Category Archives: science
The universe is a strange place
Again, what could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
According to the NYT, Elon Musk plans to start putting brain implants in humans. No doubt this is to counter the implants that Bill Gates has been putting into people via the Covid vaccines.
What is science writing (and science)?
“The best science writers learn that science is not a procession of facts and breakthroughs, but an erratic stumble toward gradually diminished uncertainty; that peer-reviewed publications are not gospel and even prestigious journals are polluted by nonsense; and that the scientific endeavor is plagued by all-too-human failings such as hubris. …
“Science is undoubtedly political, whether scientists want it to be or not, because it is an inextricably human enterprise. It belongs to society. It is interleaved with society. It is of society. …
“Science is often caricatured as a purely empirical and objective pursuit. But in reality, a scientist’s interpretation of the world is influenced by the data she collects, which are influenced by the experiments she designs, which are influenced by the questions she thinks to ask, which are influenced by her identity, her values, her predecessors, and her imagination.”
It’s nice to see the little guys getting some attention for once
So many missions to the planets and big moons. So few to the asteroids.