Godspeed, John Glenn: 50 Years of Americans in Orbit
On February 20, 1962, perched atop an Atlas rocket, John Glenn was blasted into space at 17,500 miles per hour. […]
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My Love Affair with Space
On the eve of the final mission of NASA’s – and the nation’s – 30-year-long space shuttle program, I present to you a video love letter – my newest piece for Time Magazine’s website, wherein Tara and I journey to Florida to witness our first launch, Discovery’s last.
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Happy Birthday, Chuck and Abe!
Once again it’s time to celebrate the births of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln, who were both born February 12,
Robots Attack! My new Singularity video on Time.com
I have a new video up on Time.com about the Singularity. If you don’t know what it is… find out
Bad Science in Star Wars
FORA.tv has a short video of me performing at the recent Wonderfest science festival in Berkeley. I’m talking about bad
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Good Day, Sacramento!
This past Friday, I performed at the Sacramento Comedy Spot (in , uh, Sacramento, CA). To promote the show, I
TIME 100’s Elon Musk
Time Magazine has announced the Time 100 – their annual list of the most influential people of the year. It’s
Lincoln and Darwin Sitting in a Tree…
It’s that time again! Happy Birthday, Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin! This year they would have turned 201 years old.
Space: The Private Frontier
My new video (produced by David Clair) is up at Time.com. It’s about Elon Musk and SpaceX – and we
They Might Be Giants Video for Time
Here Comes Science is supposedly a kids’ album but it’s my favorite They Might Be Giants album. I love it.