I was asked to lead an informal discussion group at ESOF: Why Send A Poem To Mars? This was a part of a week long series at the ESOF conference with the theme of taking a train, and starting a discussion with the passengers. The passengers were the first dozen scientists and students willing to […]
Read more "The Talks Of Toulouse (Deuxième Partie)"American Poet and Unofficial NASA Poet Laureate, James Ph. Kotsybar, with Jean-Patrick Chaminade, President of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA). As I look back on my experience, the best part about my week in Occitanie, was being introduced to hundreds of scientists and scholars as an American poet and not hearing, “So, […]
Read more "Bard Of Mars Visits The Pink City"Grab for the data! Information is power, if it’s understood. TEST FOR TRAITS Genome sequences only predispose. Their code does not control you. YOUR 23 Small deviations are all these tests are seeking — not heredity. MEDICAL MARKERS In A.M.A.’s […]
Read more "DNA TESTING"Lompoc poet, James Ph. Kotsybar, is scheduled to speak at the EuroScience Open Forum in Toulouse, France, on July 12th to represent NASA science in haiku, sonnets and villanelle. No stranger to NASA, Kotsybar has participated in anniversary celebrations of the Hubble Space Telescope, The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe and the Centaur Upper Stage Rocket, […]
Read more "Now would be a good time to show support"ICARUS STAR Gravity makes a “magnifying glass” out of the space that it causes to bend — a cosmic telescope that can surpass those on or around the Earth, and extend our visual range by two thousand fold, with a billions of light years focal length, allowing us to see a star so old, nine […]
Read more "Icarus Star"AGE OF THE UNIVERSE Indulging in lots of dark energy, she begins to grow detached and aloof. Though parts of her are still quite attractive, she’s expanded substantially since youth, no longer can touch her extremities and has lost some of her former sparkle. She remembers when she was much hotter – […]
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