The space race is a marathon for which the finish line is stretched out far away, dauntingly so, somewhere in the horizon. In fact, we can’t really see the finish line. When it comes to space, can there ever truly be a finish line (maybe if we never discover how to travel at light speed)? Regardless of where this theoretical finish line may lie, the contestants of planet … [Read more...] about Mickey D’s and WMDs: Space Race 2.0
Archives for November 2013
The Book Is on the Table: Where Your SAT Nightmare Comes True
Many American students complain about the college admissions system, especially with regards to the pressure to excel in standardized tests like the SATs. However, they have little to complain about when compared to students in Brazil, whose only way to prove their intelligence and preparation for college is by taking one massive standardized exam, or maybe two, for each … [Read more...] about The Book Is on the Table: Where Your SAT Nightmare Comes True
Chasing the Unicorn: See You Space Cowboy
It strikes me that most of my posts so far have been about animated/illustrated sci-fi/fantasy entities. I'll get to more live action/"real world" (ha) iterations later. But for now... back to animation we go. The other night, I was talking to some friends about anime because there's no bad time to start discussing your favorite Japanese animated series, especially not … [Read more...] about Chasing the Unicorn: See You Space Cowboy
One Nation Under Who?: Scientists Are Evil.
A Gallup poll published in January 2013 found that forty-seven percent of Americans identified with the Democratic Party and forty-two percent of Americans identified with Republicans[1]. Within this seemingly binary split is a split within the Republican Party—the Tea Party and so-called establishment Republicans. Americans, since the rise of the Tea Party in 2010, has seen an … [Read more...] about One Nation Under Who?: Scientists Are Evil.