Interview with Professor Ian Crawford

Professor Ian Crawford of Birkbeck's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences was interviewed on "Is Moon mining economically feasible?" at space.com http://www.space.com/28189-moon-mining-economic-feasibility.html

Read some of Prof. Crawford's recent publications about the Moon via the Birkbeck eLibrary:

• Lunar exploration: opening a window into the history and evolution of the inner Solar System (at Arxiv.org)
• Western Oceanus Procellarum as seen by C1XS on Chandrayaan-1 
• Numerical modeling of lava-regolith heat transfer on the Moon and implications for the preservation of implanted volatiles
• Scientific preparations for lunar exploration
• Back to the Moon: The scientific rationale for resuming lunar surface exploration 
• Geology, geochemistry, and geophysics of the Moon: Status of current understanding
• A brief review of chemical and mineralogical resources on the Moon and likely initial in situ resource utilization (ISRU) applications

Your Birkbeck IT account is needed for access to most of these.

A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science

With more and more information out there, sometimes bad science slips through the net. Here's a handy infographic guide to spotting it. See the full article at http://www.compoundchem.com/2014/04/02/a-rough-guide-to-spotting-bad-science/