Category Archives: Science

We Did Big Things Once

Posted on July 17, 2019 by

This is pretty great: ‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ light show on Washington Monument to mark Apollo 11. The celebration includes projecting an image of the Saturn V rocket on the Washington Monument. Saturday will be the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, Space! | 9 Comments

Great Signs, Cont.

Posted on July 11, 2019 by

QED, Bitchez!

Posted in Great Signs, Science | 4 Comments

Trump Admin: Deny Climate Change For the Children

Posted on June 16, 2019 by

Hey guys, remember William Happer? You know, the nutty guy who compared sweet innocent and healthful carbon dioxide to the jews during the Holocaust? What’s he been up to lately? Newsweek: “Trump administration national security official repeatedly consulted with, and … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, Comrade Preznint Stupid, The Russian Usurper, Science, War on Science | 3 Comments

To The Moon With You!

Posted on June 16, 2019 by

Apollo 11 in Real Time: A real-time journey through the first landing on the Moon. This is so cool, fellow-nerds! It really is like reliving when we landed on the moon, minute by minute. You can join it in progress … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, Space! | 3 Comments

Stable Genius: To the moon with you!

Posted on June 8, 2019 by

For all of the money we are spending, NASA should NOT be talking about going to the Moon – We did that 50 years ago. They should be focused on the much bigger things we are doing, including Mars (of … Continue reading →

Posted in Comrade Preznint Stupid, The Russian Usurper, Science, Space! | 12 Comments

Bill Nye The Science Guy: ‘The Planet is on Eff’ing Fire’

Posted on May 14, 2019 by

Yup, he says a swear, so you know this isn’t PBS. It’s a long segment, but so worth it; stay to the end. You might want to save it for lunchtime (NSFW).

Posted in climate change, Science, War on Science | 5 Comments

War on Science, Continues

Posted on April 17, 2019 by

Tiger Beat: “Democrats in six states — Colorado, Arizona, New Jersey, Washington, New York and Maine — have authored or co-sponsored bills to make it harder for parents to avoid vaccinating their school-age children, and mostly faced GOP opposition. Meanwhile … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Vaxxer, Science, War on Science | 10 Comments

News That Will Drive You to Drink

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

Happy Hour News Briefs   Our old pal Dr. Chaps, Demon Hunter, is now an antivaxxer, too. (Also: good to know that Faceberg is allowing this kind of disinformation through.)

Posted in Anti-Vaxxer, Dr. Chaps, Facebook or Faceberg, Science, Social Media, Theocrats | 12 Comments

Too Cool!

Posted on April 10, 2019 by

Black holes are real, not theoretical! “The image confirmed that Einstein’s predictions about the size and shape of black holes are correct and “determined by gravity alone,” Broderick added. “Today, general relativity has passed another crucial test.” That Einstein guy … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | 6 Comments

Is A S***storm Part of Climate Change?

Posted on March 2, 2019 by

…because we think Economic Advisor Kevin Hasset is about to be in the eye of the shitstorm, so to speak. CNN tells us: “White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Friday that he believes climate change could threaten economic growth. … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, Comrade Preznint Stupid, The Russian Usurper, global climate change, Science, War on Science | 7 Comments