As you're probably aware, there will be a solar eclipse 2017 August 21. Below is an animation created by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio showing the path of the Moon's shadow across the United States. The total eclipse … Continue reading
I haven't been posting for a while because not quite two weeks ago someone hit my car from behind, totaling it and injuring (of all things) my lower right leg, causing pain and swelling. I was seen in an emergency … Continue reading
Brian Keith Dalton, a former Republican (and former Mormon who coined the term Formon), here offers up a complaint about people's willingness to vote for real jerks. He's reasonably restrained in his manner except for what some might consider colorful … Continue reading
As regular readers (if any exist...) are aware, I'm a fan of Rahat's pranks, most of which are harmless and often involve someone or something unexpected pulling up to a drive-thru window -- an invisible driver, a skeleton, a robot, … Continue reading
The A Capella Science YouTube channel offers a remarkably good adaptation of the song "A Whole New World" from Disney's Aladdin. In this version, it's about the hunt for exoplanets orbiting other stars, concluding with a brief reference to the … Continue reading