Neil Armstrong’s Indecipherable Ohio Dialect
The latest theory about what Neil Armstrong said on the moon is based on his boyhood in northwestern Ohio.
Acknowledging and Understanding Government
The GOP (and our politics in general) will not be healed until there is an honest assessment of what government is (and is not).
OTB Caption Contest Winners
The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
Mars Curiosity Rover Successfully Lands On Mars
After “seven minutes of terror” the Curiosity rover is already sending back pictures from the surface of Mars.
Sally Ride the ‘Absent Heroine’?
Andrew Sullivan believes Sally Ride “had a chance to expand people’s horizons and young lesbians’ hope and self-esteem, and she chose not to.”
Pentagon Donates 2 Better-Than-Hubble Telescopes to NASA
NASA was in need of new telescopes and got a helping hand from their good pals at the DoD.
The SpaceX Dragon And The Future Of Space Travel
SpaceX’s Dragon has shown us what the future can look like.
OTB Caption Contest Winners
The Space Ghost Chickens In The Sky Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
Once Again, The United States Has Not Abandoned Space Exploration
The arrival of Discovery in Washington D.C. has led to another lament about “national greatness.”
Betting With The Public’s Money: The Lessons Of The Solyndra Bankruptcy
The Solyndra case is a classic example of what’s wrong with “government investment.”
Birth Of A Bad Blog Meme Or, Why Are Some People Laughing At “Green Aliens”?
It pays to read a scientific study before commenting on it.
