Tag Archives: science

A visit on the set of 'Murdoch Mysteries' with young cancer survivors gave everyone a chance to geek out over history and science and revealed the depth of care the production team puts into not just their art but to their young fans as well.

'Revival' is as engaging a late-night tale as all of Stephen King's stories are but also continues to build upon his trend towards higher levels of complexity within the understory. It is a powerful, phantasmagorical meditation on the loss of faith and understanding.

The Manhattan Projects cannot be described as an uplifting experience, but it is definitely one hell of a crazy ride.

This book is truly fascinating and a must read for all who enjoy studying the intersection where science, history, and sociology cross. Johnson is a highly accomplished tangential thinker and is very adept at delineating the indirect, non-linear cause and effect.

The mission of 'Howtoons: [Re]ignition' is to educate and engage kids in the science knowledge necessary for them to function within and positively impact the world they will inherit. It does a fabulous job.

In a culture where celebrities like Jenny McCarthy and Bill O’Reilly can openly expound anti-science rhetoric to loyal, daily audiences, Neil deGrasse Tyson is a prophet for reality. In many ways, his importance is in stopping us as a society and a culture from getting progressively dumber.

Rick and Morty is one of the most hilarious things I’ve seen in a while. And it isn't just a show for sci-fi fans; fans of science will love it, too.

'UFO Hunters,' a companion book to the highly popular History Channel series, gets one star for an entirely valid concept but very poor execution.

Despite an unfortunate title that sounds like a textbook for a course that most people would not voluntarily take, 'The Physics of Wall Street' is an engaging history (sans equations) of the contributions of scientists and mathematicians to financial modeling.

'Frankenweenie' is one of the best movies in recent years to grapple with the many difficult questions surrounding science in our world today, and to quietly suggest a few modest solutions.