Amanda Marcotte has an excellent analysis of how Bristol Palin has been and continues to be used by the media and Sarah Palin.Law? We don’t need no stinkin’ laws in order to arrest you! (via BoingBoing)The future’s so bright it shines right into your brain.Making the web readable: thoughts on design and the screen (which …
And a child shall lead them: Bristol Palin making more sense in one media appearance than all of her mother’s appearances put together and squared.Reason Why Science is NOT Religion #438 (and why we all need to cultivate critical thinking abilities in ourselves and our children): opposition and criticism make science better. (via Boing Boing) …
Well, I guess the ignorant nature of most of our politicians is actually quite representative of our country: PRINCETON, NJ — On the eve of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, a new Gallup Poll shows that only 39% of Americans say they “believe in the theory of evolution,” while a quarter say they …
Really cool photos from an abandoned hospital. Each image is rich with unknown and lost stories. (Via Boing Boing)Desert Breath is a gorgeous art project created in the Sahara. IO9 covers it here and the artist website is here. BoingBoing once again has a link to amazing cool awesomeness, this time a promo video for …
There are lots of ’em out there: people who don’t understand the difference between science and religion, people who prefer fantasy to fact, people who think that imposing their own particular reason on children through the school system is a perfectly fine and decent thing to do, people who choose to stick their head in …
I don’t know about you, but I am starting to feel like we are living in the future. Maybe it’s my age (40 years is stalking me like a lion stalking a goat), or maybe it’s because 2010 just seemed so far away and futurey when I was a child, but 2010 signifies the future …
In this political season of lies, lies and more lies, of idiots and incompetents, of selfishness and greed, and of the basest human instincts, it’s nice to be occasionally reminded that our species can be pretty amazingly smart and clever sometimes. I mean, we have figured out how to find specific molecules floating around in …
The Bourne Political Analysis So he’s only an actor, but he makes some damn good points. David Tennant Watch Out This is one reason I love Doctor Who: it’s the kind of show that inspires and makes people want to be a hero. Sure, I can quibble with some of the episodes and the writing …
Paul Stamets is not the most dynamic speaker, and sometimes it may be hard to follow the thread of his argument, but I guarantee that some of his ideas will blow your mind with possibilities and you’ll learn a side if fungi that is decidedly more interesting that a portobello mushroom sandwich.
We can take pictures like this: Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars 03.03.08 [From NASA – Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars]