Well, so I’ve gotten a little behind here on the personal blog, life’s unexpected twists and turns being what they are. However, for completeness’s sake, I’m including links to my final two web contributions to the National Geographic Channel’s TV series, “Chasing UFOs.” Without getting nostalgic, it’s been a heck of a ride. Based on […]
Read More The Science Behind “Chasing UFOs” – Episodes 7 and 8It’s been some time since the controvertial announcement that “arsenic-based life” had been discovered on planet Earth. With time, however, the less-sensational reality of the discovery has been made more clear, and I think it is sensible to review the current state of the research as it relates to the biochemistry of life and the idea of […]
Read More Arsenic-based life and AstrobiologyI am excited to report that my article, “A call for proactive xenoarchaeological guidelines – Scientific, policy and socio-political considerations,” has been published online by the journal Space Policy as an in-press corrected proof as it awaits publication in an upcoming issue. (I mentioned working on it previously in a post here.) The thrust of […]
Read More Xenoarchaeology OnlineDuring the last six months, famed theoretical physicist and science oracle Dr. Stephen Hawking has proposed much to garner headlines. (A suggestion that ‘universe creation’ may be a natural process comes to mind.) However, when looking at the implications of his recent propositions, a hidden space exploration paradigm takes form. It would seem that in […]
Read More Hawking Space Exploration Paradox: Death or Enslavement
Chronicles of an Atomic Astrowright 