Category Archives: Science

The tale of the voracious star

For all my fearful fellow creatures who see black holes wherever they look, this from Harper’s Weekly Report: A star 1,300 light-years away swallowed a planet in its orbit and may soon devour another celestial object with 22 times Jupiter’s … Continue reading

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A specific instance of egregious corporate sociopathy in one word: PLASTICS!

Plastics. I don’t remember the character who imparted this career advice — “Plastics” — to Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate. Someone did, though, and here we are, nearly 60 years later, facing the consequences. “Nearly 60 years later”? A speck in … Continue reading

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What sperm “space” are they talking about??

Once again, Harper’s Weekly Review presents a news item containing unexplored mysteries which provoke quite a few questions: [R]esearchers announced that human sperm struggles to navigate in space. What space is that? Corporeal or outer? If outer, what a concept … Continue reading

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