Science Enthusiast. Atheist. Lover of cats.
It may surprise you to learn that the definition of death varies from state in the United States. In general though, the official time of death is considered to be the time when you’ve entered cardiac arrest – the electrical signals that cause your heart to beat stop, and blood stops flowing in your body. […] More
While I haven’t yet seen it, the new movie Vice is definitely on the short list of films that I *must* see. The bioflick stars Christian Bale portraying former vice president Dick Cheney and his rise as the most powerful (and evil) vice president in United States history. The film itself was written and directed by Adam […] More
According to Variety, National Geographic has made the decision to pull Neil deGrasse Tyson‘s show Star Talk off the air. National Geographic spoke exclusively to Variety, who reported the following: “In order to allow the investigation to occur unimpeded we chose to hold new episodes of ‘Star Talk’ until it is complete,” a Nat Geo rep told Variety. “We […] More
With the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi still fresh on everyone’s minds, Saudi Arabia is back in the headlines again this week regarding censorship of another activist who is critical of Saudi Arabia’s barbaric behavior. Comedian Hasan Minhaj has a show on Netflix called Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj. Speaking in reference to the Saudi Arabian government’s […] More
A lot of families have inside jokes during the holidays. My family has a pair of Garfield boxer shorts that someone in our family gets as a “gift” each year ever since I was in elementary school. This year, I had the pleasure of unwrapping it, to the great enjoyment of my kids who were in […] More
In a video, Donald Trump’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is currently our country’s highest-ranking diplomat, says that he believes that the rapture is real and is coming. In the video he says: “We will continue to fight these battles, it is a never ending struggle… until the Rapture.” This timeline just keeps getting […] More
A study found that people who own cats may be more likely to enjoy bondage and BDSM than those who don’t own cats. Me-owwwww. Researchers in Slovakia and Czech Republic surveyed over 36,500 people and found that many people who owned cats “are more often aroused by their own fear, danger, and sexual submission”. Their […] More
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times. Vaccines work, vaccines are safe, and vaccines do not cause autism. Study after study has shown this to be the case. But ever since Andrew Wakefield published his fraudulent study, anti-vaxxers have perpetuated his narrative that the MMR vaccine causes autism. The sole reason […] More
In the information age of today, it’s not uncommon for us to encounter something online that we disagree with. Often, we find things that make us uncomfortable or seem to attack a core value we hold closely to our hearts. Take spanking children as a form of discipline, for instance. Anytime you post studies about […] More
Growing up Catholic, I never doubted what the church taught me. Not only was I an altar boy as a kid, but I also was an participant in my church’s annual Christmas pageant and played the role of Joseph, desperately looking for somewhere for the “virgin” Mary to plop out the son of God before […] More
After months of jokes about it being the only way to fund Trump’s border wall, someone has actually made a GoFundMe to pay for the wall. No, this is not The Onion. This is real life. As of this writing, the crowdfunding campaign has raised over $4.8 million in just three short days of existence. […] More
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more people died from gun-related injuries last year than in any other year previously recorded. According to reporting by the New York Times: There were 39,773 gun deaths in 2017, up by more than 1,000 from the year before. Nearly two-thirds were suicides. It was […] More
