We humans have curious minds and I use the word in two senses: 1) as minds that take an interest in the world around them, and 2) as minds being strange in themselves.  Hamlet observed, “What a piece of work is man,” (Hamlet II, ii) and  I couldn’t say it better.  The entire

I watched a documentary hosted by Stephen Hawking last night. He spoke somberly about the dangers posed in an ever-changing universe and argued for continued technological developments that would allow us to explore other galaxies and other hospitable planets.  Given that technology