Science fiction is undergoing a bit of a heyday right now. Films like Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, A Quiet Place, and Ex Machina have all pushed speculative science fiction back into a spotlight that … [Read more...] about Collegiate Lenses: An Ex Machina Drinking Game
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Fly Me To The Moon: The Rise of Private Space Flight
“NASA spent millions of dollars inventing the ball-point pen so they could write in space. The Russians took a pencil.” ― Will Chabot For more than 50 years, governments of the world have poured … [Read more...] about Fly Me To The Moon: The Rise of Private Space Flight
On The Origin Of Western Medicine
Here in the United States, medicine is omnipresent. Each day, thousands of Americans take prescription drugs, visit the hospital, and undergo surgery. In 2015, there were 136.9 million emergency room … [Read more...] about On The Origin Of Western Medicine
Interview with an Astronaut: A Discussion with Story Musgrave
Last Friday I sat in on Dr. Ronald E. Doel’s Space History class in order to hear and observe a Skype call with Story Musgrave (M.D.), astronaut and engineer, who was kind enough to answer student … [Read more...] about Interview with an Astronaut: A Discussion with Story Musgrave