A conversation between two apes

A1:  Hey, man.  I’m hungry.
A2:  Me too.  There isn’t enough fruit any more.
A1:  That’s because there aren’t enough trees.
A2:  There should be some fruit in those trees over there.
A1:  Are you crazy?  How are you going to get past the tigers?
A2:  Run.
A1:  Run?  On what?  Your legs, ankles, feet and hips are adapted for swinging [...]

looks like the Replublicans got the rapper vote

Daddy Yankee endorsed John McCain yesterday.  I guess the rappers are still p.o.’ed that Bill Clinton took a shot at Sister Souljah in 1992. 
Yes, I know Daddy Yankee’s music is called Reggaeton.  Five years ago, most Anglos called that stuff Latin Rap, if they called it anything all.
We will give each candidate 1/2 Lemmy for clumsily incorporating [...]

2 Moon myth debunked by religious person

Yesterday I wrote about the importance of talking to people about science in ways they can understand.  This writer’s focus is on Islam, not science, but he or she perfectly debunks a myth that has been going around the internet for five years: the myth that “this” August 27th, Mars will appear as large as the moon [...]

“Fun” science quiz turns into religious debate

Science writers need to find ways to explain the world without pushing people’s buttons…
People don’t take advice when they are pissed at you.

Bigfoot DNA? You’ve got to be kidding

They seem to be serious, but that doesn’t mean that they have to be taken seriously.
Every year at Camp Sangamon For Boys (“The camp with the pioneer spirit”), there would be a kid who would make outlandish claims that couldn’t be proven or disproven.  “My dad is a millionaire…my uncle beat up Bruce Lee…I got [...]

Happy Birthday, NASA – I got you a gnarly worm

This is because their jaws contain a lot of zinc, instead of the calcium salts that most other animals use to make their bones, shells, and teeth. Drs. Bromell and Watie’s findings might help NASA discover ways to make lighter spacecraft parts. Happy 50th, NASA.