When did we start believing in Martians? Why did we stop?
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Today, we have rovers busily studying the surface of Mars, but 100 years ago, it wasn't uncommon for people to believe that…
On the Nuclear Imperative
Centauri Dreams,
Sometimes our concerns about the human future are eerily like those of our ancestors. Giancarlo Genta (Politecnico di Torino…
Self-Consciousness Among the Stars
Centauri Dreams,
As a coda to our recent SETI discussion, two newspaper stories on the subject ran over the weekend. I follow how the media…
Lonely Minds in the Universe (Review)
Centauri Dreams,
by Bernd…