Category Archives: Science

Rogue Commentary from 2025

Danbert Nobacon reports from Manhattan in 2025, where polar bears are being relocated to the South Pole, Jenna Bush is president, and a Wall of malls protects the city from the impending super-storm and refugees from New Jersey. Continue reading

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The Math of the Military Industrial Fossil Fuel Complex

An economy based on fossil fuel reaps disgusting profits for Big Oil, while fomenting war and destroying the planet. Danbert Nobacon investigates. Continue reading

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Our Bodies, Our Choices – Part I

In which Tom Gualtieri examines the right to choose… Continue reading

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Let’s Talk About the Weather

As Hurricane Isaac descends on the GOP Convention, Greg Olear demands we start making climate change more of a priority. Continue reading

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Role Play 3000: What If The “Find/Replace” Feature Worked With Actors in Movies?

In which Greg Olear reveals seven films that would be markedly improved by replacing a single actor with another. Continue reading

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When Physics and Pop Culture Collide: The Higgs Boson and Other Moments of Trancendence

In which Dennie Wendt discusses the discovery of the particle that may unlock the secrets of the universe — and other, more important, things that have happened recently. Continue reading

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Virgin Shark

You think women don’t need men to survive? Brady Richards disagrees. Continue reading

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