In 1993, the U.S. Congress did what few government agencies had done before or have done since; they pulled the plug on an expensive boondoggle because no one knew what it would cost or if it would work. That boondoggle was the Superconducting SuperCollider and, to put it in context, it would be the [...]
read moreI’m not saying you should be a stripper. I am not saying you should. We have a local group of men who get together monthly and do charity events, and sometimes those events involve supporting single mothers. But if you want to be a stripper, it is best not to be gullible, and the Stripper [...]
read moreOne aspect of journalism that has led to a sense of entitlement among the public, and certainly those who have dissenting opinions, is the idea of 'balance' in media coverage. That is, showing both sides.While balance is certainly fair, is it accurate and is it doing a service to the reader? Are anti-GMO activists as legitimate as all of the scientists in the field? Are...
read moreThe Redemption of Gus GrissomThe 50th anniversary of Alan Shepard's flight, the first American in space, was something of a big deal in pop culture. The 50th anniversary of John Glenn orbiting the Earth, arriving this winter, will likely be a much bigger deal because Sen. Glenn has a lot of name recognition.But between them in aerospace history, chosen to be among the "Mercury 7" test...
read moreWe can only confuse science and environmentalism when science happens to match their cultural agenda - ethanol, for example, was lousy science and the anti-science positions embraced by environmentalists to combat pollution were firmly in the anti-science camp; biology and the energy sector have terrific solutions available right now but if 'stop CO2' is instead a cult-like mantra, they can't be...
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