Author Archives: Keith R
After the apocalypse, I’ll still be able to rock
A few days after the apocalypse, your iPod will find its last utility as a projectile, ineffectually fending off the feral dogs for about 25 seconds–and that’s if you haven’t opted for the Shuffle or something similar lacking heft. I’ve … Continue reading
Vintage NASA hype gallery
Thanks to the Paleo-future blog and nasaimages.org (NASA + Internet Archive project)
Science hype
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration is notoriously good at finding means for justifying its science budget, sometimes deploying what amounts to science fiction (see vintage hype image gallery in a separate post). Mostly, though, it’s simple hype. All … Continue reading
Ten Jargon Poems
One day in the late 1980s, my friend S’mores and I were thrashing a rad quarter-pipe (skateboarding) at his house in the suburbs of Houston. S’mores’ Dad, responsible for a fleet of company cars, was reading about cleaning up spilled … Continue reading
Helping out one of the least of these, my brothers
I am a world-changer, at heart. I have led a privileged life, not without its challenges; but it still provides a stable place from which I feel an obligation to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted. Sometimes, you never … Continue reading
Awesome words
First of all, I need to talk about “awesome.” It’s a lofty word, brought low. Awe describes an overwhelming sense of wonder, mixed with dread and fear. It’s a word more suited to describing enchantment or mystical, non-ordinary states of … Continue reading
Otter things have happened, it’s a big universe
Nads is on a roll and I thought I’d share a set of my own loose associations triggered after my facebook status update netted a comment by an astronomer. My original caption: “See, otters. OR It otter be illegal to … Continue reading
It doesn’t allow for psychoanalysis
My science career was in social psychology. It’s a field full of individuals, but a common motivation I found I shared with many of my colleagues is a serious understanding and critique of stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination. These topics are … Continue reading
Once bitten, twice shy
Many of our sources are going to be once bitten, twice shy concerning the media. Continue reading
Catherine
DanielleVenton
Donna Hesterman
janejaelee
Melissae
Erika Check Hayden
nadia drake
SandeepR
Keith R
SciCom
sly
szubryd
