Jul 12, 2021 | Blog, Science
A Newsmax host said the other night that while he’s not an “anti-vaxxer,” he feels vaccines “stand in the way” of nature and the “ebb and flow” of diseases killing swaths of people. Okay, fine. Now he should never be allowed to receive medical treatment for anything....
Jul 7, 2021 | Blog, Science
Last month, in a piece entitled “Forget About The Herd,” I wrote: I have sympathy for those who want but haven’t had access to the vaccine for economic or geographic reasons and hope that outreach attempts can meet all of their needs. But that’s not the...
Jun 30, 2021 | Picture of the Day, Science
I have lost track of the number of times I’ve watched SpaceX bring the first stage of one of its reusable rockets back to Earth for a nice, soft, vertical landing. But it still amazes me every time. This one took place just a few hours ago, marking the ninth...
Jun 17, 2021 | Science, Television
When Stephen Colbert returned his “Late Show” to the Ed Sullivan theater Monday night, his first guest was Jon Stewart. Normally, they make a pretty potent duo. But, for some reason, Stewart went off in a direction that surprised me. He seems to have...
