We Live At A Time

If You Start Any Large Theory, Such As Quantum Mechanics, Plate Tectonics, Evolution, It Takes About 40 Years For Mainstream Science To Come Around. Gaia Has Been Going For Only 30 Years Or So.

Nasa Will Send Up A Big Sun Shade That Will Be In Orbit Between The Earth And Sun And Deflect 2 Or 3 Percent Of The Sunshine Back Into Space. It Would Be Cheaper Than The International Space Station.

The Apologists For Space Science Always Seem Over-impressed By Engineering Trivia And Make Far Too Much Of Non-stick Frying Pans And Perfect Ball-bearings. To My Mind, The Outstanding Spin-off From Space Research Is Not New Technology. The Real Bonus Has Been That For The First Time In Human History We Have Had A Chance To Look At The Earth From Space, And The Information Gained From Seeing From The Outside Our Azure-green Planet In All Its Global Beauty Has Given Rise To A Whole New Set Of Questions And Answers.

An Inefficient Virus Kills Its Host. A Clever Virus Stays With It.

Let's Make Hay While It Lasts.