Asteroids have us in our sight. The dinosaurs didn't have a space program, so they're not here to talk about this problem. We are, and we have the power to do something about it. I don't want to be the embarrassment of the galaxy, to have had the power to deflect an asteroid, and then not, and end up going extinct.

Dinosaurs are extinct today because they lacked opposable thumbs and the brainpower to build a space program.

It's part of our pop culture to give animals human personalities and talents.

Next time you're stunned by a large moon on the horizon, bend over and view it between your legs. The effect goes away entirely.

We live in the kind of society where, in almost all cases, hard work is rewarded.

When provoked, the itsy-bitsy invertebrates known as tardigrades can suspend their metabolism. In that state, they can survive temperatures of... 73 K for days on end, making them hardy enough to endure being stranded on Neptune. So the next time you need space travelers with the right stuff, you might want to choose yeast and tardigrades, and leave your astronauts, cosmonauts, and taikonauts at home.

Odd how often blood is shed to obtain freedom from those in power. Oppressors must be the most insecure people in the world.