So if we’ve learned anything at all from shows like Star Trek (in all its incarnations), Stargate SG1 and 1001 other sci-fi shows that feature humanity dashing from one corner of the galaxy to another, it’s that exploring another planet is exciting, scary, important, enthralling, educational or a heady Continue Reading

  This week marked the third anniversary of the destructive Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that struck the Fukishima region of Japan on 11 March 2011, resulting in the deaths of some 16,000 people (2600+ remain officially listed as missing, presumed dead) and the displacement of many tens of thousands more by Continue Reading