Mark C. Baumann
exploring big ideas, the imagination, and the human spirit
Very Far From Home: The James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is being positioned 4x farther from Earth than the Moon, where it cannot be reached by astronauts for maintenance or refueling. Why? This article explores the reasons and their consequences.
The Nature of Reality: Is Consciousness All There Is? (Part 1)
Do we see the world as it really is? I describe and discuss Hoffman's evolutionary game theory approach to answering this question.
A Long Time Ago in Our OWN Galaxy Far, Far Away
Are we alone in our galaxy? If not, where might other civilizations live in our galaxy? And, when did they live?