Tag Archives: science

TED Talk – Sleep Is Your Super Power

But Make Sure That Report Is Done and You Take Your Breaks As Assigned!

The Age of Extinction Is Here.  

Secular Sunday – Losing My Religion: The Pandemic Is Causing Many To Lose Faith In God

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/faith-religion-god-declined-pandemic-study/

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Our Little Roughneck (August 2011)

I suspect I’m not the only person in Saskatchewan who has a complicated relationship with the oil and gas industry. I think even people who work in the industry and/or who are pro-oil know that there are environmental impacts (though they will argue about the extent of those impacts – anywhere from “oh, it’s just […]

Music Monday – “What do you want to do?/I’m scared to even say the truth/This has been the hardest year/Is it even legal here?”

“The Problem” – Amanda Shires with Jason Isbell “Our Problem” – Amanda Shires with Friends

Still Negative (And Some Random Covid News & Thoughts)

I’ve probably felt like I had Covid dozens of times over the past couple years – every sniffle, every scratchy throat – but the last few days were the first time I was *certain* I had it due to my symptoms – heavy cough, tight chest, fatigued, etc. etc. – along with the sense from […]

Scientists Discover Planet That’s Better Suited to Life Than Even Earth

I think all of us (including me) could do a better job of keeping things in perspective…  

Secular Sunday – Diseases Eradicated By Science vs. Prayer

DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE: 1. Chickenpox2. Diphtheria 3. Measles 4. Pertussis5. Pneumococcal Infection6. Polio7. Tetanus8. Typhoid9. Yellow Fever10. Smallpox DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY PRAYER: 1.2. 3. 4.5.6.7.8.9.10. — Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) December 27, 2021    

Saturday Snap – You Up For A Pint?

One of our neighbours occasionally texts “You up for a pint?” Most of the time he means beer but the other night, he showed up with a pint jar of homemade moonshine his co-worker had given him. (Apparently the secret is to dissolve Jolly Rancher candies in the mixture?!?)

Filming the Speed of Light at 10 Trillion Frames Per Second

Wow.