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Category Archives: Space Colonization
Growing and Adapting.
I recently watched for the umpteenth time the Star Trek Next Generation episode “The Masterpiece Society.” It is a brilliant piece of work. Indeed, as far as I am concerned, it is one of the best and most well-conceived and … Continue reading
One of the Great Human Paradoxes
I undoubtedly have a decent amount of Ulster-Scot ancestry. It’s hard to avoid such ancestry if one is born in and descended from generations of settlers in the Hill Country of Northwest Alabama. This region, along with Tennessee and North … Continue reading
The Challenge of Hardwiring Institutional Knowledge
Speaking as a retired Alabama Cooperative Extension professional, I have collected a number of really fascinating accounts over my 29-year career. One account truly speaks volumes about how organizations, any organization, quickly lose track of their institutional knowledge. Indeed, one … Continue reading
Science Fiction as Improvised Religion
Within the last couple of centuries, science fiction has served humanity as part searchlight, part sentinel, part prophetic voice. Originally known as “fantastic fiction” and “speculative fiction,” this artistic genre – genre almost seems an understatement in this context – … Continue reading
Space Colonization: A Pandora’s Box?
We embrace human colonization of Mars and other planets partly as a form of insurance. If earth, for whatever reason – a global pandemic, nuclear war or environmental catastrophe – is destroyed, we at least can rest assured that people … Continue reading
Dispatches from the Cusp 