Being an affluent Asian in America is such a schizophrenic experience, partly because the terms“minority” and “person of color” (rightly) used often to connote some sense of disadvantage in addition to difference. I go the local Costco and it is crowded with affluent Indians, Asians, and Caucasians, with not a single…

The origin of okra is disputed, and I believe it is widely accepted that Moringa oleifera (the most commonly cultivated moringa) is from India (though the genus is widespread and multiple Moringa spp. are African natives). Either way neither of these crops could possibly have originated in the Americas, as these are…

I still weep knowing that Moniz had to pass on his job to... this guy

I mean, animal science is a real and important major at agricultural programs in land grant universities, it’s not a fancy liberal arts and sciences degree but let’s not let Rick Perry ruin a legitimate and rewarding path of study for lots of people :(

The Montanans will find a way to excuse Trump and blame the Democrats and the Washington elite somehow, don’t you worry :(

Are you in Florida? Because that’s not just an iguana, that looks like a monitor lizard.

Are you in Florida? Because that’s not just an iguana, that looks like a monitor lizard.

Has anyone ever wondered how Mitch McConnell’s chin got to be that way? How does the guy even eat

ISIS would probably claim responsibility for me loudly passing gas in an elevator full of coworkers at this point.

This story is begging for a misandry.gif!

Wow, I’ve never actually seen anime side mouth on a real person in real life!

This is late but there have been reports that some individuals employed as ICE agents have been happy about their jobs getting “exciting” again since the Obama era limitations on their activity have been loosened.

I think I know who you’re talking about, did you go to a school in Ohio or something? I forget his name, but I know there is a professor at a major research university’s department of biological sciences, which on its website has a statement dedicated to letting visitors know that his views are completely different…

This has been 500 Days of Kristin.

Your gif game is A+ as always :)

It’s incredibly convenient for Trump though—CPB funds NPR, which has been really on the ball about uncovering Trump’s flawed policies in a balanced manner. Every tense Morning Edition interview with a flustered Republican congressman or a rabid Trump aide alarms me, but it keeps listeners informed about the crap the…

The Naturalis Historia is one of my favorite Latin works! It’s boring stylistically but the subject matter is absolutely fascinating, both by itself and in the insight it gives into the how the Romans (or at least, a small subset of society at a single period in time) saw their world.

That’s some nasty-ass patriarchal bullshit!

There are some truly terrible doctors out there who don’t care about anything but themselves, their money, and I suppose their immediate friends and family. Many higher paying professions tend to include more sociopaths than lower paying jobs, and wealthy people have been shown to have less empathy than the poor. But…

Your colleague’s sister forgot to say that shark mating is super rough, in those few species for which we have studied their mating behavior. During courtship in many species, the males bite onto the female’s fins and neck (or whatever neck region thereis on a shark). Though somewhat like us, their 2 pelvic fins each…