In this week’s #SkepticalTuesday post, I take a look at whether science has cracked the case of hipsters and beards. TL;DR — not so much. *** So this week the Telegraph (yeah, I know, I […]
Do Not Blog About Feature #5 Earlier this month, at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Adreas Nathues, the leader of the Dawn Framing Camera team, presented data about the “bright spot” (known simply as […]
In this week’s #FeministFriday post, Lindsey is back, and after seeing what Kappa Delta Rho’s been up to at Penn State, well, she’s kinda pissed. *** Have you all missed my dulcet, angry tones? After two […]
In this week’s #SkepticalTuesday post, I take a look at the facts of farmed vs. wild-caught salmon and ask: “what’s the difference?” *** Last week a Quartz.com article found its way, as things do, into […]
Ultrasound for Alzheimer’s? This week a new study out in the journal Science Translational Medicine suggests that a promising new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease may be on the way: ultrasound. Following hard on the heels […]
In today’s #FeministFriday post, I take issue with the idea of anti-vaccine mothers. *** In all the squabbling in the past few months about people who’ve been choosing (for the usual, scientifically-illiterate reasons) not to get […]
This week I’m tackling “progress”: has it really stalled, or are we just down on ourselves for no good reason? *** Today I’m responding to a piece by science reporter Michael Hanlon. It’s not personal — […]
Booster Test This week, Orbital ATK, the company tasked with building the five-segment solid rocket boosters that will be strapped to either side of the Space Launch System, performed a two-minute test of the new booster. […]
In this week’s #FeministFriday post, Elle reacts to a new study that shows the gender pay gap won’t close for decades. *** My brilliant mathematician friends, Friend M and Friend K, could tell you that […]
In this week’s #SkepticalTuesday post, I discuss the latest changes that may be coming to Google’s search ranking algorithms: a litmus test for factuality. *** Sometimes the truth is unpopular. That’s the problem currently plaguing […]