Category Archives: Current Events
Wondering why more teenage girls aren’t into science?
Maybe it’s got something to do with the mythical image of frumpy granola spinsters of science who are devoid of other interests, disparaging color and style as useless frippery. I mean, if the women who are currently in the careers … Continue reading
Responsible Celeb Alert!
From a Cookie Magazine feature on actress & mom, Amanda Peet: Peet’s analytical urges are comical when she’s talking about kids’ gear, but not when she’s discussing a subject she feels is among today’s most pressing public-health issues: infant vaccinations. … Continue reading
Gathering Quality Reading Material for Kids
There are two things that frustrate me to no end: The attitude that because I am have no faith in a deity, that I couldn’t possibly be a good person. The frequent attempts by radical religious organizations to remove science … Continue reading
Two acts of intentional destruction
First up we have Timur Serebrykov, a 27 year old security guard at the Carnegie Museum of Art here in Pittsburgh, who was caught on video destroying the painting to the left, Night Sky #2, by Vija Celmins, with his … Continue reading