space exploration = computers for us....

[Guest guest]

Recently I was listening to Coast to Coast radio show with George

Noori, the

guy who replaced Art Bell. He had on Richard C. Hoagland as a guest,

whom

many of you may or may not be familiar with. But anyway, he was

nattering

on about how many benefits we now enjoy b/c of the money having been

spent on space exploration. One of the benefits that stuck in my mind

as I

was listening and drifting off into the land of Nod, was that we

would all

likely not have the computers we have now, or be enjoying the use of

the

computer technology we have currently without all the advances that

were

pushed through for space exploration. Not sure if that is based on

fact or

not, but something I heard none the less.

 

~ PT ~

 

P.S. Laughing to myself at the thought of newbies just now reading

posts

and wondering what does space and computers, calf stomachs and

spiders

have to do with vegetarian topics? *lol*

 

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the

powerless

means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

~Paulo Freire, educator (1921-1997)

[Guest guest]

I also saw a recent news story on just that topic too, suggesting that many

items attributed to the space program were not in fact so well pedigreed.

The focus of the piece was that being connected with the space program

seemed to provide a " touch of magic " for the product being advertised. As a

result, many climbed on the bandwagon, when they were not even remotely

spawned from such scientific efforts.

 

The only example I remember with certainty is " Tang, " the breakfast drink.

Never cared for it myself but many did.

 

DaveO

 

 

 

 

~ P_T ~ <patchouli_troll [patchouli_troll]

 

 

>>...nattering on about how many benefits we now enjoy b/c of the money

having been spent on space exploration.<<