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Category Archives: Astrobiology
Error correcting aliens
Happy New Year! To celebrate let’s talk about error correcting codes and….aliens. The universe, as many have noted, is kind of like a computer. Or at least our best description of the universe is given by equations that prescribe how … Continue reading
Cosmology meets Philanthropy — guest post by Jess Riedel
My colleague Jess Riedel recently attended a conference exploring the connection between these seemingly disparate subjects, which led him to compose the following essay.–CHB People sometimes ask me what how my research will help society. This question is familiar to … Continue reading
Posted in Astrobiology, Astronomy, Economics, Off The Deep End, Uncategorized
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Relative Nose Size Versus Time
Okay, there are some weird plots in science papers out there, but something about this one (which Pak at scirate.com pointed me to), taken from arXiv:0711.1751 “Paleontological Tests: Human-like Intelligence is not a Convergent Feature of Evolution,” by Charles H. … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Astrobiology, Funny Ha Ha
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