zaterdag 22 april 2017

zaterdag 22 april 2017 Carl Sagan - You Are Here. Cherish that pale blue dot. Our only home we've ever known.

Space news! A picture of Earth between Saturn's rings. An image from NASA’s Cassini probe. In honor of Earth Day, Bill Maher says Shut up about Mars! New Rule: Make Earth Great Again!

Bellingham seems to have a lot of science nerds. People are converging downtown. Scientists worried about Trump policies, so they organized to march. They're coming down from Western Washington U, Peace Health Hospital... and so many kids from schools. I'm confused by one placard - Don't be like Krypton.

Krypton is a chemical element with the symbol Kr and the atomic number 36.  It's inert. I think that I get it. Lacking the ability or strength to move. "She lay inert in her bed" Synonyms: unmoving, motionless, immobile, inanimate, still, stationary, static. The plea is to connect, to get involved, to participate. Nice! A double entendre, perhaps. It could also mean - Don't Blow Up The Planet!