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Our Newest Challenge in Space: Privatizing the Delivery and Return of Human Beings

January 2, 2020 Claire Shackleford Environment, Infrastructure, Science, Technology Leave a comment

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.

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Science supports climate change reality: It’s time for the media to get on board

November 13, 2013 Renee Shur Climate Change, Environment, Media, Science Leave a comment

How times change. It seems just yesterday when Al Gore was being vilified as America’s über-exaggerator for his warning in 2006 of the coming

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De-funding imagination: a bad economic move

February 17, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Economy, Government, Ideas, Literature/Arts/Film Leave a comment

The biggest losers in the Congressional race to be the biggest spending-cutter could be imagination, creativity and ingenuity—elements that are essential to economic recovery

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In going green, failure leads to success

June 11, 2010 Arthur Lieber Energy, Infrastructure Leave a comment

Success in going green will require failures first, as it did in the development of information technology.

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