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...were concentrating on such snack-size fare as whether Fred Thompson stumbled in his first presidential debate or how many hours Joe Torre, the weary manager of the New York Yankees, has left on the job, Paul Allen was concerning himself with decidedly larger matters--life in the cosmos, to be exact...
...universe as harmonious and largely benign. Super-novas are fireworks for George's entertainment; black holes are harmless. But our present knowledge of the universe suggests that it is, in fact, a desolate and often violent expanse in which humankind plays an inconsequential role. Deep study of the cosmos, while affirming the accidental beauty of life, would seem to reinforce its futility rather than its significance. So are the Hawkings concealing the true nature of the universe from their young readers...
Some cultures are not renowned for lining up, which is why the Chinese, on the 11th day of every month, now practice queuing in preparation for the 2008 Olympics. They have their work cut out because there is something in the cosmos that does not love a line. As Emerson wrote: "Line in nature is not found/ Unit and universe are round...
...decades since, they've found lots more. The universe, we now know, resembles a cosmic Swiss cheese, with galaxies organized into sheets and filaments surrounding mostly empty spaces. And while it was surprising at first, theorists have explained pretty convincingly how gravity made it all happen: the cosmos started out with some areas of slightly higher density than average, and as the universe expanded, gravity sucked more matter into those areas, leaving surrounding regions comparatively empty...
...COSMOS CHIC MIT's design for a skintight, agile spacesuit could let astronauts walk, run and even scale mountains on planets and moons...