BlogHide Resteemsmatrioshka (60)in science • 6 years agoFACT CANNON #8: The Ubiquitous Ark – An Alternative to ExtinctionDon’t forget to save your work Looking at the headlines at present, it seems that mankind is making really good progress towards a global catastrophe of some kind. Whether it’s over population…matrioshka (60)in life • 6 years agoFACT CANNON #7: Solving the Fermi Paradox - DNA As A Von Neumann ProbeReconsidering our place in the Universe Well, it’s been a long time. In fact it’s been more than two years since I wrote my first two Steem posts on cometary panspermia, and much has moved on.…matrioshka (60)in science • 8 years agoFACT CANNON #6: It's Looking Like We Really Did Come From Space - Recent Evidence For PanspermiaFACT CANNON: Blowing big holes in entrenched thinking. Evolution From Space Hopefully you’ve all read FACT CANNON #5: The Origin of Life – Panspermia and Cosmic Ancestry, which gives an…matrioshka (60)in science • 8 years agoFACT CANNON #5: The Origin of Life on Earth – Panspermia and Cosmic AncestryOr: Why You Must Read ‘Evolution From Space’ by Sir Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe Image Credits It’s funny how ideas spread themselves around, sometimes without any obvious means of…matrioshka (60)in science • 8 years agoCHIN STROKER #1: Are you sure you're not a spider?CHIN STROKER: Offbeat posts for people who overthink things and say ‘Hmmm...’ a lot. Introducing CHIN STROKER CHIN STROKER is a new sister series to FACT CANNON, where I intend to mull over…matrioshka (60)in science • 8 years agoFACT CANNON #4: Pholcus - The Other People Who Live In Your HouseFACT CANNON: Provoking intelligent debate since the middle of last month. This time with some stuff about spider behaviour. Different Worlds, Different People The Earth is a very big place. Big…matrioshka (60)in science • 8 years agoFACT CANNON #3: The Sad Tale of Paul The Psychic OctopusFACT CANNON: Interesting stuff to distract your colleagues with. Paul’s Story image credits Paul The Octopus was a Common Octopus who reportedly had the power to predict the future…matrioshka (60)in science • 8 years agoFACT CANNON #2: How Frankenstein Was Born In The Fiery Heart Of A Super VolcanoFACT CANNON: Fascinating facts to fire at your friends, family and colleagues. Mount Tambora Mount Tambora is a super volcano situated on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia. It erupted on 5…matrioshka (60)in science • 8 years agoFACT CANNON #1: Romanesco Broccoli, A Reality-Bending VegetableFACT CANNON: A regular series presenting amazing facts to impress and amuse your friends, family and colleagues. Romanesco Broccoli A stunning vegetable representation of fractal mathematics…matrioshka (60)in steemit • 8 years agoHow Steemit Could Save the WorldHow important is Steemit? At present, maybe a little. In the not too distant future, maybe astonishingly. Modern Society I read this brilliant post this morning, and put forward a reply suggesting…matrioshka (60)in steemit • 8 years agoHow Steem can help you win $1,000s on the Lottery!Two simple techniques that will work regardless of your favourite lottery and whichever country you happen to live in. I’ll explain how you can make it work for you at the end of the post, but…matrioshka (60)in steemit • 8 years agoFat Fingers and the Accidental DownvoteHi all, just a thought. That flag is a little close to the User Details button. Would hate for anyone to get an accidental down vote given the tragic consequences for their reputation. May become a…matrioshka (60)in introduceyourself • 8 years agoLadies and gentlemen, we are floating in space. Maybe.Hi, I’m Matrioshka. In all likelihood I’m a seemingly autonomous intelligence inhabiting a simulated universe created within a Matrioshka Brain, much like the one that appears to be enclosing…matrioshka (60)in introduceyourself • 8 years agoHitest