THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

“Thus, the central objection raised against the human settlement and terraforming of Mars: Such projects may be technologically feasible, but there is no possible way that they can be paid for. On the surface, the arguments given supporting this position appear cogent, for Mars is a distant place, difficult to access, and possesses a hostile environment that holds no apparent resources of economic value. These arguments appear ironclad, yet it must be pointed out that they were also presented in the past as convincing reasons for the utter impracticality of the European settlement of North America and Australia.”

― Robert Zubrin

BIRTHDAYS:

1815 Ada Lovelace, English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage’s proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation.

1822 César Franck, Belgian composer and organist. Prélude, Fugue et Variation op. 18

1830 Emily Dickinson, American poet.

1884 Zinaida Serebriakova, Russian painter.

1907 Rumer Godden, English author.

MISCELLANY:

I SAY USE THE FUNDS TO TURN THE MOON INTO A PENAL COLONY. Rethink the Mars Program

FOCUSED PROTECTION: The Great Barrington Declaration

Yes, the following is on the website for the Bulgarian Association for Pathology (BPAP). As near as I can tell, the Canadian website was taken down.

SCIENCE, ETHICS, AND THE NUREMBERG CODE: Declaration of Canadian Physicians for Science and Truth

RELATED. Nuremberg Code