<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:58:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@victor-lucas/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why We Should Colonize the Moon Before Mars: Part Two]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Source) I posted the first part of this discussion a few days ago and received a lot of positive support and comments. In that post, I promised that my next post (this one) would outline the case for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/space/@victor-lucas/why-we-should-colonize-the-moon-before-mars-part-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/space/@victor-lucas/why-we-should-colonize-the-moon-before-mars-part-two</guid><category><![CDATA[space]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:58:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rJF8BrNm9kTLtFGnvgy5CqZZorxZjwsgLCFn1Lat93Dn9JTURxFULQPkuHnS3YmzzNScZRmryQsmXpz3f5f266KMotr5Uvj6PrTG9yw9rsmrAoNZXAKjHNNg4oMY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why We Should Colonize the Moon before Mars]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Source) Whenever the general public talks about space exploration these days, the fixation is on Mars. Mars is the desired gem, supposedly just out of reach. We feel that we are almost there. But in reality,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/space/@victor-lucas/why-we-should-colonize-the-moon-before-mars</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/space/@victor-lucas/why-we-should-colonize-the-moon-before-mars</guid><category><![CDATA[space]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2016 23:00:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4BAcMbGCM4KYb7KTksAcFFYGMvnTCrnDi2W2st2u1rVfsdZfQPkcZxKYVYHg9faXF4ifDdvVdRwwS9oySi2A8bfMpSVGpNSDgqr6EVksTsiGb8518MFoKn5t5Uj4A5KZwRAyWpBWdWxmciPLWPeSyhkUphTr2rDaAMyXHouaxqxN1wit7yv85orqpixME9eB7cGZZTkV8SuoUx9UwWWHYaz3k1m?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pyrrhus of Epirus: History's Greatest Forgotten General and Why You Should Wear a Helmet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ive been writing pretty consistently about space lately, so I thought I would take a break from that today in order to share one of my other passions...history! There have been a lot of excellent leaders,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@victor-lucas/pyrrhus-of-epirus-history-s-greatest-forgotten-general-and-why-you-should-wear-a-helmet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@victor-lucas/pyrrhus-of-epirus-history-s-greatest-forgotten-general-and-why-you-should-wear-a-helmet</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2016 03:56:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2QhhddTGwaJNFFCZGVcNM4BQBkBYQy1bF7DZo9AyUBeFVWsirYsTZaeKBdKjDUL1NkLBckWXjLcUnpRZefgr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How China is Surpassing the USA as a Spacefaring Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few days ago, I finished off a post I made about NASA plans for sending a submarine to Saturn's moon Titan with the assertion that the growth of China's space program might be the catalyst to launch]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/space/@victor-lucas/how-china-is-surpassing-the-usa-as-a-spacefaring-nation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/space/@victor-lucas/how-china-is-surpassing-the-usa-as-a-spacefaring-nation</guid><category><![CDATA[space]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:05:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DVAkPHVCq7oDzc4Nr4kMTYSXyQo9vmGXDa46FKFU6G1hqUw1nnNzighFB4T9Hzx6hU1DMD1VJe1AKY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future Technologies: Submarines on Saturn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay I lied, this post will talk about NASA's idea of sending a submarine to Titan, Saturn's moon. But "Submarines on Saturn" just had such a great ring to it, I couldn't resist. But I digress.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/space/@victor-lucas/future-technologies-submarines-on-saturn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/space/@victor-lucas/future-technologies-submarines-on-saturn</guid><category><![CDATA[space]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 01:18:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBGbS7K1iDmR1sFwK2WWC1GXubGWdrYTXTZLGaG1KPj2VAbYWRP1Ah3JDV496y2UNPqFcYFA3qRSrvAvsg4u7f3aofNoQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Conflict Series: How the United States' Counterterrorism Initiatives End up Feeding Terrorism]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been more than fifteen years since the September 11 attacks and the consequent advent of the “Global War on Terror”, and yet terrorism remains one of the biggest topics in the news and in our collective]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@victor-lucas/a-conflict-series-how-the-united-states-counterterrorism-initiatives-end-up-feeding-terrorism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@victor-lucas/a-conflict-series-how-the-united-states-counterterrorism-initiatives-end-up-feeding-terrorism</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2016 01:53:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1X7aJh6Tea9hH32UiACTTr52L2neq6Jp8nv9ZBMfSweMYjidK37SGV5KNhsWuw4Gn9SifNJaFoWBoMynFtkyZ2rBmHFfRjUsSyyZLwoYYUp5P2oTM4BGj9X97KVmkF8byGyGXFwmDYsb9wLa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future Technologies: How Lasers are Revolutionizing Archaeology]]></title><description><![CDATA[I graduated from American University with a BA in International Studies in December 2015 with a regional focus on Asia and a specialty in Environmental Sustainability and Global Health. 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Nikkiko Masumoto on food This past Thursday and Friday, my girlfriend @anwenbaumeister and I went to a sustainable food and agriculture]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@victor-lucas/a-sustainability-dialogue-food-transparency-at-farm-tank-sacramento-2016</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@victor-lucas/a-sustainability-dialogue-food-transparency-at-farm-tank-sacramento-2016</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2016 23:58:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3auKdMsk3Q3yYjX2yJyYPg2vqQafoyKP3Dor2sFXSmQgwhJk7zp1sBgJQa5dLz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kessler Syndrome: How Debris in Earth's Orbit Might Prevent Space Exploration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every second of every hour of every day, there are millions of individual items hurtling through Earth's orbit at enormous speeds. Satellites, rocket stages, loose nuts and bolts, and even flecks of broken]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@victor-lucas/kessler-syndrome-how-debris-in-earth-s-orbit-might-prevent-space-exploration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@victor-lucas/kessler-syndrome-how-debris-in-earth-s-orbit-might-prevent-space-exploration</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2016 23:20:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPcLfd5GTqv4SpJ5ni8Z7YPgbbSBNkXgPTxy7vKVG6MJqpVYL4R5ibs7kvw62rW1NyFL98PTXFw8zYVU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cosmic Mysteries: Why the Search for Alien Life Matters]]></title><description><![CDATA["Are we alone? Do we matter? What is the point of it all?" These questions have haunted humanity since its inception, an existential cry to the heavens that put us here seemingly at random. If]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@victor-lucas/cosmic-mysteries-why-the-search-for-alien-life-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@victor-lucas/cosmic-mysteries-why-the-search-for-alien-life-matters</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvz9vxu4Ber5NYQ1LoEHV5Z6GZh1CPt36SwNZNNv8sEEZD7bCJnFf6NjpfigbRi6SQavgkaMXxwRZ3tM3LQQbGVsogqDogmKsqmSjatdvsBwnbY7c6uYbMsSowk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Pen to Paper, From Paper to Reality: How Science Fiction Inspires Real Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science fiction is something that is near and dear to my heart. Ever since I was young, science fiction (as well as fantasy) were the only genres I would read. Notions of the stars, spaceships, teleportation,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sci-fi/@victor-lucas/from-pen-to-paper-from-paper-to-reality-how-science-fiction-inspires-real-change</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sci-fi/@victor-lucas/from-pen-to-paper-from-paper-to-reality-how-science-fiction-inspires-real-change</guid><category><![CDATA[sci-fi]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:38:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLxds22o3KgiEm99a6wm4f2SEo5ZLzNCmFxBxH2Fsgup7xQdMZ12KQboAeKtPEq4ydDSWcLVEw4CyiUhjrkgz8CdvLwRdTFkZ4QAGNdN8FHhx9MbHRJ72rQENAJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future Technologies: Self-Driving (Sailing?) Boats]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Idea Everybody and their mother (maybe even grandmother) has heard about self-driving cars, their potential applications, the tests being run around the world etc. Big names like Google, Apple, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@victor-lucas/future-technologies-self-driving-sailing-boats</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@victor-lucas/future-technologies-self-driving-sailing-boats</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 20:21:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3q52Dkr5nBe4KqR6j4cawfCgnRfAqCsEdcmu79w7w7KD3u1STvpHP7rvyWnmMmJjSbXoV9CBTbVCA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sustainability Dialogue: The Dakota Access Pipeline and Subjugation of Native Americans]]></title><description><![CDATA[A familiar theme has reiterated itself in the United States since it's inception. The people and the government negotiate with one another, agreements are made, boundaries are set, and then promptly broken]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@victor-lucas/a-sustainability-dialogue-the-dakota-access-pipeline-and-subjugation-of-native-americans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@victor-lucas/a-sustainability-dialogue-the-dakota-access-pipeline-and-subjugation-of-native-americans</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2016 05:23:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMeHGsZuSKVFLfWDvU9tuq4i53W9PWhZAYjaJVt73Me14QePFSFrbTS28XjVQtC5S875qC541Z44QGkc9Bb9zZ4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future Technologies: The EM Space Drive and How it Might Revolutionize Space Travel]]></title><description><![CDATA[I graduated from American University with a BA in International Studies in December 2015 with a regional focus on Asia and a specialty in Environmental Sustainability and Global Health. I studied abroad]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@victor-lucas/future-technologies-the-em-space-drive-and-how-it-might-revolutionize-space-travel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@victor-lucas/future-technologies-the-em-space-drive-and-how-it-might-revolutionize-space-travel</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 15:55:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3q52Dkr5nBe4KqRY4bRc3Napxx9jcdo6eTEJRAZehWi3ZaPs8TXVr3UGyep1reRKdGrNiudQgR6AS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sustainability Dialogue: Why the State System Cannot Fulfill the Paris Agreement on Climate Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[I graduated from American University with a BA in International Studies in December 2015 with a regional focus on Asia and a specialty in Environmental Sustainability and Global Health. I studied abroad]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@victor-lucas/a-sustainability-dialogue-why-the-state-system-cannot-fulfill-the-paris-agreement-on-climate-change</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@victor-lucas/a-sustainability-dialogue-why-the-state-system-cannot-fulfill-the-paris-agreement-on-climate-change</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 05:41:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3q52Dkr5nBe4KqRRjDDrGSjnvKXbRH4deEPQy5tAVKYGMBvkLBFdTQS96cLRtHJsq6LyuNuxpCbzn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Conflict Series: Self-Immolation, Ethnic Hatred, and Cultural Destruction in Tibet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction Ever since China invaded Tibet in 1951 and wrested power from the hands of the national Tibetan government, Tibet has been a source of conflict for China. From CIA backed separatist movements]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@victor-lucas/a-conflict-series-self-immolation-ethnic-hatred-and-cultural-destruction-in-tibet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@victor-lucas/a-conflict-series-self-immolation-ethnic-hatred-and-cultural-destruction-in-tibet</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 14:06:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pRoUB6BafgRw567Ze7EmBGt6qCEWjRpxM5fhDQy3cRsmyAfxSjGNfezBvgUvEELgfruhRx49eYCoeQGQHYEGPTiD2mHL84nvky4w8TdCrFEU1t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Potential of Lab-Grown Meat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Few topics will be of greater importance over the coming decades than sustainability and the explosive growth of the human population. Having seen a doubling of population since the 1970's, few would argue]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@victor-lucas/the-potential-of-lab-grown-meat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@victor-lucas/the-potential-of-lab-grown-meat</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2016 05:41:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCGEEdXuD4jk7ehm7ekB3cx3qs9baxFk1uay7pA5JoNuBtUN1QgnSv4hiHa4sE8NnDDpZAMqq5VYnCE7f1jgaCiryoB7RjTL6Mpytr32u2JxXP1ZGbCVVZBaYkope9E6voLaPkPXDMAqhcGxQz5VptZH8fMp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music for the Mind: A Focus Music Collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Friday Steemit! Just one more day of this school/work week. To help you get through that last day, I thought I would share some of my favorite mixes to listen to while i'm doing work. I listen to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@victor-lucas/music-for-the-mind-a-focus-music-collection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@victor-lucas/music-for-the-mind-a-focus-music-collection</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[victor-lucas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2016 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2k7TU6Gfnp2sTCHjmz93wdWjULomRQ8ASFAKqKXmsP8x67StfwhTNYo55p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Seven Most Beautiful Urban Parks in the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[All throughout the world, city parks play an important role in the ecosystem of urban life. 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