I am at the NASA Ames Research Center, where I spent a week at Singularity University. It was a great opportunity to attend lectures, go on trips with the students, interact with the rest of the Advisors, and the staff. I have kept twittering my impressions, brief quotes from the lectures, and it was a [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Space exploration: the Moon, Mars, and beyond
July 17th, 2009
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We are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the landing on the Moon, and it is a good to keep asking the right questions about the goals of space exploration.
Should we try and go back to the Moon?
Should we go to Mars instead?
Should we try and settle Mars?
How quickly can we get a Mars mission up [...]
Say no to the gagging of the net
July 13th, 2009
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In many countries there is planned legislation imposing special limits on the freedom of expression online. Italy’s Alfano law equates all blogs to professional journalism, and requires the publishing of “corrections” notified by interested parties, under the penalty of heavy fines.
This law, if passed without any modification, will in practice silence free speech on [...]
With U2 for ONE
July 6th, 2009
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Tomorrow I will be with ONE at the U2’s 360 concert, together with my sons.
Image by One.org
ONE is a grassroots campaign and advocacy organization backed by more than 2 million people who are committed to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa. Cofounded by Bono and other campaigners, ONE is nonpartisan [...]
