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I received an email recently from one of my grad school buddies (who shall remain nameless) asking the following question: "When are yo...

A common question that arises when people find out that I am a nuclear engineer is, "Do you think that nuclear power will make a comeba...

Not too long ago, former Vice President Al Gore won an Oscar and shared a Nobel Peace Prize for telling the world that the earth has "a...

Lately, nothing that I have read or heard has lifted my bad science barometer ("It's pronounced thermometer" for you Seinfeld ...

I really don't want to be a downer to anyone, but there is something that I feel I just have to write about. It has absolutely nothing ...

I have struggled to find a good topic since returning to North America. Thankfully, the legal system in the U.S. is always screwed up enoug...

To anyone who is still dropping by this site let me say, "HOWDY!" I haven't posted for over a week because I just got back fr...

There is a country song by Dierks Bentley that goes something like "Well, I know what I was feeling, But What was I thinking?" Wh...

Over the last 15 years, I have taken the time to read lots of "science" related news stories, opinions, and blogs. Recently, I ra...

After that very well written detour into America's pastime (THANKS, Brett!), I figured it was about time to go back to why I began writ...