Boys, Video Games, and Friendship| Vol. 2 / No 41.1
I’m not a gamer. My friends know this about me. The game system that I was most into was the SNES — I still have Final Fantasy 2 (IV), Final Fantasy 3 (VI), Chrono Trigger, […]
long-form posts
Thinking Out Loud: “Science Reporting by Non-Scientists” | Vol. 2 / No. 31.3
What right does a non-scientist have to write about science? Time to think out loud. *** A couple of weeks ago, I submitted a post of mine to reddit’s r/skeptic community, which I do when […]
Thinking Out Loud: “Knowing What We Know Now” | Vol. 2 / No. 30.3
It’s Saturday, and I had an extra thing to say this week, so here you are: an opinion piece on something I found annoying in the news this week. You’re completely welcome. *** In the […]
Opinion: The STEM Debate | Vol. 2 / No. 29.2
There’s a debate in educational circles that seems to appear so frequently that merely describing it as “perennial” seems less accurate than calling it “constant.” The gist of the debate is whether or not education, higher […]
On Progress | Vol. 2 / No. 20.1
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 — […]
On Spock | Vol. 2 / No. 18.1
This week, Leonard Nimoy, the actor famous above all other reasons for his role in the Star Trek franchise as Spock, passed away at 83 years of age from complications related to COPD. Like most […]
On Finding a Feminist Boyfriend Online | Vol. 2 / No. 10.1
In this week’s #FeministFriday post, yours truly does some non-roundup writing of his own, on the topic of finding a male feminist and growing up in privilege. *** A recent article in the Washington Post […]
The Legend of Link | Vol. 2 / No. 9.2
In this, the first #FeministFriday post of 2015, Elle tackles the Legend of Zelda franchise and its somewhat dubious treatment of its female characters over the years. *** My sister and I got a gaming […]
Rosetta Special Issue | Vol. 2 / No. 2.2
There’s been so much Rosetta news this week that I’ve decided it deserves its own post (otherwise there won’t be any room for all the other news tomorrow). Here’s the rundown on the little spacecraft […]
Vol. 1 / No. 5.1 — The Good News People (Thoughts on the Amazon Drone News Cycle)
I was trying to find a good name for this post — something catchy, like “60 Minutes of Fame,” or “The Day of the Octocopter” — but the more I read and the more I […]