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07 June, 2010 – This Week in Science

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Kirsten Sanford

Published: June 8, 2010Posted in: animals, archeology, astrobiology, astrophysics, astrophysics, bioethics, biology, biotechnology, Black Holes, cell biology, chemistry, civilian space travel, cognitive science, deep sky, emergent behavior, end of the world, endangered animals, energy, evolution, exploration, genetics, global warming, information technology, KDVS, mathematics, medicine, microbiology, molecular biology, NASA, paleontology, particle physics, physicists, physics, planets, psychobiology, psychology, quantum physics, recreational drugs, robots, science, science and politics, sexy scientists, space, space exploration, technology, theoretical physics, world robot domination, z-BroadcastsTags: Dr. Kiki, Justin Jackson, Kirsten Sanford, news, radio, science, technology, This Week in Science, TWIS, z-Broadcasts

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Teeming Titan?, Insulated Earth?, Stupid Suicide, Weird Canadian Animals, Mini-Black Holes, Monkey-Cat Sighting?, Changing Constants And Bleeding Eyes, Life And Genetics, Ancient Carnivore Brains, and LOTS of Scott Sigler!!!

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2 Comments

alex

Posted September 27, 2010 at 9:31 AM

Teeming titan lacks sufficient imagination, methinks Justin’s head would explode if he knew the real truth about titan…

My titan prediction:

Geologically pervasive ice coral substrates in symbiotic embrace with
diaphanous pneumatic bubble mesh, cryo-catalytically reordering
products of photolysis into polyxenographenic meta materials via
various unusual inter/intramolecular quantum shenanigans.
End result, cryogaian hyper moon…

Pseudo downward looking (ie slightly reprojected perspectivewise) animation of huygen’s landing view(as DISR):

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_zGKapt7iWLI/TKDOKv37OWI/AAAAAAAAAvg/3wEpHrsMNcY/s0/titan2.gif
alex

Posted December 2, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Koool, hopefully my delusions will soon be vindicated:

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7473206-anticipation-builds-for-dec-2-nasa-news-conference-on-astrobiology-finding-related-to-extraterrestrial-life

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