George Dvorsky's discussions

georgedvorsky
George Dvorsky
georgedvorsky
George is a Gizmodo Deputy Editor, specializing in spaceflight, space policy, and space exploration. He has appeared in such publications as NYT, Forbes, Guardian, Slate, and BBC.

Haha, that's actually an interesting point — I'm often afraid to go off my routine for fear of the drooling vegetable I would surely become ;-) Read more

I appreciate the insight, but I made it quite clear in the disclaimer that none of these supplements should be tried without consulting a doctor first. Read more

All I'm saying is everyone is different, and results will obviously vary. The key is to start one at a time, and iteratively and methodically ramp up from there. Read more

My own personal regimine includes creatine, omega-3s, and dark chocolate; I sometimes follow coffee consumption with green tea. I wil soon be trying the Piracetam + Choline combo. Read more

Sign me up for when this device can be implanted into my skull. Read more

You may very well be right — but my concern is the unprecedented scale, both in terms of the building itself, and the logistical demands required to build it. I'm also reminded of how things were done (or rather *not* done) in former communist states, so my fears may be outdated. China may have set up a different Read more

For clarification, its sun is 2.5 times the size of our sun. The planet itself has 13 times the mass of Jupiter. Read more

The researchers are tight lipped about its reproductive technique, but given that they say it's neither in the traditional placental or marsupial class, and that they compare it to the platypus, it's a good chance they suspect that it was an egg-laying mammal. Read more

Yes, I do see your point — though the researchers did note that, in addition to water temperature, they were able to isolate both the chemical and geological processes that could have given rise to extremophile life in particular. And it's still an open question as to whether or not life could have originated in cold Read more

I'm wondering, given a pool of 180 million rats, what percentage will have an immunity to the poison (what is likely a blood coagulant). Even if it's a miniscule percentile, that could still conceivably represent hundreds or even thousands of rats — all of whom will pass on their immunity to the next generation. I'm Read more

That's right — horny, lonely female angels waiting for the recently deceased to make their entrance. Read more