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Posted on December 24, 2022December 23, 2022

DON’T GET TOO EXCITED ABOUT NUCLEAR FUSION

This breakthrough is checking the first box of many, many, many boxes that have to be checked before a viable fusion reactor can exist. Here’s what you need to know.

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Posted on August 1, 2016November 8, 2017

COULD THIS BE THE WORLD’S FIRST NUCLEAR-POWERED AIRLINER? (NO.)

On January 5, 2011, I wrote the following: “Designer” is a dangerous term, because it usually means some crazy person with ridiculous ideas who then makes CAD drawings or actual…

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Posted on July 18, 2016November 8, 2017

4 REASONS SOLAR ROADWAYS ARE FUCKING STUPID

The idea of solar roadways has been around for a while, and I haven’t said anything about it because I thought it was self-evident how stupid it was. I was…

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Posted on April 20, 2015November 8, 2017

THREE REASONS THIS ROCKET WON’T SEND US TO MARS

Ever been to the website Elite Daily?  If you haven’t, don’t bother.  Home of such journalistic masterpieces as “Zayn Malik Isn’t Worried About Leaving One Direction Because His Fiance Is…

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Posted on March 3, 2015May 12, 2016

YOU ARE NOT A TETRACHROMAT, AND THIS GRAPHIC IS BULLSHIT

Recently there was a schism on the internet between people about the color of a dress.  That led to all kinds of scientific articles about how we perceive color differently, memes…

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Posted on December 8, 2014February 23, 2015

I WATCHED “VERTICAL LIMIT” (AGAIN) SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO

If you’ve never seen Vertical Limit, good for you.  If you’ve never even heard of it, even better.  It came out in 2000 and somehow made $215 million on a…

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Posted on May 24, 2014May 20, 2014

CAROLE R. DAVIS NEEDS TO SHUT THE FUCK UP

Doubtless there are some among you who are already mad at me for being so rude to this innocent woman in my title.  First of all, it’s paraphrased from the…

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Posted on May 17, 2014March 17, 2015

WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR…

Obviously the classic song ends that phrase with “your dreams come true.” Then, as I’m sure you’ve seen, some smartass decided to put a modern and more cynical spin on…

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Posted on January 25, 2014January 27, 2014

SIX REASONS WE’RE NOT GETTING A MOON ELEVATOR

A while ago, several news outlets of varying degrees of reputability reported on the intentions of a company called Liftport to build a space elevator, but not on the Earth…

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Posted on July 14, 2013January 25, 2014

18 REASONS WHY I AM WRONG: A RESPONSE

Two weeks ago, in my triumphant return to writing, as I am determined to keep calling it, I wrote a piece called Six Reasons You Shouldn’t Take Dietary Advice From Cavemen.…

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Posted on June 23, 2013January 25, 2014

SIX REASONS YOU SHOULDN’T TAKE DIETARY ADVICE FROM CAVEMEN

EDIT: I’ve written a followup to this post here. Today, to kick off my triumphant return to writing, we’re going to talk about the so-called “paleo” diet.  At least four people…

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Posted on March 31, 2013January 26, 2014

HERE IS A STUPID IDEA THAT IS STUPID

Hey there!  You know how, each morning, you have a cup of hot coffee and then mess around on your phone, reading Facebook updates or whatever? And you know how,…

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Posted on March 10, 2013March 16, 2015

THE MOST AWESOME THING IN SPACE (IF YOU HAVE THE MATURITY OF A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD)

There’s a lot of science that’s kind of boring if you don’t understand it or its implications. I get that. But there’s also a lot of stuff that’s awesome in…

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Posted on May 2, 2012January 25, 2014

HOW ABOUT YOU LEARN HOW THE GODDAMN CAMERA WORKS FIRST?

Recently, I found yet another article with a title in the form of a question.  Here’s a hint for all you people that read things on the internet: if someone…

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Posted on August 7, 2011January 25, 2014

IN WHICH I RUIN A CHILDHOOD FANTASY OF YOURS. ON PURPOSE.

Remember when you were a little boy, killing small animals with knives and building fortresses out of dirt and sticks?  Girls (55 percent of my audience), you can ignore this…

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