Last Weekend, I Published My First Piece In A Weekly Newsletter I'm Starting Called "Climate Chronicle."

Even in Death, Carl Sagan never ceases to inspire.

Carl Sagan on human exploration of space:

Human beings are a curious, inquisitive, exploratory species.

I think that has been the secret of our success as a species.

We now have reached a point in human history, when all the Earth is explored; there are no new places to explore on the Earth.

At just this moment, these spacecraft permit us, in a halting, tentative, preliminary way, to leave the Earth and examine our surroundings in space.

An enterprise which I believe is in the truest human tradition of exploration and discovery.

We are at an epochal moment. Our machines, and eventually ourselves, are going out into space. I believe that the history of our species will never again be the same.

We have committed ourselves to space, and I do not think we are about to turn back.

Artefacts from the Earth are spinning out into the cosmos. I believe the time will come when most human cultures will be engaged in an activity we might describe as a dandelion going to seed.

From his 1977 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, animated for our 2015 advent calendar.

Every lab I’ve been in has “food microwaves” and “science microwaves” that are clearly labeled and in separate areas

several of the pokedex descriptions are #relatable 

honourable mention of course to Abra:

but the winner is:

Aww. He took my shirt(s).

I love people that read. I think it screams humility. When someone reads, they are essentially admitting they want more, that the world is not enough for them. They want more knowledge, more experience. Whatever this life is, they want more of it.

Nicholas Browne  (via wnq-writers) @gryffindorkswin

There's also gonna be New Horizons/Pluto stamps! Oh my god. Everything is amazing.

The USPS is launching a Star Trek 50th Anniversary stamp set!

How is the Ravenclaw movie NOT The Martian?!

All the houses as a movie please :)

Gryffindor:

Hufflepuff:

Ravenclaw:

Slytherin:

everyone here hates when their posts blow up yet no one fucking hesitates to reblog already popular posts. no one shows that kindness and it's wonderful. a mutual understanding that op dug their own grave by being a top notch clown and that's their problem, not yours

The single greatest and most fascinating “futurist” architecture movement in the world right now is happening in Bolivia, where national prosperity and a dedication to works for the poor and public housing led to an explosion of colorful styles inspired by Aymara Indian art. There should be more articles about this, the interiors are just as amazing. Incidentally, most of these buildings are not for the rich or in trendy neighborhoods, but are public housing. I’ve heard this style referred to as “Neo-Andean” but like most currently thriving styles it doesn’t have a universally agreed on name yet.

Star Trek Crew + Hogwarts Houses