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Basil Baldauff knew early in his tenure at NASA’s Johnson Space Center that he wanted to become a leader within the agency and make an impact on the future of space exploration. As a contract electrical design and test engineer working within Johnson’s Energy Systems Test Area, Baldauff had an opportunity to lead small teams […]

Dune: Prophecy, the new HBO prequel series to the blockbuster film franchise, begins with one of the most hilariously hasty exposition-dump montages I’ve ever seen. Think of the great exemplars of this form: Cate Blanchett’s winding narration of Sauron’s rise and mankind’s near-fall at the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring; Ray Liotta’s chatty memoir of his childhood life of crime at the beginning of Goodfellas; Linda Hamilton’s ominous fugue at the beginning of T2: Judgment Day. These sequences are fast-paced out of necessity... Читать дальше...

The battle to define what went wrong for Democrats in the election, and chart a path out of the wilderness, is well underway. Trump’s campaign successfully courted working-class voters with stories attributing their pain to clearly defined villains—immigrants, transgender people, failing institutions, social elites—that Trump promised to take on. To beat this MAGA populism, prominent Democrats have begun urging their party to adopt similarly populist postures but with a different set of villains—the... Читать дальше...

The pithiest summary of Donald Trump’s last presidency was by the comedian John Mulaney. He compared it to a horse being set loose in a hospital. “No one knows what the horse is gonna do next,” Mulaney said, “least of all the horse. He’s never been in a hospital before!”

While they remain a singularly popular pop-culture genre, the police and court procedurals that draw the eyes and attention of television viewers on a daily basis have, unfortunately, given most people an idealized view of how our legal system works. This is never more true than in how the public has come to view the role that science and forensic evidence play in criminal proceedings. Judges and juries are supposed to weigh evidence from scientific experts presenting the most current version... Читать дальше...

Hot-head Martha Stewart, urged by pals like Snoop Dogg, considers anger help amid life story doco drama.

A woman who delivers Uber Eats orders as a side gig says she was a victim of tip baiting—a phenomenon in which customers entice drivers with a large tip, but change it to $0 after delivery.

A pair of planetary scientists simulated how our solar system might have evolved if it had a super-Earth orbiting where the asteroid belt is today. The results are enough to make you grateful that we only have eight planets.

AI can deliver agriculture workers improved efficiency across the board.

Brands have always tapped into the emotional currents of raising a family. And Volvo’s new ad is no different.

The flooding that devastated western North Carolina knocked out water systems, and some small towns still don’t have water.

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The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List (curated by Andrew Spaeth and myself) has 418 research/teaching positions and 61 teaching positions. 

Hip-hop journalist who hosted the Fox series “Pump It Up!”: nine letters.

Whenever a colleague is unkind or unfair, I let them know . . . that, unfortunately, I’ve just noticed the time and I’d better leave immediately so that I won’t miss my bus.

An annual roundup of things to make life a bit sparklier, a bit easier, or just a bit sillier.

When we feel grateful, we’re doing something that’s more complex than it seems.

New research suggests that the Democrats’ struggles in communities battling fentanyl addiction had little to do with economic theory or messaging—it was, more simply, a failure of political attention.

From "no tax on tips" to Social Security, Donald Trump has made a range of promises about the taxes Americans will pay. We take a look at three changes we could see in the months ahead.

Those left adrift by Trump’s rise must now engage in a new project.

And can deciding to have kids even be a rational exercise in the first place?

Tactical capsuleers, 

The Revenant expansion surges ahead, with new additions to mercenary dens introducing Mercenary Tactical Operations (MTO), new balancing and quality of life changes, an urgent call to arms rings out across New Eden to defend important Deathless arrays, insurgency deployments are coming to EVE Vanguard, and Winter Nexus is fast approaching.  

MERCENARY TACTICS

Since the launch of Revenant, capsuleers have been hard at work constructing and destroying mercenary dens all over nullsec space. Читать дальше...

The DUEX Plus portable laptop screen extender is a great gift for multitaskers, on sale ahead of Black Friday.

Transform their kitchen into a craft brewery with the F1 Smart Brewer Bundle — on sale for just $599.99 (reg. $899) for a limited time.

The Retro Mini Keychain Camera is fully functional and can snap photos and shoot video, and it's on sale for 50% off.