Published inILLUMINATION·Mar 2, 2022Member-onlyWhy Building a Library of Articles Is Crucial for Passive Writing IncomeA case study on returning to active writing after a period of inactivity — I haven’t used Medium actively since 2020 and I still earned income, as well as received thousands of views each month. Yup, you read that right. Truthfully, it sounds bizarre and I was rather taken aback when I logged into this account for the first time in months. While I…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published inPredict·Feb 21, 2022Member-onlyWhy Asteroid Mining Is the Future of the Space RaceLearn the benefits and consequences of this potential trillion-dollar industry — In recent years around the world, there has been a renewed invigoration into space travel. There are a number of factors that deserve credit for this sentiment, but reduced costs and increased safety in the field are two of the most prevalent. Additionally, the added effect on the industry by…Space5 min readSpace5 min read
Published inPredict·Sep 24, 2021Member-onlyHow a Casual 1950s Lunch Sparked a Haunting Paradoxical QuestionExplore the troubling implications of the Fermi Paradox. — In the 1950s, there was a group gathered around a table sharing a lunch that, unbeknownst to them, would spark debates for decades. As the meal continued, the topic of conversation took a sudden shift towards the speculative: space and humanity's place in it. It was at this point famous…Space4 min readSpace4 min read
Published inPredict·Jan 4, 2021Member-onlyWhy Alien Worlds Might Look Similar to EarthAt the end of the day, living beings need similar things. — Something that’s always fascinated me in science fiction is the depiction of alien worlds. Every movie depicts a fantastic and insane world where nothing quite makes sense. Yet, that’s the aspect that fascinates me: nothing makes sense. These are still hypothetical living beings that require similar things to humans, no…Space4 min readSpace4 min read
Published inPredict·Dec 29, 2020Member-onlyThe Mysterious Story of the Man from TauredA bizarre dive into the multiverse theory and the world around us. — If you woke up one morning and started to go about your business, only to realize a few small things weren't quite right, what would you do? Your warm coffee maker has been replaced with a metallic looking object with a green liquid inside. …Ideas4 min readIdeas4 min read
Published inPredict·Nov 10, 2020Member-onlyWhy Humanity’s Impatience Is Responsible for a Lack of Alien LifeOur search has been a mere blip in the timeline of the Universe. — Thirty years after Enrico Fermi posed his famous paradox, Carl Sagan and William Newman presented an answer. For those unfamiliar, Fermi’s Paradox simply asks: Where are all the aliens? Statistically speaking, one has to imagine that there is life out in the stars, yet we have never seen any of…Space5 min readSpace5 min read
Published inPredict·Nov 3, 2020Member-onlyWhy Space Tourism Is Set to Become the Biggest Industry on the PlanetLearn about the field that has the potential to change the face of tourism — Of the many industries of work on our planet, the ones that fascinate me the most are those we have yet to see. In the next few years, we are extremely likely to see an explosion of new industries as our rapidly advancing technology continues to evolve. …Space4 min readSpace4 min read
Published inPredict·Oct 21, 2020Member-onlyWhy the Grandfather Paradox Doesn’t Rule Out Time TravelTime travelers wouldn’t be noticed if they weren’t in our timeline. — One of the most fascinating mysteries of science fiction is time travel. Having the ability to skip throughout time on a whim and see past or future events playing out in front of you is a mind-boggling concept. …Science5 min readScience5 min read
Published inPredict·Oct 19, 2020Member-onlyWhy Time Being a Circle Could Solve the Mysteries of the UniverseOur own perception blinds humanity from the truth. — If you could view your whole life from start to finish, would you change things? The above quote from the 2016 sci-fi movie Arrival seems to be an impossible question to answer. In our currently limited view, humans believe that time has a past, present, and future that are all…Space5 min readSpace5 min read
Published inPredict·Oct 16, 2020Member-onlyHow the Rare Earth Hypothesis Explains the Absence of Life in the UniverseHumanity might be alone in the great beyond. — Are we alone in the Universe? This is one of the most common questions to ask yourself or those around you when staring up at the stars. It’s started heated debates and led to existential crises, yet we are no closer to an answer. …Space4 min readSpace4 min read
