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I have a family member who believes that the government controls the weather. She's not alone. It's difficult to estimate, but at least 10% of the U.S. population believes that our government has the ability to literally turn the tides.

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