g ABODES - Does the geology of Europa provide evidence of water there? See article. Note: This article is from 2003.
g MESSAGE - Cosmologist Paul Davies from NAI's ASU team, winner of the 1995 Templeton Prize, believes that SETI's search for narrow-band radio signals from planets around other stars needs to be broadened to look for other possible signs of life. In his new book, "The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence", he explores the idea that aliens may be using far more advanced technology than radio to signal the cosmos, such as manipulating pulsars to act as beacons or even neutrino signaling. See article.
g COSMICUS - U.S. defense companies are hopeful that President Barack Obama's plans to use 6 billion over the next five years for space exploration will provide them with fresh revenue. See article.
g LEARNING - American denialism threatens many areas of scientific progress, including the widespread fear of vaccines and the useless trust placed in the vast majority of dietary supplements quickly come to mind. See article.
g AFTERMATH - Here's an interesting book for some astrobiological reading: "After Contact: The Human Response to Extraterrestrial Life" by Albert A. Harrison.
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