When I was younger, I thought my dad was nuts. Don’t get me wrong – I still do (it provides at least one half of the explanation for why I am), but I used to especially think it was nuts when he’d put on these special headphones meant to cancel out environmental sounds via white noise. They were huge and goofy and even though he got them to wear on.. Read More
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego… when you need her?
Jesus, my geography is awful. No, really. This isn’t a woe-is-me thing. Like, I seriously hated it in middle and high school (along with history) because my teachers taught both terribly- either reading from a book back into the book, at a projector screen in the dark facing away from the class, or from their notes with all the inflection and enthusiasm of Ben Stein on Qualudes. All were perfect.. Read More
Asteroids? NASA says “Pray” if one heads our way.
Well, everybody on the Eastcoast saw it. But nobody got a good video of it, I guess. I love even just sky watching on a clear evening. So it would have been cool to see for myself the asteroid/meteor-whatever-it-was that streamed across the sky in all its bright green and crazy colored glory tonight. Unfortunately I missed it. On the flip-side, fortunately it missed us all. However, thanks to budget.. Read More
Go from 1D to Well-rounded via 3D Rectangle
No time for the gym today? That’s alright. Try lying to yourself in lieu! Although intelligent, whoever come up with this seriously underestimated the implications of their creative invention. Why stop at one misleading claim? The benefits to this activity are actually three fold: 1. Exercise – “I walked around the block twice today.” 2. Promiscuity – “I’ve been around the block a couple times.” (and, finally, if you spend.. Read More
This is why we can’t have nice things: Terrifying new CRE superbug
Well, it’s finally here. The superbug of the century is here. But…you’ve heard that word before and you’re still alive… right? I mean MRSA didn’t kill you, personally. Avian flu (not quite the same, but it also caused a panic) “flew” right past you, am I right? So why should carpa- (eh… we’ll call it CRE for now, since the abbreviation is easier to remember than “carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae”). Anyway why.. Read More
New study: Dogs domesticated humans – not vice versa?
Fetch. It sounds like the most trivial game you can play with your dog. It’s one of the first things you teach him how to do (right after “sit”, “stay”, and “don’t crap on the floor”), and seemingly the simplest activity that can keep him entertained for ages. But where does it come from? How is it that your dog innately knows to go get a ball that you throw,.. Read More
Batman teaching math memes….
Long after high school is over, I still enjoy these mathematical mind teasers I see on the net. Sometimes I get it wrong, get sheepish about it, and have to look up the answer. In case you’re like me and have “Durrrr” moments over ridiculously easy ones like these: So… for funsies… here’s the rundown. I mean, who knows, maybe you’re one of my friends continuing their education later on.. Read More
New Favorite Animal: Immortal Zombie Water Bears
Remember when you were a kid, and people would ask you sophomoric questions to perpetuate your egotistical “I, Me, It’s-my-world-you’re-just-living-in-it” mindset, like, “What’s your favorite animal? And what’s your least favorite animal?” Well, while I can still confidently say I love dogs best and loathe spiders most , the scientist in me has come around to greatly respecting at least one animal out there that has eight legs and goes.. Read More
Flying Spiders: Rio De Jjjyeah-never!
A wise man once said: Chyyeaa. This is what your iconic gods think about your and your thankfulness. I present you with…. Brazilian flying spiders: All aboard the nope train! xoxo
Dulcet Darwinian Duels
Warning – this may be boring if you slept through your evolution lecture – but I rather enjoyed this post: But, you know me. Or maybe you don’t – so I’ll remind you that I have to ruin everything remotely enjoyable via over-thinking, endless “what ifs”, and internal interrogations. Thus, upon reading it, I immediately found the potential flaws in the experiment, and asked myself: But what if the thumb.. Read More