The Future of Humanity #2
The second post looking to the future of human civilisation and the risks facing our species.
Tag Archives: Earth
The Future of Humanity #1
A post thinking about the future of human civilisation and the biggest risks facing the long term survival of our species.
The Long Voyage
To mark their 40th anniversary, we tell the story of the Voyager missions. Twin spacecrafts launched in 1977 that have travelled further than any human object, out into the depths of interstellar space and are still reaching for the stars.
A Spectacular Show
The science behind the spectacular display of the Aurora Borealis a.k.a Northern Lights. This mystical display of colours may be better left to childhood imagination but in the name of science we shall explain its true origin.
Where is everyone? The Fermi Paradox
This post examines the Fermi Paradox which asks the question, where is everyone in this vast universe? Why have we received no signs of extraterrestrial life when we scour the night skies?… Where are all the aliens?
The tale of the dynamic blue dot.
Today, we go on a journey that can only be made in the mind. We attempt to form an appreciation that the features of the Earth cannot (and should not) be […]
Shake it up.
The other day there there was an Earthquake which could be felt through Oxfordshire (see the source here). I have actually been unwittingly forced into some geological studies through my […]
Rationalising The Universe 