Finally thought of the day.

Ann Druyan talking about love, faith, and the death of her husband, Carl Sagan: "When my husband died, because he was so famous and kno...

9 year old explains the universe. I suggest that people take notes.

This 9 year old is light years ahead of many grownups on this planet and has the kind of rational thinking skills that often do not develop...

An homage to the light that science now shines on the universe around us, and a look back at the darkness from which we emerged.

"It was science that brought us out of the darkness, and showed us what we needed to know. That opened our eyes to reality. That gave ...

New studies of the brain indicate that Republicans and Democrats use different parts of it to make political decisions. Guess which one uses their "threat response system!"

Courtesy of Mother Jones :   The past two weeks have seen not one but two studies published in scientific journals on the biological underp...

The descent of the Modernists.

Sometimes it feels like I have been waiting at the bottom of this staircase forever waiting for the rest of the world to join me. However, i...