I grew up feasting on Asimov, Bradbury (right), Sturgeon, Ellison, Orwell and dozens of other great writers of science fiction and fantasy. Asimov’s “Foundation Trilogy” is a masterpiece; should be required reading for every sixteen year old boy. And I still … Continue reading
The Loud Left is convinced beyond debate that oil and gas and coal are pollutants. Politically infused (embarrassingly distorted in some cases) ”science” has proven it, they say. The proof comes largely from computer climate models that predict massive increases in global temperatures. The Obama … Continue reading
So sue me. I’m just a big kid. Numbers are my friends. Dogs like me more than people do. I think BOTH of these inventions are very, very cool. Building a clock out of Legos and marbles is cool. This is where … Continue reading
Sean Carroll (the theoretical physicist not the geneticist of the same name, whose books on DNA research are terrific by the way) thinks we are making too much of the mysteries of the universe. He thinks we are all too fascinated … Continue reading
The chart below details female dominated, male dominated and gender neutral Bachelor’s degrees granted in 2011. Data was assembled by Professor of Economics Mark Perry of the University of Michigan, from reports issued by the US Dept of Education, and posted … Continue reading
For good or evil, technology is transforming us radically. It’s changing the very essence of what it means to be human. It’s redefining what “lifespan” means. The brain used to be thought of as an unfathomable mystery to be forever out of … Continue reading
This messes with your mind. Gives a new meaning to relativity. … Continue reading
Once in awhile you come across something that is the product of genius, of the sort that has you slapping your head and mumbling “why didn’t I think of that?” This is one of those ideas, but it has an additional … Continue reading
I recently bought new laptops for my wife and her 92 year old Dad. I chose Windows 7 Home Edition over Windows 8 for two reasons. First, neither The Wizard nor her Dad are self-supporting on a computer, but both are … Continue reading
I made this comment below in this post two weeks ago. It was made in the context of humankind’s shift away from being the centerpiece, the purpose, of all creation as science reveals the size and expanse of the universe, the true nature of … Continue reading