Andy Rooney signs off (Video)

Andy Rooney explains his life as a writer in last appearance on 60 Minutes.

The Culture of Climate Change Denial

Climate change and the deniers–it’s not about the science. It’s cultural.

Climate change deniers

In the face of years of scientific findings and growing impacts, the doubters persist. They ignore long-term trends and seize on insignificant year-to-year blips in data to claim all is well. They focus on minor mistakes in thousands of pages of peer-reviewed studies to claim all is wrong. And they carom from one explanation to another for today’s warming Earth: jet contrails, sunspots, cosmic rays, natural cycles.

Breaking the law! Particle travels faster than the speed of light

Physicists’ heads spin faster than 186,282 miles per second at the bizarre news that a particle exceeded the speed of light.

Public radio host and producer of Radiolab wins genius award

For all the times I have involuntarily blurted out “wow” listening to Radiolab, I’d say the award is deserved.

There are two types of people in this world…

A little Sunday fun with dubious and humorous dichotomies and scrambled eggs. You’ll either like this, or you’re an ingrate.

The drought of sensibility and sanity in American politics

The only hope for progress in the near future is for the Republican Party to back away from the morally, intellectually and psychologically parched edge at the far right, load up the wagons and migrate closer to the center.

The ‘them’ versus ‘us’ of partisan politics

A commentary on transcending the insanity of partisan politics.

The Blue Whale of Route 66 (Photos)

Spectacular photos of folks fishing off the side of The Blue Whale of Catoosa on historic Route 66.

The Paranoid Style in American Politics by Richard Hofstadter

A classic essay on the unsavory relationship between politics, angry minds and paranoia.

The fall of humanity and 6,000 years of insanity

Book review of a theory of everything, if by “everything” you mean human existence and the planet we inhabit.

Young woman sentenced to twelve years for selling $31 worth of marijuana in Oklahoma

Mother of four sits in prison for selling a small amount of marijuana to a police informant.

Classics of Comedy: Foster Brooks roasting Don Rickles (Video)

In this classic piece, filmed on the occasion of the roast of comedian Don Rickles, Foster Brooks is at his absolute and slurring best, skewering Rickles to tears–tears of laughter, that is.

Earthquakes: You can run, but you cannot hide

Surprise earthquakes and the ubiquity of fault lines.