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Bill McKibben Quote – We Didn’t Do Much
“We, all of us in the First World, have participated in something of a binge, a half century of unbelievable prosperity and ease. We may have had some intuition that it was a binge and the earth couldn’t support it, but aside from the easy things (biodegradable detergent, slightly smaller cars) we didn’t do much. We didn’t turn our lives […]
Read moreJimmy Buffet Quote – Searching is Half The Fun
“Searching is half the fun: life is much more meaningful when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.” – Jimmy Buffet
Read moreThe Anthropocene: Evidence for a human-driven Earth
The evidence for a new geological epoch which marks the impact of human activity on Earth is now overwhelming according to a recent paper by an international group of geo-scientists. The Anthropocene, which is argued to start in the mid-20th Century, is marked by the spread of materials such as aluminum, concrete, plastic, fly ash and fallout from nuclear testing […]
Read morePossible Life on Mars
Should we be focusing on the future and not exclusively on the past to find life on Mars? Some microbes have been found in the Atacama Desert in Chile that have been dormant when the area is dry and come to life when it rains. It only rains there about a quarter of an inch a year which makes the […]
Read moreJoe Frazier Quote – Life Runs At People
“Life doesn’t run away from nobody. Life runs at people.” – Joe Frazier
Read moreSoren Kierkegaard – Life
“Life must be lived forwards but can only be understood backwards.” – Soren Kierkegaard
Read moreEberhard Arnold Quote – There Is Nothing Greater Than Love
“Your life will have a kind of perfection, although you will not be a saint. The perfection will consist in this: you will be very weak and you will make many mistakes; you will be awkward, for you will be poor in spirit and hunger and thirst for justice. You will not be perfect, but you will love. This is […]
Read moreOmar N. Bradley Quote – We Are Given One Life
“This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.” – Omar N. Bradley
Read moreA Moon With Water
Astrobiologists searching the heavens for extraterrestrial life have a simple motto: “Follow the water, ”says The Washington Post. Water is an essential ingredient in all earthly biochemistry, so scientists believe it’s logical to look for life first on planets and moons with liquid water.New data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft indicate that Enceladus, a tiny, ice-encrusted moon orbiting Saturn, may be […]
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