Full disclosure: I want a Tesla car. I’m not yet set on the model, but I’m planning on ordering a Tesla sometime next year. So yeah, I’m a bit of a fanboy at this point but hey, at least I’m honest about it. That’s why when I saw this article written by Mike Brown for […] More
Today, NASA released the first ever audio recording from Mars! NASA’s InSight lander touched down successfully on Mars on November 26th. The primary mission of the lander (which is not a rover) is to study the interior of Mars by drilling below the surface. The goal is to analyze seismic activity and monitor for Marsquakes, which […] More
It’s that time of year again! No, I’m not talking about replacing the audio of people dancing with Mariah Carey’s song All I want for Christmas is you (even though it is one of my favorite things), I’m talking about the annual debate that rages about the song Baby it’s cold outside. The debate stems from the lyrics […] More
Elon Musk just released video of the first stage booster of the SpaceX CRS-16 mission as it returns to Earth and spins out of control – in rather dramatic fashion. While SpaceX cut away from the descending booster as it appeared spin during the webcast, Elon Musk released the full video of the landing on […] More
Twelve years ago, NASA launched the New Horizons probe. The primary mission was to study Pluto and get the very first up-close views of Pluto to help us learn more about the most famous not-a-planet. #WorthIt Reaching Pluto was not an easy feat. Pluto is about 40 times as far away from the Sun as […] More
Neil deGrasse Tyson was publicly accused of multiple incidents of sexual misconduct earlier this week. And now, he has released a public statement regarding the allegations. Tyson took to Facebook to make the following post: For a variety of reasons, most justified, some unjustified, men accused of sexual impropriety in today’s “me-too” climate are presumed […] More
On this day twenty years ago – November 29th, 1998 – the boy band *NSYNC released their seminal holiday classic Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays. In it, *NSYNC rouses people into the Christmas spirit with the moving chorus: Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Happy Holidays. I don’t know about you, but I feel […] 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
By now you’ve surely heard about the missionary who was killed by a tribe who he attempted to convert to Christianity. John Allen Chau made not one, not two, but three attempts to contact the isolated Sentinelese tribe, met with arrows from them every time, before he died. More details are emerging about the situation, showing […] More
I think we have a possible winner for the 2018 Darwin Awards. And as a disclaimer, I don’t normally relish in the misery of others. But when you intentionally put yourself in an extremely dangerous situation, especially when it’s for an extraordinarily dumb reason, you get what you get. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. […] More
Today is the 317th day of 2018. So far, we have has 309 mass shootings. A mass shooting is defined here as a shooting where four or more people are shot. A mass shooting differs from a mass murder, where four our more people are killed. I point this out because I received a lot […] More
I’ll admit that the first time I heard of the “bioweapon defense mode” on Tesla’s Model S and Model X, I thought it seemed a bit silly. I mean after all, it’s just a car. And the suggestion that it would be able to stop a bioweapon – the use of biological toxins or infectious agents […] More
