Sweigart Report: “Oscillococcinum” | Vol. 3 / No. 25.1
Not actually an ingredient | Photo: Danny Chapman, CC BY 2.0 *** One of the links in yesterday’s “Best of the Rest” segment (those stories I don’t get to because time is a limited and […]
Month: April 2016
BEAM’s Been Installed, America’s Digital Middle Is Now A Lake, and Planet Nine Isn’t Going To Kill Us All | Vol. 3 / No. 25
Artist’s conception of BEAM attached to ISS | Photo: Bigelow Aerospace BEAM Installed Very early Saturday morning (at least for us in the Eastern Standard Tribe) a team of Earth-based engineers used the Canadarm 2 to […]
Come as You Are(n’t) | Vol. 3 / No. 23.5
The Faces of Rust | Photo: Garry Newman, Taylor Reynolds, Rust *** When you think about it, video games can be a lot like Halloween—an endless excuse for a “come as you aren’t” party. Depending […]
Damnit De Niro, I Thought We Were Good | Vol. 3 / No. 23.4
I just watched something intensely painful, dear readers, so now you don’t have to. | Photo: Today Show (video below) *** Yesterday morning, actor, director, and Tribeca Film Festival founder Robert De Niro gave a long, […]
The Sad State of Science in American Politics | Vol. 3 / No. 24.3
Because I needed kittens okay? Don’t judge. | Photo: Jason Persse, CC BY-SA 2.0 *** Guys, I just can’t even today. I love the Bern, but his anti-GMO stance is painful, and now I find […]
The Problem Isn’t Porn, It’s How We Educate Ourselves About Sex | Vol. 3 / No. 24.2
Photo: Lara, CC BY 2.0 Gail Dines and I have a difference of opinion. She thinks pornography is “a public health crisis,” and I think she’s wrong. *** Gail Dines is a sociology professor and […]
Borderline Woo: The Alexander Technique Vol. 3 / No. 24.1
This Alexander Technique does not involve attempting to conquer Asia Minor | Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0 *** So in my travels about the interwebs this week, I stumbled upon something calling itself “The […]
CRS-8 to the ISS, Cyclodextrin for Arterial Plaque, and Sci-Hub for Pirated Science | Vol. 3 / No. 24
CRS-8 liftoff! | Photo: SpaceX Photos, CC BY 2.0 *** CRS-8 (I’m On A Boat) The biggest news of the week absolutely has to be the successful launch and first-stage barge landing of SpaceX’s ISS resupply […]
Abusive Academia | Vol. 3 / No. 23.5
This post is equal parts rage-inducing and disturbing | Photo: Prayitno, CC BY 2.0 *** For fairly obvious reasons, I’m particularly sensitive to feminist issues as they pertain to academia. The two things are almost […]
Coming Soon: Roborace | Vol. 3 / No. 23.4
Photo: Kinetik / Roborace / Daniel Simon *** I’m in transit all day today, so instead of a normal post, here’s a glimpse of the future of racing. “Roborace” will be the latest innovation to […]