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Hey, Bennu, gimme a “High-Five”!
Researchers understand it to be what they call a carbonaceous asteroid, meaning its rocks still retain a lot of the chemistry that was present when the Sun and the planets came into being more than 4.5 billion years ago. Hence the desire to bring some of its material home for analysis in sophisticated Earth laboratories. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54592163 […]
Bringer of Light — Chapter 2. Lunar Base
Previous: Chapter 1. The Rock What an absolute nightmare, Weng thought, waiting in the corridor for the machine to spit out another cup of soy coffee. He grabbed the cup, quickly walked past a row of ugly corridor paintings and headed for the Lunar architectural department office. If Sergey could come through for him, if […]
Is teleporting a death sentence?
Some would argue that having one’s “molecules scrambled,” as Dr. McCoy would put it, is actually the surest way to die. Sure, after you’ve been taken apart by the transporter, you’re put back together somewhere else, good as new. But is it still you on the other side, or is it a copy? If the latter, does […]
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Category Archives: Paternity leave
Ten Years of Taking Leave
Looking back, it’s amazing to me now that I dared to even apply for a year of paternity leave while living in a foreign country. But I’ve never regretted the decision. As I told an audience of university students and … Continue reading
Posted in book, day care, education, gender roles, Japan, Japanese, Japanese culture, Japanese society, parenting, Paternity leave, school
Tagged bilingualism, blogging, child care, child-raising, children, education, family, family leave, fatherhood, gender roles, haafu, Japan, Japanese, Japanese kids, parental leave, parents
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Taking Leave: 2015 in review
Taking Leave: 2015 in Review! Continue reading
Posted in book, book signing, child abuse, child safety, Japan, Japanese, Japanese society, parenting, Paternity leave, Uncategorized
Tagged Amazon, child care, child-raising, fatherhood, Japan, Paternity leave, writing
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Paternity leave: It’s a whole new ballgame
Paternity leave just got a big mention in US media this past week, thanks to baseball. New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy took three days leave for the birth of his son in Florida. Radio talk show personality Mike … Continue reading
Posted in gender roles, media, parenting, Paternity leave, roles, work
Tagged baseball, Daniel Murphy, Mets, Paternity leave, sports
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