As most of the entire world knows by now, Mother Nature gave us a bit of a surprise this week - a meteor exploded in the atmosphere and shattered windows and injured hundreds of people in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia.With just the concussive force of the meteorite explosion shattering things, you can imagine what would have happened if a meteorite hit a building - one meteorite did...
read moreHow often do meteorites and objects from space hit us? Actually, pretty often, we just don't have cameras and detection equipment everywhere, so when a sonic boom-inducing event like in the Ural mountains of Russia occurs, it is big news. It blew out windows and injured hundreds.The scariest part; the Chelyabinsk region a thousand miles east of Moscow is home to not just factories and...
read moreSome controversial modern psychologists claim that conservatives and liberals don't just differ in political ideology, correlation and causation is inferred in actual personality templates and even genetics - yes, that would mean Americans are evolving into two distinct species separate from the rest of the planet. So in that odd framework they have decided American liberals are conscientious,...
read moreDespite passing every scientific review, the Keystone XL project, which would bring lots of new jobs and lower energy costs for Americans, became a lightning rod for American activists when it looked like President Obama might side with unions over greens and approve it.What was never a consideration was the scientists who have to be baffled that the president stood up in his State of the...
read moreHere's a good way to standardize education across the states without enraging powerful education unions and the US Department of Education: get rid of real standards.In a bit of pedagogical brilliance, California has decided to forgo algebra I, even for 8th graders, if they are not 'ready'. And it will work, because with President Obama's killing of No Child Left Behind, despite its proven...
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