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Tag: Pluto

Pluto & Psychiatric Disorders & Apples & Oranges

September 13, 2012 Marc Abrahams

A good comparison can be hard to come by. This new study offers a brand new comparison: “The Removal of Pluto from the Class of Planets and Homosexuality from the Class of Psychiatric Disorders: A Comparison,” Peter Zachar and Kenneth S Kendler [pictured here], Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, vol. 7, no. 1, 2012. […]

Arts and Scienceapples, comparison, oranges, Pluto, psychiatric disorders

Horton Sees a Pluto

May 9, 2010 Stephen Drew

Meg Muckenhoupt wrote a poem about Pluto: Horton Sees a Pluto [AIR 15:5] On a hot night in August, while strolling in Prague, Horton the elephant peered through the fog. With his portable telescope tied on a string He looked at the heavens and spotted… a thing! So Horton stopped walking and stared at the spot. […]

Arts and ScienceDr. Seuss, Elephant, Horton, Non-Planets, Planets, Pluto, poem, Poems, Stories

Limited life of the solar system

May 8, 2010 Marc Abrahams

In his study called “Limited Lifetime of the Solar System” [AIR 15:5], Steve Trimburger says: With the loss of Pluto, the number of major planets in our solar system has dropped to eight. If the current trend continues, then come April 13, 3703 the solar system will no longer have any major planets. My analysis […]

Arts and Sciencecosmology, Pluto, solar system
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