I think science fiction aims to be credible.  Fantasy, where I would place superheros, does not aim to be credible.  I'd regard the Marvel films as fantasy, Star Wars likewise.  I'm placing Star Trek, Interstellar, Stargate, Battlestar Galactica, Babylon 5 and such in the science fiction category, t...

Marvel films belong to a different genre.

Let us know what you think.

Absolutely!  All mashed together in a single script.  But there is more, they also threw in the father-child theme from Interstellar.

I watched The Wandering Earth movie on a flight from Japan to Europe recently.  It certainly takes the prize for the most scientifically nonsense script ever!  Oh boy.

31897 This is true now, but eventually in the next decade (not 2020-2029 but maybe 2030-2039) things will be very different. There must be some physical limits to the energy density and those may be possible to estimate now.  Of course, if there's a risk that they are not very favourable, it's not ...

A-L-E-X wrote:

Qr Bbpost real progress

Very little information, and they're mostly saying "give us money".  Unless the energy density and price can compete with existing technology, my guess is that this is limited to very small niches.

An interesting read about Starlink.

Since we have no observations indicating life outside Earth, I think the answer to all such questions is "very or extremely low, but we don't know exactly how low".

31846 Maybe if those excesses weren't done we wouldn't be overpopulated right now.  The point being, we need to reduce human population somehow. The population can get reduced by both prosperity and suffering.  Mind that it would take an unprecedented amount of suffering, as the population has grow...

Authors are prone to logical fallacies or errors even if they write for scientific journals.  There is a  replication crisis , and even if articles are technically not in error, many will still be quite forgettable: The conclusions might follow the observations and stated assumptions, but the assump...

As I wrote, if fuel piles up, things get more sensitive.  To most things, just make your pick. Things are complicated but people want simple answers.  That's also one reason why we still have religions.  Ask someone religious for evidence of God, and he'll find it everywhere.  Ask a climate alarmist...

Wildfires in California are getting fewer and more violent.  This has nothing directly to do with climate change.  Humans try to prevent fires, and are successful to some degree, but it also means that there will be more fuel so when a fire runs out of control, the fire gets more violent.  And this ...

------------------------------------------------------ Merged from the " The search for habitable exoplanets in Alpha Centauri " topic ------------------------------------------------------ At least one very powerful flare has been observed emitted from Alpha Centauri B, which would quick...

A-L-E-X wrote:

Qr Bbpost Definitely, thats why we need to curb the soda, fast food and processed food industries.

How about rather educating people?  More wealthy people tend to be healthier, so it's not because they couldn't find or afford fast food.