Unbelievable disparity between federal defense and science spending.

The NASA and NIH budgets are basically rounding errors for the Defense Department. Sad.

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XKCD posts an answer to the question: “Is it possible to build a jetpack using downward firing machine guns?” If I mounted a GAU-8 on my car, put the car in neutral, and started firing backward from a standstill, I would be breaking the interstate speed limit in less than three seconds.

XKCD posts an answer to the question: “Is it possible to build a jetpack using downward firing machine guns?”

If I mounted a GAU-8 on my car, put the car in neutral, and started firing backward from a standstill, I would be breaking the interstate speed limit in less than three seconds.

what-if.xkcd.com

Hillel: Building the Jewish Social Network

emergentfutures: Business warned to prepare for catastrophic impacts New climate change report from PwC says radical action needed to decarbonise the global economy and warns investors to consider negative outcomes on certain investments Full Story: The Guardian Now, do we pay attention?

emergentfutures:

Business warned to prepare for catastrophic impacts

New climate change report from PwC says radical action needed to decarbonise the global economy and warns investors to consider negative outcomes on certain investments

Full Story: The Guardian

Now, do we pay attention?