Pouria Nazemi
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Freelance science journalist based in Montreal, Canada
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An Exoplanet with Water
In the last few days, the world of science news has experienced fantastic excitement. Two research groups published their results about an extrasolar planet. And, based on their result this ‘Super-Earth’, which orbits its star in the ‘habitable zone’ could have water molecules in its atmosphere.
By Pouria Nazemi5 years ago in Futurism
INO: Beyond a Dream
Mahmoud Ghomi, also known as Moshaver-al-Molk Mahmoudi, was among 42 students who had been sent to Europe by the national scholarship in 1858 to learn modern science and technology. This was the first group of Iranian students who were selected to learn modern science and bring it back to Iran. It was a part of the famous Iranian chancellor Amir Kabir's initiations for reforms in Iran.
By Pouria Nazemi5 years ago in Futurism
- Top Story - March 2019
'LDR:' Brave, Bold and Not Afraid of TechnologyTop Story - March 2019
Love, Death and Robots (LDR) is now streaming on Netflix. LDR is a series of 18 episodes of short animations. Each episode is different in the graphics and animation style. Some episodes are using classic animation style, and some of them are advanced CGI with the ultra-realistic atmosphere. Even in one event, Ice Age, there is a combination of animation and real actors.
By Pouria Nazemi5 years ago in Futurism
The Far Side of the Moon
For people who are interested in space exploration, 2019 is already becoming a historic year. Just a few hours after the new year, the New Horizons probe did a fly by near a far far object named, Ultima Thule. A small and peanut-shaped object inside the Kuiper belt. Officially known as 2014 MU69, Ultima Thule orbits the sun every 298 years at the distance of 6.5 billion km from us. On the first day of January, it became the farthest object in the solar system that has been visited by an earthling spaceship.
By Pouria Nazemi5 years ago in Futurism
'Artemis': A Book Review
Andy Weir’s Artemis is an adventure story that happens on the moon. While the science foundation and accuracy of this book are as strong as his last blockbuster novel, The Martian, the characters are suffering from lack of developments and they fall into the trap of known clichés.
By Pouria Nazemi6 years ago in Futurism
Winter Is Here, but Why?
Winter is coming! For last six years, we celebrated summer (in the northern hemisphere at least) with the promise of inevitable winter and this year finally winter is here. The Game of Thrones TV show is going to come back in just a few days for its 7th season and this time the Great War in the middle of winter is ahead of us.
By Pouria Nazemi7 years ago in Futurism