"An estimated 5.5m British people live permanently abroad – almost one in 10 of the UK population. [...] some 2,000 British citizens moved permanently away from the UK every week in 2005." C

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"If all goes well, NASA could have a permanent moon base by 2020. This is hopeful, because it’s a step towards putting our eggs in more than one basket."

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"Humans must colonize planets in other solar systems traveling there using "Star Trek"-style propulsion or face extinction, renowned British cosmologist Stephen Hawking said on Thursday

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"Those who ponder the Fermi Paradox might want to consider Myrhaf’s solution, one based on economics. If advanced technological civilizations really are out there, maybe they simply can’t afford

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"Freeman Dyson among others has speculated about the physical changes that could occur as the human species spreads into the cosmos. How will evolution deal with a colony world in a distant star

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Jamais Cascio backs up my stance on people misinterpreting Hawking.

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More flak over the Hawknig speech. He's really put the cat among the pigeons, hasn't he?

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Razib at Gene Expression defends the Hawking statements, though not quite in the same vein that I did.

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