Heartless gravity

Heartless gravity

One of my favorite lines from The Big Bang Theory. Doonidesigns at Zazzle.
An exoplanet or fruit fly by any other name...

An exoplanet or fruit fly by any other name...

What is in a name? Juliet, you may have a point - a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,Retain that dear perfection which he owesWithout that title.…
Which religion should I follow?

Which religion should I follow?

In a religious quandary? Don't know which traditional/cult/New Age group to join? Fear not, the Holy Taco has worked it out for you. Simply follow the flow chart to your transcendental bliss: The…
Today is a great disappointment

Today is a great disappointment

If you lived in 1844 and were a follower of American Baptist preacher William Miller, today would forever be marked as "The Great Disappointment." The world was expected to come to an end on this…
Banking Behemoth Inspires Cuttlefish Ink Farm

Banking Behemoth Inspires Cuttlefish Ink Farm

Can I make a nomination for this year's tiredest news metaphor? Goldman Sachs as a giant vampire squid. I am still getting "squid" news hits about banking. BORING! Today's was the most disappointing…
Wild Type (is Normal in Biology)

Wild Type (is Normal in Biology)

www.physlink.com/fun has some great science humor. Check out this poem below by a neurobiologist making fun of physicists: (Cartoons Courtesy of www.physlink.com/fun) The Fate of the Universealso…
Ig Nobel Prizes 2009

Ig Nobel Prizes 2009

While nations were icing their bruises this weekend after dueling for the 2016 Olympics, MIT hosted its own flock of the world’s best at the 19th annual Ig Nobel Awards Informal Lectures. Bestowed on…
Science in Comics

Science in Comics

What kind of science is involved in comics? My guess is comics involve social sciences. The characters minds and behaviors are psychological sciences. The creator of the comics is involved in the…