A new lawsuit against Google by former employee and self-described “conservative white male” James Damore boils down to toddler’s tantrum: “I don’t wanna share my privileges with women and minorities.”
Scientists should be allowed to conduct rigorous research independent of government interference. But Rep. Smith does not trust scientists, whom he considers politically motivated. How nice of the retiring Rep. Lamar Smith […]
Those who can control language have power over those who cannot. That has been the most corrosive power exercised by President Donald’s administration. This is especially true in matters relating to science. […]
When is money not money? “Bitcoin,” declares Bitcoin.org, a site which coordinates Bitcoin’s open source software development and acts as an education resource for the public, “is an innovative payment network and […]
China is about to become the global standard for this sort of effort, and other countries, particularly developing countries, will be looking to China, not Europe yet, and certainly not the US… […]
Flat Earthers are a microcosm of so many things. It had to happen eventually. I was bound to visit the Flat Earth Society’s website. I just had to. I’m filled with derision […]
Blade Runner 2049 is a very good film, although it would have benefited from more threatening villains. [Semi-spoilers ahead.] I finally saw Blade Runner 2049, and some people have asked (knowing what a […]
Five years ago the traveling Da Vinci’s Machines Exhibition visited Denver. During his time, the technology didn’t exist to actually build many of his inventions, but it does today, and this show […]
The best photo of a total eclipse you’ve ever seen doesn’t tell 1% of the story. The only way to communicate the reality is through digital processing technology. How very postmodern. August […]
As I listened, I could see a solar-sail space ship, passing close to the sun. The crew of the yacht are standing quietly. Scarcely moving. Waiting…
