Kids and periodic tables of elements…they grow up so fast! This year will mark the 150th anniversary of scientist Dmitri Mendeleev discovering the Periodic System, and therefore of the creation of the Periodic Table of Elements. I’m sure we all took a science class or two back in our day and I’m almost just as sure […] More
Parachutes. They are almost ubiquitous among those who jump out of planes. But have we ever done research on them to see precisely how safe they are? Sure, we’ve seen people jump out of planes with parachutes in the past. But how many studies have there been about the safety and effectiveness of parachutes? And […] More
Dogs. They’re what you get when you realize that the only way to deal with your insecurities is to have complete subordination of another animal. If it sounds like I’m being a bit too harsh, I’m sorry. But cats are better, and if you hate cats, the science isn’t on your side. I’m (mostly) joking […] More
The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines today regarding their advice against spanking, going further than they have before to discourage parents from spanking their children. The AAP said that spanking children as a form of discipline makes children more aggressive and raises the risk of mental health issues. Get our all-over print Catstronaut shirt, available […] More
Ah, yes. The latest viral ‘science’ research whose results are ‘damning’ to society as a whole. Right? I mean, right? Who are we to question what the science gods tell us is true? And who are we to say that there is bad science reporting happening? We’re just normal people who click a link on the […] More
If there’s one thing almost every rational person can agree on, it’s the fact that vaccines are safe and effective. Just like gravity holding us down firmly to the round Earth, climate change existing, and evolution being real, there’s an overwhelming amount of evidence proving this. If you don’t believe me here, you can simply […] More
Neil deGrasse Tyson has said “The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.” That is the underlying foundation of the scientific method. If the findings of a study are true and accurate, once you publish your methods and conclusion, others should be able to replicate your study […] More
For those of you who watched SpaceX launch the Falcon Heavy yesterday, there’s good news, there’s great news, there’s bad news, then there’s interesting news. As I wrote about before, the measure of success for this mission was to just get the rocket off Launchpad 39A before the thing exploded, so it didn’t damage the […] More
We’re just barely three weeks into 2018, and already we have weird things happening. No, I’m not talking about the government shutdown or cute penguins jumping into research boats or things exploding in the sky over Detroit. I’m talking about the ‘Tide Pod Challenge.’ The history of the Tide Pod Challenge meme is not as […] More
Last night around 8:10 Eastern time, a giant fireball lit up the sky over Michigan, and was seen as far away as Pennsylvania and Missouri. The American Meteor Society received over 355 reports of the event from seven states. For a meteor, the rock was moving rather slow, clocking in right around 28,000 miles per […] More
Rejoice, Cosmos fans! It was announced today that the Carl Sagan documentary series, Cosmos, has been approved for a second season by Fox. The show is now hosted by our favorite astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson. The new season of the show will be called Cosmos: Possible Worlds. The Verge reported: The networks made the announcement […] More
The flu kills. In the 2015-2016 season, the flu killed as many as 56,000 people, and as many as 35 million were sickened by it. And with the rise of anti-vaxxers seemingly all over the place, it’s no surprise that so many needlessly fall ill each year. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported: An additional 34 […] More
