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...never really get used to suicide bombings, but in parts of the world where they happen a least once a week, they form a part of the backdrop of a journalist's life along with rocket attacks, IED blasts and the possibility of kidnappings. I've seen my fair share of blood and broken bodies, but somehow I feel like it won't happen...
Hofstadter was 12, it became clear that she had grave neurological problems--she never learned to speak or understand language. "I was very interested already in how things in my mind worked," Hofstadter says. (He speaks very gently and deliberately, as if Mr. Rogers had been a super-intelligent rocket scientist instead of a Presbyterian minister.) "When Molly's unfortunate plight became apparent, it all started getting connected to the physical world. It really made you think about the brain and the self, and how the brain determines who the person...
...support an embargo on conventional weapons sales to Iran, although it calls for "vigilance and restraint" on the sale of heavy weapons. Russia and China have continued to supply the Iranian military despite U.S. objections, most recently in January when Moscow completed delivery of 29 TOR-M1 anti-aircraft rocket systems to Tehran at a cost of some $700 million...
...about a Harvard Square-sized boulder bearing down on earth is an entirely different challenge. Currently, there are several hypothetical options, which fall into two broad categories. One, give the asteroid a very gentle nudge away from the earth. This could be accomplished either with a tiny rocket attached to the side of the asteroid or by a minute gravitational tug from a nearby spaceship. Two, detonate a nuclear bomb next to the asteroid, vaporizing one side of it, and sending it careening in another direction. Either option requires a good deal of advance notice. Engineering and launching an interceptor...
...that Thornton plays his character highlights a pervasive disregard for the obvious rule that inspirational films require inspirational characters. The building of a rocket is treated with the emotional weight of building a boxcar derby. No doubt the “The Astronaut Farmer” will be touted as a feel good romp for the whole family. But when astronauts are so ordinary, what’s to feel good about...