My annual post in response to the people asking me "What are you talking about at Dragon Con this year?" … [Read more...]
Desdemona
May 1, 2015 by
I'm frequently reminded that I lead an interesting life. I got a particularly strong reminder last month, when I got to experience one of the world's most advanced motion simulators -- Desdemona. Desdemona is a unique asset operated by TNO Netherlands Organisation for Applied Research in Soesterberg, southeast of Amsterdam. In a somewhat … [Read more...]
Top Ten Technologies for 2015
January 11, 2015 by
Once again, to kick off the new year, I prepared a list of the Top Ten Technologies for our friends at the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The limitations of smearing ink on dead trees forced the newspaper to cut the list down a bit. But electrons are cheap. Just for completeness, here’s my original Top Ten, with special attention to how they’ll impact … [Read more...]
My Talks at Dragon Con 2014
July 26, 2014 by
My annual post in response to the people asking me "What are you talking about at Dragon Con this year?" … [Read more...]
My Talks at DragonCon 2013
August 9, 2013 by
My annual post in response to the people asking me "What are you talking about at DragonCon this year?" … [Read more...]
One Way Trip to Mars?
July 4, 2013 by
On July 4, 1976, the first Viking spacecraft was scheduled to land on Mars. Caution dictated a delay of a couple of weeks until Neilsday, but nevertheless... I'll shamelessly take advantage of the July 4th peg for a blog post on the topic. … [Read more...]
SpaceUp Atlanta
October 1, 2012 by
It's World Space Week! And to celebrate, some Georgia Tech students and friends are sponsoring SpaceUp Atlanta on Saturday, October 6, 2012. You should come! … [Read more...]
Seven Minutes of Terror
September 1, 2012 by
I'm taking advantage of my column this month to talk about something that seems completely unrelated to EI2, but I promise to connect it back in the last few paragraphs. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the story! On the evening of Sunday, August 5th, a crowd started gathering in the Hodges Room on the 3rd floor of Centergy. By 6:00 pm, we had … [Read more...]
My Talks at Dragon*Con 2012
August 19, 2012 by
So people have been asking me "What are you talking about at Dragon*Con this year?" … [Read more...]
Go Get an Asteroid!
April 23, 2012 by
So it appears that a group of billionaires are going to announce the first asteroid mining company tomorrow. (You don't need me to repeat the news here. Visit http://planetaryresources.com and follow their Twitter account @PlanetaryRsrcs.) Buried deep in this site, you might stumble across a Letter to the Editor that the Washington Post … [Read more...]
