Random Thoughts

Where have all the activists gone?

people who are sufficiently galvanized over an issue that deeply affects us all. Does this mean Bruce ...

Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - Sep 17 2009 - 9:18am

All Good Things: Reflections on My Father's Retirement

puzzles are all from his office or from him. I don't need the outward reminders, though, to carry my ...

Blog Post - Kim Wombles - May 12 2012 - 6:17pm

2014 Retrospective: In Defense Of Treble, It's Not Really All About That Bass

pretty quickly. Yet you should just try to listen to "All About That Bass" with the treble ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Dec 9 2014 - 9:52pm

Zombies Are All About The Heteronormative Power Struggle

"he" and "she" about zombies or pays one zombie less than another, they are all ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 25 2013 - 7:50am

Nicolas Kristof- Online News is all about ME

In his NY Times opinion column,  Nicolas Kristof worries about the fact that people prefer to read things that reinforce their own preconceived notions, instead of things that challenge them. The demise of print newspapers accelerates this trend, because w ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Mar 19 2009 - 12:37pm

Sometimes we all need to just stop and...

I was outside the target demographic of this dance (though I can moonwalk like no one's business) but if I were going to pick up a retro dance, this would be a cool one. ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jun 17 2009 - 2:16pm

If only we all saw things like Hank...

My apologies, Kim... ...

Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - Jun 17 2009 - 3:52pm

Developing Science 2.0: The G(r)eek in All of Us

In keeping with Hank's recent article (and the fact that he's terminally obsessed with Greek mythology), we've developed something new for our good readers / authors here to use: The "Which Character from The Iliad Are You?" Quiz, ...

Blog Post - Patrick Adair - Sep 16 2009 - 2:50pm

Greg Critser, Science Journalism Jack Of All Trades, Tackles The Last Frontier

Science 2.0 Featured Author Greg Critser isn't satisfied being a respected journalist for the LA Times, the Times of London and the New York Times along with selling a lot of books, so he has branched out into the world of being a celebrity chef. Yes, ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Apr 28 2011 - 11:43am

Morning Science Quote

pleasure: drink it and forget it all!- Richard Feynman, Lectures on Physics, 3-10 ...

Blog Post - Michael White - May 21 2009 - 9:15pm