I do recall seeing a theory that for a planet to be stable enough to support an evolutionary chain long enough to result in intelligence, an exceptionally large moon might be necessary. The tidal eff… (View Post)

It will also finally provide at least the first bits of data to the "Probability of life emerging on given planets" question, as our current sample size is one. Especially if it is replicat… (View Post)

I tend to try to avoid predictions, but I will just observe that with FPTP, the prospect of tactical voting and a Reform spoiler (even if the latter will likely be significantly smaller than opinion … (View Post)

As pointed out above, that was considered and the fact that some States have laws banning candidates who are unable to serve is settled law in the US (p31 and 32 from the Colorado judgement): "M… (View Post)

Merry Christmas to all regulars, semi-regulars, and lurkers. May Christmas bring you all you desire and need, especially in seeing family and friends (View Post)