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Statistically speaking, the fact that we exist means the odds of life in the universe are not zero. It's just a matter of finding the ratio.

On Friday, 6/12 SpaceX went public with the largest IPO in history, an almost laughable $1.77 trillion. Some estimates suggest that means Elon Musk might also become the world's first trillionaire, which . . . yikes.

Will we reach another star in our lifetime? No. Probably not. Most people don’t realize where we’re at with space travel. The recent breakthroughs at SpaceX are great, but they barely graze the challenges of interstellar travel (traveling between stars). People know that space is difficult. But in a world with immediate gratification, people have been led to believe that everything is inevitable, and “difficult” is just a placeholder term for our eventual success. That betw

I was filming a pilot for a television show earlier this summer where a group of experts were brought together to comment on unsolved cases, new technology, aliens – pretty much everything. One episode was astrology. We watched a clip of celebrities swearing by its accuracy, and when the clip was over, everyone released an audible groan. To which I responded, “I hope you all roll your eyes like that when we talk about Christianity.” To be clear, I do not believe that Merc