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Everyone is 15 at some point. That's not entirely accurate, I guess. Like, dead babies aren't 15, but is that really how you want to start the day? Nitpicking over dead babies? Come on. Let's just…   Read Story »
ATTENTION HUMANS! I KNOW IN THE PAST WE HAVE ISSUED MANY WARNINGS OF A POTENTIAL ROBOT UPRISING, MANY OF WHICH HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE FALSE ALARMS, AND EACH WARNING PAINTED THE ROBOT FUTURE AS BLEAK…   Read Story »
It's starting to feel like the TED Conference, whatever that even is, is losing steam. At a certain point in our nation's glorious history, it made sense to have an annual gathering of brilliant…   Read Story »
At this point, it's pretty well understood that "global warming" was a misnaming of the scientifically proven fact of "global climate change." The problem has less to do with hot weather (although…   Read Story »
A child at NASA made a video about the moon on his Nintendo DS Lite. It's pretty interesting! Good job, little buddy!   Read Story »
Let's take a brief moment to gasp in wonder at the overwhelming enormity and impossible beauty of the universe. NOW BACK TO THE BUTTS AND FARTS! (Via Neatorama.)   Read Story »
"A lot of the girls at school are so concerned with how they look to other people that they will do stuff just to try and make people think they're this way or that way regardless of whether they're…   Read Story »
Duh Aficionado magazine got SCOOPED this morning, by an article in the LA Times headlined Gender inequality still has a starring role in Hollywood, USC study finds. Oh man, OF COURSE IT DOES! We…   Read Story »
Oh, the hoverboard. Sometimes I almost wonder would it not be better had Back to the Future 2 never been made? In some multiverse existence Steven Spielberg has never offered us this poison pill, and…   Read Story »
In his new book, Richard Dawkins debunks the myth that Bill O'Reilly ISN'T a huge asshole. (BANG! BIG BANG!)   Read Story »