Adam Gopnik on how President Donald Trump’s disdain for truth and accuracy poses a threat to democracy akin to Big Brother in George Orwell’s book “1984.”
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Can This Trash Can Turn Food Waste Into Garden Treasure?
Added by kHilton January 28, 2017The Zera Food Recycler may not transform scraps into ready-to-use soil, but it could still help take a bite out of landfill-bound waste
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Cartoon: Dr. Ryan's Affordable Care Act replacement
Added by kHilton January 28, 2017The Affordable Care Act (Which is the same as Obamacare, despite the fact that the two names get very different levels of support.) is going to be repealed. Its replacement…
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Opportunity Rover celebrates 13 years on Mars
Added by kHilton January 28, 2017On January 24, 2017, NASA’s Opportunity rover celebrated 13 Earth years exploring Mars. She’s officially a teenager. Here are 6 ways she’s behaving like one
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The fake news is coming from inside the White House
Added by kHilton January 28, 2017At last Tuesday’s press briefing, Press Secretary Sean Spicer gave the first question of the day to a “news” outlet you’ve probably never heard of. LifeZette is a website founded…
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What So Many People Don’t Get About the U.S. Working Class
Added by kHilton January 28, 2017The reasons for Trump’s win are obvious, if you know where to look.
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Trump’s Executive Order Is Already Hurting Refugees, Muslims And Families | The Huffington Post
Added by kHilton January 28, 2017People are being turned away at airports.
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“Rogue” Science Agencies Defy Trump Administration on Twitter
Added by kHilton January 28, 2017Anonymous accounts are purportedly linked to NASA, National Parks and other agencies
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See a faint star cluster near bright Sirius
Added by kHilton January 27, 2017Tonight, look for the sky’s brightest star, Sirius, and the faint star cluster near it. Sirius is easy to see because it’s so bright and because the three prominent Belt…
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Your new moon is January 27 or 28
Added by kHilton January 27, 2017This new moon is January 28, 2017 at 00:07 UTC … just after midnight by clocks in England. It’ll be the evening of January 27 for us in the Americas,…