Defying Enemy Number One
Enemy number one in this case is not your favorite team’s arch-rival or your political nemesis or your neighbor’s nocturnal barking dog. It is not sugar, nor is it trans-fat. Enemy number one is not North Korea (close), nor is it the latest group of murderous terrorists (closer). The real enemy is gravity. Not the movie, that is, but the natural phenomenon. Gravity is constricting: it anchors us to our measly home planet, making extra-terrestrial exploration rather difficult. Gravity is painful: it drags us down, it makes us fall — and when we’re down , it helps other things fall on top of us. Gravity is an enigma. But help may not be too distant; enter The Gravity Research Foundation. While the foundation’s mission may no longer be to counteract…