Yesterday, Elon Musk released a rap song dedicated to the memory of Harambe, the gorilla who was killed nearly three years ago after a child fell into his enclosure. No, I did not make any typos and this is not satire. This really, actually happened. The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla released a rap song […] More
During a videotaped deposition, as part of a litany of lawsuits filed by parents of Sandy Hook victims, InfoWars host Alex Jones claimed that he had a “form of psychosis” when he was on the leading edge of promoting the absurd Sandy Hook “false flag” conspiracy theory. The Daily Beast reported: Jones reportedly said that […] More
PETA — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals — probably needs to fire their entire social media team, and maybe their marketing and PR teams. Truth to be told, as good as their intentions may be, PETA needs to do a lot better at all things in general. Just a couple of weeks ago […] More
If you’re like me, you dread waking up and getting out of bed in the morning. And if you’re like me, the idea of being paid over $18,000 to stay in bed 24/7 sounds… just wonderful. That’s exactly what a team of researchers at the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Aerospace Medicine in Cologne, Germany are looking […] More
I’m not saying that Facebook has a racism problem, but Facebook has a racism problem. While there are almost certainly more racists infesting social media sites like Twitter and YouTube, the simple fact is that thanks to its history of prevaricating on the issue of white nationalism versus all-out white supremacy, pockets of virulent hate […] More
Not satisfied with just writing smash hit books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda, Ronald Dahl also wrote many essays regarding public health issues, including vaccines. Even though he wrote this essay in the mid 80s, it is every bit as relevant today as we face more and more measles outbreaks thanks to anti-vaxxers. […] More
Trump is known for his rambling, nonsensical diatribes peppered with phrases such as “the best” or believe me”, and even the occasional “bigly.” At this point of his presidency, I’m not sure how he continues to turn the crazy past 11, but somehow he manages to do it. Of course, this occurred on Fox News, […] More
A new case study published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia investigated a woman who feels almost no pain, and heals without forming any scars. The kicker? She didn’t realize that this wasn’t normal until she was in her 60s. This was discovered after she had surgery on her hand, and did not require painkillers afterwards. Gizmodo […] More
The religious folks are at it again. In a desperate attempt to one-up the Christian who says straight people don’t engage in oral sex or do butt stuff, a mother of four sons argues that leggings are corrupting her children. In a letter to the editor of the Notre Dame student newspaper, Maryann White rips into […] More
A cancer diagnosis is nothing anyone wants to receive, no matter how treatable it is. The good news, if you can find any in such diagnoses, is that western medicine has come a long way in treating the scourge of cancer, and thanks to the tireless efforts of medical researchers, newer and better treatments are […] More
From time to time, Dan likes to have me write about things he knows are light, cheery, upbeat, fun subjects for everyone. This is most definitely not one of those times, because it involves both the wanton destruction our species continues to inflict on our environment and the final resting places of some very brave, and maybe […] More
I’m sure Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and his friend thinks he was making a really good, solid point today on the floor of the U.S. Senate, but he was not. To make matters worse, Lee compounded his scientific illiteracy with some good old fashioned dad jokes in the form of printed stills from cartoons and […] More
