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Many Serious Mistakes In NASA's Samples From Mars Environmental Impact Statement - Proposals For A Way Forward

I was astonished when I read NASA’s draft Environment Impact Statement for their mission to return samples from Mars. NASA are normally so reliable. Normally their work is well grounded in the best…

There’s DEI, And Then There’s DEI

A job interview, some years back, at No Name University (NNU). I was the candidate. The diversity question, pitched right on schedule. The surprise was who asked it. Of the seven search committee…

The Corny Idea To Replace Food Coloring

Companies know to go with the political flow. It is better to help manage the process than protest just because a populist belief defies science and end up with mandates handed down by Congress that…

Halloween Science Is Now In Its 2nd Edition

Halloween is the most rumor-prone of holidays. If you read the folklore that passes as social media, Halloween has its own holiday character, like Santa, but he's named Secret Sadist and putting…