Mass Shootings, Rampages, And Cascades of Failure
The causes of mass shootings don’t fit neatly into ideological priors and there is no one clear-cut obvious solution to them.
Author: Michael Siegel
Video Throughput: The Black Hole
oday, I celebrate the unveiling of the Milky Way’s black hole by reviewing the film that Neil DeGrasse Tyson once described as the most scientifically inaccurate movie of all time.
Mini-Throughput, Black Hole Edition: There is a Monster at the end of this Galaxy
Is that they Eye of Sauron? The Ring of Power? Alex Jones’ colonoscopy? It’s actually the black hole at the center of our galaxy
The Election that Could Decide the Election
At first blush, you would think that Doug Mastriano would be a good candidate for governor. Not enough people are paying attention…
Thursday Throughput: Next Gen Vaccine Edition
We want a vaccine that deals with variants in the same way that the measles vaccine does. Some don’t think that is possible with coronavirus.
Video Throughput: John Carter Revisited
Disney’s 2012 John Carter. Is it accurate? Was it accurate when the books were written? Should it have flopped?
Elon Musk Buys Twitter
There are a number of hurdles Musk has to clear before he swaps $45b in imaginary Tesla value for $45b in imaginary Twitter value.
Kevin McCarthy Under Fire
That this has come out only months before Kevin McCarthy hopes to become Speaker of the House is pure justice.
Thursday Throughput: Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Edition
Russian soldiers literally dug in within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and some are now possibly being treated for radiation sickness. So what this story here?
Mini-Throughput: Maunder Minimum Edition
Ever since the Maunder Minimum was discovered by 19th century astronomers poring through old records, we’ve wondered what caused it and if it might occur again.
Bucha: Russian Retreat Reveals Putin War Crimes
The claims coming out of Bucha are horrific…A city absolutely ravaged by Putin’s illegal war. And it’s not like we haven’t seen this before.
Thursday Throughput: Distant Star Edition
The newly detected star is so far away that its light has taken 12.9 billion years to reach Earth, appearing to us as it did when the universe was only 7 percent of its current age, at redshift 6.2.
Mo Bitter Blues
Mo Brooks wants credit, I guess, for doing the bare minimum necessary to not be a traitorous weasel.
Video Throughput: Stargate
By viewer request, I take a whack at the 1994 movie Stargate. I talk about wormholes, linguistics, how to find your place in the universe and why I hate ancient aliens.
Mini-Throughput: The Universe Comes Into Focus Via James Webb Space Telescope
The fun part is…this isn’t James Webb Space Telescope doing science. This is just an image to check the alignment and make sure everything’s working according to plan.
Vacation Throughput: Video, Plus Don’t Shoot The Nuclear Reactor Edition
So I’m on vacation this week with the family. Thus, a rather abbreviated Throughput for today
Throughput: Interview With A Vampire, Asteroids and the Three-Rex
It’s been a while since I did one of these so here’s a short video looking at what Interview with The Vampire got wrong about astronomy.
Mini-Throughput: Supernova 35 Years And Running
Supernovae are among the most violent events in the universe, caused when a massive star runs out of its core fuel.
Thursday Throughput: The Trailing Edge of Omicron Edition
Does Omicron waning mean that COVID restrictions were wrong all the time and we damaged our country for nothing?
P.J. O’Rourke (1947-2022)
Today, while the news circulated, I saw libertarians, conservatives and liberals all citing P.J. O’Rourke’s work and quoting his best lines.
