Monthly Archives: October 2009

Celestial Reach Of Earth Based TV Broadcasts

By Kurt | Published: October 20, 2009

The extraterrestrials of Iota Horologii may be watching Captain Kangaroo tonight. The first television broadcast departed from Earth in 1928. This and later broadcasts have spread out at the speed of light into space. The graphic above shows the relationship of these broadcasts to known stars in our local neighborhood. Should intelligent life exist around any of [...]

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Poll: Smart Cars, Smart Highways And Death From Computer Error

By Kurt | Published: October 11, 2009

According to the US Federal Highway Administration, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among those aged 3 through 34, based on 2006 data. In 2008, there were 5,811,000 police reported crashes and 37,261 crash related deaths. If 90%, or 33,535 deaths, of the number of 2008 US highway deaths could be eliminated [...]