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Ramesh Raskar: Imaging at a trillion frames per second

Ramesh Raskar: Imaging at a trillion frames per second

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Why Explore Space? A 1970 Letter to a Nun in Africa | Roger Launius's Blog Ernst Stuhlinger (1913-2008) Ernst Stuhlinger wrote this letter on May 6, 1970, to Sister Mary Jucunda, a nun who worked among the starving children of Kabwe, Zambia, in Africa, who questioned the value of space exploration. At the time Dr. Stuhlinger was Associate Director for Science at the Marshall Space Flight Center, in Huntsville, Alabama. Touched by Sister Mary’s concern and sincerity, his beliefs about the value of space exploration were expressed in his reply to Sister Mary. It remains, more than four decades later, an eloquent statement of the value of the space exploration endeavor. Dear Sister Mary Jucunda: Your letter was one of many which are reaching me every day, but it has touched me more deeply than all the others because it came so much from the depths of a searching mind and a compassionate heart. You asked in your letter how I could suggest the expenditures of billions of dollars for a voyage to Mars, at a time when many children on this Earth are starving to death.

movies you should watch before you die Replacing Body Parts Can We Live Forever? PBS Airdate: January 26, 2011 NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON (Astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History): Hi, I'm Neil deGrasse Tyson, your host of NOVA scienceNOW, where this season we're asking six big questions. On this episode: Can We Live Forever? Some folks seem to be built to last. CHUCK YOGI (Honolulu Heart Program Participant): I'm 96. WOMAN (Jewish Centenarian): Ninety-seven. SAMUEL HARANO (Honolulu Heart Program Participant): Ninety-eight. NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON: These people live long and healthy lives. The answer may lie in these guys. CYNTHIA KENYON (University of California, San Francisco): They're like 90-year-old people who look 45. NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON: And what if you could replace your broken down human organs as easily as you replace the muffler on your car? DORIS TAYLOR (University of Minnesota): I absolutely see a day where there will be jars of kidneys, jars of livers and jars of lungs, whatever it is you need. NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON: Also... Watch your knees.

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USA Live TV Western Philosophy Interview: Andrew Salgado @ Harvey Nichols, London | canadart.ONWEG We were lucky enough to get an interview with Saskatchewan native Andrew Salgado just before the launch of his installation at the Harvey Nichols store in London at their Sloane Street location. The 6 brand-new, larch scale works specifically commissioned by the luxury retailer will be debuted Saturday, 30 March 2013 and will be up for a 12 week period. This is a must read and we’re very excited to follow Andrew’s career down the line! Tell us a bit about your background. I am a Canadian artist based in London UK; I was born and raised in Saskatchewan and educated both there and in British Columbia. What was the first exhibition or gallery show your work was shown in? I had a number of small, unremarkable group shows alongside the requisite shows in cafes and local restuarants when an artist starts out. Why did you choose to come to London? I came to go to Chelsea College, which is a pretty well-regarded institution for the arts on an international level. Like this: Like Loading...

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