My Friend, the News

I have a friend who often exaggerates.  His stories are interesting, funny, and for the most part true.  I don’t doubt that the events in his story actually happened or wether or not he believes what he is saying; I am skeptical about how his experience is being...

DING: Bruno Latour's Concept Applied to NowPublic

This is not a news story in the strictest sense… though it is a story, and it relates to news. A couple of months ago Glen Lowry asked me to consider presenting a lecture about NowPublic for a course at Emily...

666 a fun number.

"It has given me the chuckles the few times I have been behind somebody at the grocery store, and their total comes out to be $6.66.It never fails that they reach for a pack of gum or breath mints to buy so they can change the total.OK, even if I believed there was really...

Chinese River Dolphin Back From The Brink

I recently reported (here's the article) that the " "The Baiji Yangtze Dolphin is with all probability extinct," reads a press release".  However, a businessman in China filmed what appeared to be a "big...

The Chinese dolphin might not be extinct

"Scientists declared the white dolphin, native to China's Yangtze river, extinct last year. But there is a shred of hope: the animal may have been spotted swimming in the wild. Wang Ding, a researcher with the Institute of Hydrobiology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences,...

Endeavour astronauts won't repair shuttle

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorNASA has determined the gouge in Space Shuttle Endeavour is not a safety concern for the Astronauts.Somehow, NASA experts track record in giving opinions is not...

Space Shuttle Endeavour & Columbia: Similar Heat Shield Problem

The uneasiness the Astronauts must feel knowing Space Shuttle Columbia experienced almost the exact same problem when it's heat shield failed 4 years ago and tragically breaking up over the skies must weigh...

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