This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which was the first time man walked on the moon. December 11th, 1972 was the last time that man set foot on the moon. This means that it has been over 45 years since man last walked on the moon.
Category: Technology
The Montreal Protocol: Saving Earth’s vital ozone layer
In 1985, three British scientists working at the British Antarctic Survey stunned the world when they discovered that at certain times of the year
Conquering snow, old-style
Awakened recently at four and then six in the morning by the clanking and booming of salt trucks and snow plows lumbering outside my
Apps for refugees: merging technology and humanitarianism
These days, there’s an app for just about everything—even for being a refugee. According to the United Nations High Command on Refugees [UNHCR], apps
Net Neutrality: Round Two
It looks like Trump-appointee Ajit Pai over at the FCC is setting his sights on unraveling regulations that guarantee net neutrality. This radical change
“Fallout” [the game] and fallout [the nuclear reality]
“If I had foreseen Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I would have torn up my formula in 1905.” –Albert Einstein. Next month, “Fallout 4,” a highly-anticipated
Ballpark Village’s technical oxymoron
Just a quick chuckle at the expense of St.Louis’ new Ballpark Village, the taxpayer-subsidized bar-and-restaurant venue that adds very little to downtown St. Louis,
You can’t have a political movement without moving. But bring your smartphone, too.
People marching in lines. Banners, signs and paraphernalia everywhere. A familiar scene at rallies and protests. At first glance, little beside the intensity has changed since
Net neutrality: Will you be in the slow lane or the express lane?
Speed up. Slow down. Block. Assuming that the above five words are nothing more than a description of Super Bowl tactics would be incorrect.
Boots on the ground, working for democracy
“The government this.” “The government that.” These are often the lead-ins for criticisms from right-winger malcontents. To them, it is as if the government