Dark Matter (WIMPS) the other Holy Grail in Particle Physics
The Higgs Boson aka the "God Particle" is the talk of the popular science community now because billions and billions of Euros were spend on the LHC (Large Hadron...
New Years Day Music
Even though I called the Friday music thread "Planet Dance Party" to celebrate the start of 2010, consider this a free form music thread where anything that strikes your...
Huffington Post AKA It’s All Obama’s Fault: This Week’s Meme Obama Weak on Terror
In a breathless display of hypocrisy and hyperbole Jacob Heilbrunn is drumming up the latest attempt by Al Qaeda as all Obama's fault. The gist of the article is...
The Senate Passes Healthcare Reform Bill 60-39
I watched the Senate vote and history was indeed made today.
Probably the only surprising story in this vote is that all 60 Senators in the Democratic caucus voted for...
No Matter What Americans Say They Want a Leviathan in Charge
The American people still support the president's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan even if they do not support the war. My take is that Americans want a...
Survivorman Circa 2009: Somewhere in NE Georgia Hospital
I do not usually do how to pieces because I find them presumptuous but in this case since I am going on two weeks in hospital this time and...
Music the Heartbeat of Films
Music has always been a part of film, even while running silent movies a pianist would play in the theater to enhance the drama, comedy or action that was...
Andrew Sullivan Officially Leaving the Right
Kudos to Mr. Sullivan: Why he matters.
I have always enjoyed reading Andrew Sullivan's columns even though he is a conservative because he's not part of the right wing echo...
Give Your Views on the News
Another new feature we are going to do a few times a week is picking out several news stories a few times a week so Planetarians can comment on...
Healthcare Reform: What’s in it for Me?
For people without healthcare insurance and need it or want it the answer to the question posed is very obvious. To moral people the answer to that question is...