Expert: Champagne cork can put an eye out — All I can think of is A Christmas Story.
Massive comet will shine brighter than the moon, say astronomers — A massive two-mile-wide comet will be visible from Earth in late 2013, possibly appearing brighter than the moon during November and December, according to astronomers.
Nuclear history bibliography, 2012 — A blog of weird, true life stuff that will give you paranoia. (Via Pharyngula .)
Single-molecule motor sits on a single-atom ball bearing — For when it absolutely, positively has to be very tiny. This is cool.
This 15-Year-Old Kid May Have Just Saved Your Life — A fifteen-year-old boy named Jack Andraka has developed a cheap, easy and highly accurate paper sensor for the early detection of pancreatic cancer. (Via Slacktivist Fred Clark.)
Christianists apparently can't do math — Hahahahah. (Via both
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danjitecontroubleGuns in the Home Do Not Deter Crime — “[M]ost children, older adults, and women are murdered at home. A gun in the home is a particularly strong risk factor for female homicide victimization.” Your guns do not make me safer. According to the data, they do not make you safer, either, despite the cherished beliefs and power fantasies of the gun culture in America.
The Republican's 'Biggest Priority' — Ya think? Judge them by their own words and deeds, not their high minded soundbites. Last time I checked, the GOP's highest priority was making sure Obama was a one-term president. How'd all that obstructionism work out for you guys, anyway? Did it help the country or the American people in any way?
?otD: Do you?
12/31/2012
Writing time yesterday: 0.0 hours (chemo brain)
Hours slept: 5.0 hours (very fitful)
Body movement: 0.5 hours (30 minutes on the stationary bike)
Weight: 210.8
Number of FEMA troops on my block teaching critical thinking to the children of conservatives: 0
Currently reading: The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. Banks