Oh guys. Guys, guys, guys. I intended to write a physics post this week. I really did. But I forgot that this weekend was Reasonfest on the University of Kansas campus. And hey, I when Greta Christina, Matt Dillahunty, Nate Phelps, and JT Eberhard comes to Kansas, you go see them speak. The trade-off, however, is that I didn’t get a chance to physics this week. Le sigh. But I’m not goi... »
Sure, college professors are more liberal than the population at large, but what is the cause? (via Mother Jones) Major holes were poked in a famous pro-austerity paper by a graduate student. (via BBC) Stonehenge is about 5,000 years older than we thought. (via Discovery News) Kopimism is a thing. What is it? (via io9) Featured image credit: nyaa_birdies_perch Got a link you think we should know a... »
Good day to you! Are you ready for the weekend? Yeah, of course you are. Here’s a sweet tune to get you on your way! Did you know that you’ve always wanted to see a rap battle between Kirk Cameron and Charles Darwin impersonators? Trust me. You have. Who will come out on top? The creationist bananas or…science? Watch to find out. H/T: Pharyngula Want more music? Check out Lab Tra... »
Ammonium nitrate fertilizer isn’t actually a dangerous explosive. Most of the time. (via BoingBoing) West Virginia may make students read more sci-fi. (via io9) Stephen Hawking tells college students that the universe doesn’t need God. (via Raw Story) Girl Scouts get a video game development patch. (via Girl Gamer) Featured image credit: JD Hancock Got a link you think we should know a... »
So…this week sucks, doesn’t it? I’m writing this on Monday night, but I can’t believe a week would turn around by Wednesday after what happened in Boston. It seemed to have been a fairly comprehensive attack of some kind, but as of this writing, we don’t really know anything. Our lack of information can be a bit of a problem. Not just because we want to know what̵... »
New Hampshire lawmaker calls women “vaginas” in an email. (via The Huffington Post) Why our brains shut down when we’re scared. (via Time) Your guide to all the crazy conspiracy theories about the Boston Marathon bombing. (via Gawker) The “Brontosaurus” is the most amazing dinosaur. (via io9) Featured image credit: Orin Zebest Got a link you think we should know about? Contact us... »
In which a challenge is issued, a challenge is accepted, and a challenge is completed…for real this time! If you will remember, last week I was issued a challenge involving black holes by this cheeky physicist I know. Even though I’m far too dumb to really get my head around it, I have vowed to answer his question – THE WHOLE QUESTION – eventually, at some point in my life.... »
Georgia governor won’t throw his support behind town’s first racially integrated prom. (via Raw Story) We need to talk about the Gosnell abortion trial. (via Jezebel) You can’t buy the right to name a planet. (via Scientific American) IUDs are safe for teens. (via Medline Plus) Featured image credit: NASA/ESA/G. Bacon (STScI) Got a link you think we should know about? Contact us ... »
