Fed2 Star Index
In this week’s Fed2 Star: my struggle to find enough news this week, confusion over the exact meaning of colonization requirements, experiment suggests that it rains diamonds on Neptune and Uranus, another reason why drinking beer is good for you, steamroller deals with an author’s last request, an unusual way to make sure you are remembered after death, stupid ways to watch the eclipse, a gorgeous cocktail shaker, and a video of three-dimensional swirling artworks. Plus Winding Down, the tech newsletter from Alan.
Official News
Requirements for colonizing new planets
Real life news: why Uranus and Neptune have diamond rain
Real life news: see, I told you beer was good for you – again!
Real life news: Terry Pratchett’s unfinished works crushed by steamroller
Real life news: become a vinyl record after death
Dumb eclipse-watchers of the week
Cocktail shaker of the week: rocket cocktails
Video of the week: alien galaxies created from paint and soap