We had a pretty big weekend here at Sci-ənce. Friday’s comic took off across the tubes and managed to land at Bad Astronomy and MSNBC’s Cosmic Log. Major thanks to Phil, Alan, and all you wonderful folks who reshared on Google+! Thus, if you’re new to the blog, I extend a hearty welcome and I [...]
I always knew I wanted a kickass female sidekick for time traveler Vikram Quine, and it came down to spunky, nuclear physicist Lise Meitner or steampunk goddess Ada Lovelace. Oh I know, Ada would be amazing (think of all the gears!). Don’t worry, I’ll work her in there somewhere. What sealed the deal was that [...]
…saves Time. MwaHA! So last week I presented the challenge to you, our readers, to come up with a name for our enigmatic, carelessly spontaneous time traveler. You all met the challenge with the appropriate amount of gusto, but sadly, there can only be one (the Highlander reference will make sense later). The winner of [...]
“Yes.” No problem, because it doesn’t get any easier. Nothing really is easy when it comes to cosmology. Not cosmetology. Cosmology. One is the study of beauty treatments and their application, and the other is the science of collecting the pieces of your MIND off the floor. Thanks to data from the WMAP probe launched [...]
This comic is not funny. It is a cautionary tale. In fact, if you are at all ready, you would have discerned the punch line from the first panel, and by the third panel, you would have felt I was patronizing you. You might have even been offended. What am I talking about? I’m talking [...]