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matrioshka
@matrioshka Mar 19, 2019, 2:36 PM UTC

FACT CANNON #8: The Ubiquitous Ark – An Alternative to Extinction

Don’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, habit…

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matrioshka
@matrioshka Feb 15, 2019, 12:14 PM UTC

FACT CANNON #7: Solving the Fermi Paradox - DNA As A Von Neumann Probe

Reconsidering 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. A fasc…

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matrioshka
@matrioshka Oct 27, 2016, 11:48 AM UTC

FACT CANNON #6: It's Looking Like We Really Did Come From Space - Recent Evidence For Panspermia

## FACT 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 overview o…

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matrioshka
@matrioshka Oct 25, 2016, 10:31 AM UTC

FACT CANNON #5: The Origin of Life on Earth – Panspermia and Cosmic Ancestry

Or: Why You Must Read ‘Evolution From Space’ by Sir Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe http://i.imgur.com/je7mozG.jpg Image Credits It’s funny how ideas spread themselves around, sometimes without…

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matrioshka
@matrioshka Sep 20, 2016, 9:18 AM UTC

CHIN 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 some topi…

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matrioshka
@matrioshka Sep 19, 2016, 1:49 PM UTC

FACT CANNON #4: Pholcus - The Other People Who Live In Your House

FACT 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 enoug…

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matrioshka
@matrioshka Aug 26, 2016, 4:50 PM UTC

FACT CANNON #3: The Sad Tale of Paul The Psychic Octopus

FACT 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, specifically in r…

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matrioshka
@matrioshka Aug 23, 2016, 12:42 PM UTC

FACT CANNON #2: How Frankenstein Was Born In The Fiery Heart Of A Super Volcano

FACT 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 April 181…

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matrioshka
@matrioshka Aug 22, 2016, 12:35 PM UTC

FACT CANNON #1: Romanesco Broccoli, A Reality-Bending Vegetable

FACT 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, the fir…

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matrioshka
@matrioshka Aug 17, 2016, 3:56 PM UTC

How Steemit Could Save the World

How 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 th…

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