosby while ignoring the actions and words of John Brennan, especially in the light of what we now know of his support for torture in the aftermath of the Senate Report on Torture.
It is also dismaying to us that the Cosby decision, though certainly appropriate, appears to have been made behind closed doors and entirely without consulting the Fordham community in any way, just as was the decision to grant the degree in the first place. In contrast, the petition to revoke John Brennan’s honorary degree emerged from the Fordham community itself, was vigorously debated by proponents and opponents alike, and had the support of more than 700 faculty, students, staff, and alumni, only to be rejected on the flimsiest grounds. If the decision to revoke the Cosby degree can be said to represent the university, how much more compelling is the strong evidence of community support in the matter of John Brennan?
At this point in time, we want to thank all those hundreds of people who signed the petition, and all those students and faculty who gave passion, time, and energy to move the university to a morally responsible position. We are sorry that this passion and commitment could not convince the Board of Trustees and the President to act. At the same time, we are determined to continue to fight for human rights and justice, and to guarantee that the labors of so many will result in a permanent resource for the Fordham community.
Sincerely,
Orlando Rodriguez Jeanne Flavin Jeannine Hill Fletcher Glenn Hendler Brad Hinze James Kim David Myers Louie Dean Valencia
For more, see the recent article in The Fordham Ram
Adding to the reading list...
Uncertainty and Our Search for Meaning: Legendary Psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom on How We Glean Our Sense of Purpose by Brain Pickings
It’s almost the future...
The Best Ways To Celebrate Marty McFly's Arrival Next Month
It’s pretty crazy next month will be OCT 21 20 15 04, it always seemed like that date was so far in the future....
It’s all about the editor
Amazing video, this guy has serious editing skills!
Kardashev Scale
The Kardashev Scale – Type I, II, III, IV & V Civilization
Will Mankind Destroy Itself? (video)
see also my posts on Fermi’s Paradox and miracle of life
as well as these links: Why is the Scale of the Universe so Freakishly Large? Science Says Earth is One of 700 Quintillion Planets in the Universe
Dyson Sphere: Capturing the Power of a Star infographic
Advanced alien civilizations rare or absent in the local universe via Physorg.com
Eugenie Clark
There was a great post in my FB stream on Eugenie Clark-- a marine biologist who was an advocate for sharks and science. I can remember reading her biography “Shark Lady” in 2nd grade, not only was it the book that got me fascinated by sharks but also inspired me to think maybe one day I could be a scientist too.
Nat Geo had a great article on Eugenie back in February: 'Shark Lady' Eugenie Clark, Famed Marine Biologist, Has Died
Also see my previous post on Sharks
subway car
It's rare that I get on a subway car that's empty so I thought I would take a picture... The last stop in this case is Times Square, although since we were headed in the direction of Queens it became the first stop.
Also had a little fun photoshopping some art into this one ;)
Lightmatter_Sistine_Chapel by Aaron Logan" used under a creative commons license
“ According to a group of fancy Oxford University scientists, listening to the third movement of Beethoven's No. 9 might actually lower your blood pressure and help fight heart disease. In real life. Music therapy has been a thing for a while. But British researchers just hit upon some of the first concrete evidence that it's actually, like, a thing.”
What’s going on?
Trending on Twitter today... #OATHKEEPERS ferguson
What???
Oath Keepers and the Age of Treason via Mother Jones
Oath Keepers: The heavily armed white vigilantes in Ferguson, explained via Vox
Fermi
I’ve been meaning to post these links together for a while now, fascinating stuff!
Where are all the aliens via Quartz
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” II: Questioning the Hart-Tipler Conjecture via Universe Today (Paul Patton)
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” I: A Lunchtime Conversation- Enrico Fermi and Extraterrestrial Intelligence via Universe Today (Paul Patton)
11 of the Weirdest Solutions to the Fermi Paradox via io9 (George Dvorsky) The 7 Least Plausible Solutions To The Fermi Paradox via io9 (George Dvorsky)
This Animated Explanation Of The Fermi Paradox Is Fantastic via io9 (George Dvorsky)
Where Are All The Aliens? This Short Video Offers Some Solutions via io9 (George Dvorsky) this is part two to the previous link
Side note... George’s posts on io9 are awesome, if you like science, I definitely recommend you check them out!
update: The Surprisingly Obvious Way We Could Hunt for Alien Life
another update:
The Fermi Paradox
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