“Intelligent design isn’t science even though it pretends to be.”
The Vatican’s chief astronomer George Coyne, wading into the debate on evolution versus intelligent design (ABCNews.go.com, 18 November)
“There is not a law or regulation in China that prohibits the selling of land on the moon.”
Li Jie, the CEO of Beijing Lunar Village Aeronautics Science and Technology, who is suing the Chinese authorities for suspending his company’s license to sell lunar land (Japan Times, 17 November)
“If you look at the flags on Fifth Avenue, you can see metal rods that keep them from flapping around. It’s the same idea: you stiffen the apparatus, but…
