Colonization opportunities and interstellar trade are not remote possibilities if feasible habitable worlds are discovered. The Economics here relies heavily on the Science and the necessary conditions to be inspected when looking for life on planets beyond our solar system. The physical...

What is the evidentiary value accorded to a woman’s testimony in a rape trial, when she is disabled? How is her testimony—conveyed non-verbally and made accessible to the judges through an interpreter—processed by a legal culture that values descriptive precision and...