February 2012
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The Known Universe - This gorgeous video takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world’s most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated by astrophysicists at the American Museum...
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Starting Humanity 2.0 - How many tools does it take to start a self-sustaining human colony? Turns out the answer is 50. Interestingly enough, the people who figured it out aren’t even looking at space colonization, but are advocates of open source ecology. They designed what they call the Global Village Construction Set, and the claim is that with these 50 tools and local resources (water,...
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