tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post2061550208436191954..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: ExtremophilesBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-2136385880247728912009-06-29T13:03:51.726+00:002009-06-29T13:03:51.726+00:00I wish to read it...I wish to read it...burun estetiğihttp://www.avrupaestetik.com/burun_estetigi.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1093184061722802232009-06-22T22:21:50.641+00:002009-06-22T22:21:50.641+00:00I just finished an article in American Scientist c...I just finished an article in American Scientist containing a delightful quote from Albert Szent-Györgyi: "Life is nothing but an electron looking for a place to rest."Ken Pidcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236539087094493564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-71155893714796890792009-06-22T21:02:33.909+00:002009-06-22T21:02:33.909+00:00Remember, if one wants to be an academic or modern...Remember, if one wants to be an academic or modern science writer, one needs to re-write that final sentence as follows:<br /><br />"If there is intelligent life out there it may be a rock-eater dwelling in a nuclear explosion and she might not even want to say hello."Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-83046632455884275312009-06-22T12:18:18.299+00:002009-06-22T12:18:18.299+00:00Who, I wonder, is going to speak up for the extrem...Who, I wonder, is going to speak up for the extremophobes?Dr Hackenbushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-2616128446326206512009-06-22T12:09:30.381+00:002009-06-22T12:09:30.381+00:00Getting them to the moon is relatively easy, it...Getting them to the moon is relatively easy, it's getting them back that's tricky. Otherwise we'd be on Mars by now. <br /><br />My favourite bit was when they returned to the module and removed their helmets and could smell ash - was that the smell of the moon?! probably the smell of burnt moon soil from the rockets. it hangs around, no atmosphere. now it has an atmosphere comprisingIan russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-90458095220941421352009-06-22T09:48:44.361+00:002009-06-22T09:48:44.361+00:00Extremophile: what an excellent word. Could be ada...Extremophile: what an excellent word. Could be adapted to describe people who aren't fussed as to where they appear on the political spectrum, they just like being extreme. Peter Hitchens for example.Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-74343300891645447442009-06-22T09:46:59.840+00:002009-06-22T09:46:59.840+00:00Quite right, Worm.
Did they really put a man on th...Quite right, Worm.<br />Did they really put a man on the moon?<br />Odd they've never done it again.philip wallingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-46583109325362809752009-06-22T09:12:47.912+00:002009-06-22T09:12:47.912+00:00pfft. Unless aliens are all hot pneumatic blondes ...pfft. Unless aliens are all hot pneumatic blondes with american accents and pointy silver bras I would say that the entire space programme is a catastrophic waste of time.wormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802335627720182532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-53686327633108882182009-06-22T08:54:40.280+00:002009-06-22T08:54:40.280+00:00Living things don't have to be anything like u...<i>Living things don't have to be anything like us and staring hopelessly at the stars looking for 'earth-like' planets may be a nasty case of missing the point. </i><br /><br />True, but if they aren't anything like us, what's the point in discovering them? If the only aliens we found were rock eating bacteria it would be a crushing disappointment and we'd have to keep onBrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-66165779871774118382009-06-22T07:48:32.280+00:002009-06-22T07:48:32.280+00:00yeah, I saw that star trek episode. consoling? not...yeah, I saw that star trek episode. consoling? not really. unless you like living on the edge.<br /><br />so, whose god are we celebrating today? not the white beardy fella in our own image.Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.com