Remember, knowing is half the battle:

A gift!

Not so much that I find Game of Thrones to be the best series ever (I'd give that to Breaking Bad, with The Wire close behind) but rather because if George RR Martin gets his way, you couldn't finish the series by the time you reached your destination...

They call that "airing on Fox."

Sorry, but this is false. His literal words are: "There are some historians who believe that the widespread use of lead was a major cause in the decline and fall of the Roman Empire."

Important note:

What I'm saying is that there's no way to prove or disprove a hypothesized reason that natural laws exist. Why? Because we can't change the laws of nature. They are the framework within which all of our activities, including experiments, operate.

this may explain why we observe a universe that produces large swaths of giant stars - each one an attempt to make a baby.

this may explain why we observe a universe that produces large swaths of giant stars - each one an attempt to make a baby.

To be fair to the future, we're pretty confused about the present, too.

Ahh yes, our disastrous first encounter with Italians.

Why go to fiction?

Meh, he probably changed that view. Much of what we conceive today as "traditional Chinese medicine" was created under Mao (especially most of the "rhino horn will make you horny" bull, which yes, was mentioned in the ancient sources - 2 or 3 times and probably never practiced), because full-fledged pharmaceutic…

Nicholas Cage is way too over the top

I have no emotional or intellectual investment in this actor, but before everyone starts pooping on her for not doing her research, ask yourself how many times you did a resume check on the guy making your fucking latte. It's just a paid voice over gig. I've worked with several well-known scientists who just because…

Here's an idea, if a politician votes for war, then we get to put his or her son or daughter on the front lines.

Dallas (Houston) bro lives in a metropolitan area. Why does he need that ginormous truck?? It makes it impossible to park just about everywhere, is gas inefficient and not even more fun/comfortable/enjoyable to ride in than any other vehicle. Sorry, I'm having a hard time adjusting from Chicago Bro's to Houston Bro's.…

I'm canadian, so maybe i'm just dumb, but is cornhole when you fuck people in the ass?

This is one of those situations where the article takes forever to explain the fascinating picture. A peanut star is more interesting than a big star.