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...
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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...
Adventures with an Indoor Herb Garden, Part One
Okay, this one has a bit of a backstory. For the past couple of Christmas seasons, my mom's mom (my...
What Impact Will We Have On The Martian Environment?
One of those things where you can't have it both ways. Either you're going to keep Mars a red, dusty...
What Sort Of Government Will Mars One Have?
Image credit: Bryan Versteeg So we have a growing community on Mars and two colonists just can't seem to get...
The Martian Economy
Image credit: Bryan Versteeg In the Aspiring Martians Group (and now Forum), I've noticed that one favorite debate is whether...
Why Personality Matters
Image credit: Bryan Versteeg So I get this a lot: “Are they looking for any kind of specialization with Mars...
Just Finished Up An Interview
Image credit: Bryan Versteeg I think I'm starting to do better about getting the word out about Mars One. I...
Getting The Word Out About Mars One
Image credit: Bryan Versteeg So I made it to Round 2 of the Mars One selections, what do I do...
Mars One As Part Of The REAL Counterculture
So you hear people yakking about something called the “counterculture.” Every long haired hippie who has ever driven a van...
Stay Involved with Mars One
Image credit Bryan Versteeg Right now there are a lot of disappointed people on this planet. The Mars One applicants...
The Best Country Music Around
Image credit Mogipbob What do you think when people talk about country music? Brad Paisley? Well, he's good and I...
What Will Space Exploration Teach Us About Ourselves?
How would you react if you were the one seeing this in real life? Image credit Projects Day We've been...
Indoor Gardening On Mars
Concept art for the Mars One greenhouse. Image credit Bryan Versteeg. Mars One plans to provide 50 square meters of...
Facing Fear for Mars One
The turtle could spend his whole life hiding in his shell, or make progress by sticking his neck out. Are...
Round 2 Begins Now
A proposed interior design for the Mars One habitat. Image credit Bryan Versteeg Yesterday morning, I danced a little happy...
Colonizing Mars for Survival
A few Martian colonists. One wonders if they are describing what sunrise would have looked like on Earth. Image credit:...
Holidays In Space
The Skylab Christmas tree. Image credit NASA Do you feel sorry for people who have to spend holidays away from...
PETA Can Go Eat A Steak
The PETA logo. Image credit PETA I would say it's becoming fairly widespread that various organizations are becoming increasingly serious...
