“The Right To Invent and Implement New Technologies”
Image credit Clker Are you the inventor of a brand-new way to feed orphaned kittens? Those little guys sure are...
Year: 2014
The Right to Privacy
Image credit Hackaday If you are an American and haven't heard of Edward Snowden by now, you've been living with...
“The Right To Build, Develop Natural Resources and Improve Nature”
A proposed underground Martian colony. Image credit Oracle Talk So you just bought a huge hill covered with grass and...
The Right To Practice Any Profession
Image credit Greenville County School District Do you remember how you used to dream about being an astronaut, actor or...
The Right To Opportunity for Useful Employment
Image credit Calhoun Schools Have you ever worked as a burger flipper at McDonald's? Statistics show that half of all...
Inspiration Mars
Image credit: Inspiration Mars Any Aspiring Martian who hasn’t been living with his head in the sand is going to...
“The Right To Initiate Enterprises”
Image credit Best Clip Art Blog So you've built up a pretty good cupcake business. Hardly a day goes by...
“The Right To An Education Free Of Bureaucratic Brainwashing”
Image credit: Conservative Warriors The right to an education is a hot topic for any country that does not want...
“The Right to Form Families and Have Children”
Families on Mars? Sure -- once we get everything to the point where we can support it. Image credit: Gizmodo...
The Right To Bear Arms
Image credit: Free Clipart Now So gun control has been a hot topic here in America lately. I’ve heard views...
“The Right To Be Free Of Extortionist Lawsuits”
Image credit: Clker Have you ever been a defendant in somebody’s lawsuit? Probably not. If you’re like most people, you...
A Martian Constitution
Image credit: Bryan Versteeg There has been quite a bit of discussion regarding the type of society we will have...
How To Make Icing
(image credit: The Buescher Project) Icing comes in quite a few varieties. You have meringue for pies, buttercream icing for...
Do You Really Think We’re Throwing Our Lives Away?
Image credit: Bryan Versteeg So you might have heard that Mars One has issued a press release addressing a fatwa...
Who Are We?
Image credit: Bryan Versteeg Here's a challenge. Before you read any farther, write down twenty unique answers to the question,...
Let’s Stir Up Some Competition
Image credit: Bryan Versteeg Does Mars One have a contract with one or more aerospace companies that can get the...
A Spice Called Mace
When most people think of mace, they probably think of that spray stuff that can be used to discourage attackers....
We Are The Aspiring Martians
Image credit Bryan Versteeg After a certain amount of drama involving medical insurance, managing appointments with various specialists, and one...
The Electronics Wish List
So, what's on your wishlist this year? If you're like me, you've probably been eyeballing a new tablet or smart...
Top 10 Belt Driven Turntables
So you're the one with an impressive collection of vinyl records featuring yesterday's megastars like Tom T. Hall, the Beatles...
Top 10 TV Sound Systems
So you know someone who totally needs a new sound system. He might still be using that system he bought...
Top 10 Video Projectors
Let's face it, movie lovers. Tickets at your local movie theater are expensive these days, not to mention the insane...
Top 10 Portable Hard Drives
You might have seen those external hard drives and heard that they're good for backing up your files and also...
Top 10 Clock Radios
Do you know somebody who needs a new clock radio? Maybe he busted his old one because he got sick...
Top 10 Portable DVD Players
So you want something that can keep your kids entertained on that long driving trip. There will be times when...
Top 10 Shredders
Has your shredder bit the dust recently, or do you know somebody who needs a good one? If so, you...
Top 10 Wireless Routers
Have you finally gotten sick of sharing the household computer that's hooked up to your Internet? Or are you thinking...
Top 10 Noise Canceling Headphones
Do you frequently find yourself in situations with lots of loud or annoying sounds? We've all been there. It might...
Astronaut Doug Wheelock Visits Roanoke-Benson Middle School
Doug Wheelock gives a speech at Roanoke-Benson Middle School. Picture taken by Pam Hummel. So I get a phone call...
Good Luck, Shannon.
Shannon's Letter to Mars One. Image credit Mars One -- Human Settlement of Mars Group The above letter is pretty...
Every City Should Have A Community Garden
What a community greenhouse could look like on the inside. Image credit Resilient Communities So I hear a lot of...
Reaction to the Nye vs. Ham Debate
Bill Nye watches Ken Ham answer a question. Image credit Youtube So I am about to watch the Nye vs....
Bill Nye Debates Ken Ham
As I write this, Bill Nye the Science Guy is set to debate Creation Museum founder Ken Ham in a...
Ten Watches Under $500
Now that I’ve managed to shock everybody with some heinously expensive watches, maybe now we can get into some watches...
Ten Off-The-Wall Expensive Watches
Are you the kind of person who doesn't like to spend more money than you have to? If so, you've...
Exploring Mars Is NOT Safe
Limit space exploration to robots? Unlikely, as long as there are still people who can dream of travel to other...
Buying The Naming Rights for the Mars One Hardware
Will this rover become the Disney Mobility Unit? Image credit Mars One If you've visited the Mars One website and...
Are 3D Printers So Good They Should Be Banned?
A 3D printer like this can be a game-changer in the medical world. So what are industrial chiefs so scared...
Recycling Space Hardware: Good Idea or Bad?
Would it be feasible to recycle this football-field-sized space station into a series of smaller stations? Image credit Wikipedia Russia...
Timekeeping on Mars
The face of the watch created by Garo Anserlian. Image credit NASA.Mars has a slightly longer day than Earth does...
Chia Herbs Are Starting To Sprout
So it's been almost two weeks since I sprinkled a few seeds into those pots that came with the Chia...
The First War On Mars
War of the Worlds This is the radio transmission that caused a panic in 1938 because people thought it was...
Aquaponics on Mars?
What a pretty typical multilayered aquaponics system might look like. Image credit Growing Power So I've already considered hydroponics on...
What To Read On The Way To Mars
So you’re packing for a trip to Mars. You know it’s going to be a Hohmann transfer that will take...
Neil DeGrasse Tyson Tells Creationism To Get Lost
You might have seen those stories about the “Bible Belt” types trying to sneak creationism into your kid’s science textbook....
The Implications of Marscoin
I suppose I should include a slight disclaimer here. I am officially a “Marscoin user,” meaning I have the wallet....
Do We Deserve To Colonize Mars?
I'm sure all of us who support space exploration and colonization hear this a lot. Do we really deserve to...
Mars One and You
So you might be wondering what the space program has done for you lately. The space shuttle era has ended...
Guns On Mars?
Here's a hot debate with comments that can run into the triple digits every time it hits the Aspiring Martians...
Personal Responsibility on Mars
Image credit Five Recipes for Life So the issue of personal rights comes up on the Aspiring Martians Group a...
