This New York Times article and accompanying film does a smashing job of explaining the gravitational wave discovery, complete with trippy music. Also, be sure to check out the 10 sec recording of the historical “chirp” that revealed all. What the physicists managed to achieve is simply magnificent. Yeah we can argue all day and …
News From the Faunasphere: “Morally Compromising” Goats and Tigers Edition
Your weekly compendium of global animal-related news. We’ll start with some retroactive props to the Obama administration for negotiating an ivory ban with China in October. It’s a Big Biden Deal for the elephants. Also some good news from Betty’s own state of Florida, where the senate approved a “Hot Car” bill shielding Good Samaritans …
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When Boilerplate Discriminates
David Perry, one of the top journalists currently writing on disability rights, reported on this whopper: The Arc of Texas, an organization dedicated to inclusion, advocacy and disability rights, is hiring a new CEO. Their job announcement, as originally posted, made one thing clear: Disabled people need not apply. Towards the bottom of the application, …
Bernie on SNL
Were these two separated at birth or what? First spot, Bern Your Enthusiasm, was every bit as brilliant as the title promised: Second sketch featured Bernie himself: Meanwhile, the Clinton campaign continues its deft outreach to the youngs.
He Should Have Asked, “What Exit?”
It’s perfect that this guy’s from New Jersey: Mr. Santillan, 28, arrived at Keflavik International Airport on Monday morning after a five-hour flight from New York and was eager to get to the Hotel Fron on Laugavegur, a main street in Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital, local news media reported. But the spelling error got in his …
Des Moines Register Calls for Audit of Democratic Caucuses
When a fundamentally undemocratic process is a major revenue and influence source for your (small, unrepresentative) state, public perception counts. So in an editorial unsubtly titled, “Something Smells in the Democratic Party,” the Des Moines Register (which, btw, endorsed Hillary) is calling for a full audit: What happened Monday night at the Democratic caucuses was …
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News From the Faunasphere: I Like Big Boats Edition
I’m as caught up in the primary stuff as anyone—maybe too much. I keep thinking about the perhaps apocryphal story that Mozart never once mentioned a little thing called The French Revolution in any of his letters. The guy was a bit focused on his work, I guess, and that’s looking pretty good right now. …
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