From the American Association for the Advancement of Science, here are ten areas of notable scientific development for 2014: Link: http://youtu.be/3o9rsq3TYQk For more, see this article from the December 19 issue of Science. by … Continue reading
Another one you’ve probably already seen, but just in case: The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,The Colbert Report on Facebook,Video Archive There’s also a coda: The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,The Colbert Report on Facebook,Video … Continue reading
In honor of tomorrow’s U.S. release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five CGI Armies, here’s a rerun of something I previously posted a few years ago. To celebrate the culmination of Peter Jackson’s six-film cycle, Gimli Gloinsson finds … Continue reading
Police in the city of Lowell Michigan surprise people pulled over for traffic offenses with something unexpected: What they want for Christmas. Link: http://youtu.be/mlnxajQrL8w by … Continue reading
Over at the Bad Astronomy blog, astronomer and writer Phil Plait has a good post on the subject of climate change that’s worth reading. He particularly recommends this short (6 minutes and 30 seconds) video from PBS Digital Studios’ It’s … Continue reading
OK, it’s a cute animals video. I’m not proud of myself. Link: http://youtu.be/etYwoEOdhD4 by … Continue reading
I don’t always agree with Arizona Senator John McCain, but I certainly agree with what he has to say here. McCain was himself on the receiving end of torture, and he’s aware of something that the naive tend to overlook: … Continue reading
In the unlikely event you haven’t already seen this… The apparently intentional release of chlorine gas a furry convention (see the Chicago Tribune’s news story and Wikipedia’s explanation of furry fandom) led to an evacuation of the con hotel and … Continue reading
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently vetoed a bill outlawing pig gestation crates in New Jersey. The crates are horrifically cruel, immobilizing pregnant sows for several months (the normal pig gestation period is 114 days). After the piglets are born, … Continue reading
The article under that headline in The Washington Post for 2007 May 3 is about Seoul’s high-wire championships that spring, in which participants among other things individually walked a kilometer-long wire stretched over the Han River. by … Continue reading