The biggest science related issue being voted upon is control of the Senate. Why? Because if the GOP takes over, as it appears they will, this guy gets to chair the Environment and Public Works Committee:

This is an easy one.

Thank the gods Reese's peanut butter cups are ape-friendly. Otherwise I'd have a major dilemma on my hands!

Three words:

Iain De Caestecker is damn brilliant in his performance this season. Nuanced, intense, and sweet. If there is any justice in the world, an Emmy nominee.

Of course, "fan" means different things to different people. I am a Steelers fan. What this means, mostly, is that I love my town (Pittsburgh) and I love my community (the Mexican War Streets Historic District) even more. So to the extent that the Steelers provide one more reason to bond with my neighbors here in…

So you feed the snakes coffee beans, then collect the poop, the brew ..... oops wrong animal.

"Vincent and the Doctor." I was a casual watcher of Who until this brilliant episode.

Being a chemist, I am at least somewhat aware of mercury toxicity. And while you are correct in pointing out that other forms of mercury can be more toxic and bioavailable, children are more vulnerable to damage than adults.

LOL we're in the same boat. The syphilis comment was a nod to the standard treatment before antibiotics, which was small doses of mercury. It's not clear whether this treatment actually worked.

My favorite Creepy Crawler was the skeleton. The mold made several pieces that had to be joined together. It was awesome when made with the glow-in-the-dark Goop.

If the ball was solid, it might have been steel. If it was liquid, then it was "quicksilver" (elemental mercury). So if you ate it, definitely not good because it is a neurotoxin. But look on the bright side —- it might have cured your syphilis!

I think your point is absolutely valid. However, I guess I also feel that in an age of "Harry Potter" and "Catching Fire" and the Magician's Trilogy and "Divergent" and "The Maze Runner" and so on, labels become rather unimportant (that is, if the book hits the target and is given appropriate support by the publisher).

"SF's no good!' they bellow till we're deaf.

The first and the best ST beverage, tranya!

In the 70's there was this Flower making kit. It involved twisting a wire into a flower or leaf shape, then dipping these wires into a wide mouth jar containing solution of plastic and 1,1,1-trichloroethane. When you took them out you had a plastic film that formed inside the wire.

Ha ha. Yeah chocolate frosting may be "gilding the lily."

I win. Next topic, please.

It's only logical to wanna try me some plomeek soup.

With Operation Facebook, Tralfamadore now rules.