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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
ALBERT EINSTEIN
Our Own Biases Feed the Disinformation Pandemic
Our information ecosystem has a litterbug problem. Help keep it clean and resist the urge to like and retweet things that have not been properly examined.
Compromised Ambitions: Lessons of the Shuttle Disasters
Thirty-five years ago today, America lost astronauts for the first time during a mission. As America rebuilds its human spaceflight program, we need to re-learn the lessons from Challenger and her sister ship, Columbia.
Sacking & Sedition in the U.S. Capitol
The events of January 6, 2021 in Washington D.C. echoed those of August 24, 410 in Rome, both for their contemporary symbolism and for the lessons that one can teach us about the other.
Better Angels in the Wings
On the eve of Election Day, let's remember that no matter how dark or uncertain things look, we have it within us to prevail.
Covid-19 Response
The COVID-19 Pandemic has similarities to challenges the world faced in 1918. Ravaged by war and weakened by cultural depression and political infighting, people still prevailed.
Lunar Politics
Looking back, the Apollo11 mission still seems like a nearly impossible feat, but all it took was the right combination of politics, money, courage and talent.
Congress Can Bring Us Back from the Nuclear Brink
North Korea is a rogue nation that certainly does not deserve a pass for violating international norms and agreements. We can only do so much to influence Kim’s behavior or that of President Trump’s.
Living in a Dangerous Neighborhood
The international community of nations and the private sector will have to work closely to build the technical and political tools necessary to defend the planet.
Showdown with Fascism
Each year we mark the anniversary of D Day to honor the men and women who sacrificed so much to help prevent a new Dark Age of fascist terror, bigotry and ignorance.
Sunlight and Shadow
Building an effective policy to meet the world’s challenges in space, including building a sustained human presence on Mars, is less about rockets and spacecraft and more about leadership and determination.