The SciSchmooze Says It’s Not All Dark

Earth at Night — NASA

Glad you are reading this, dear friend of Science,
Kul att du läser detta, kära vetenskapsvän,
The Bay Area boasts the Swedish American Hall, the Swedish Women’s Educational Association of San Francisco, The Scandinavian School and Cultural Center, the Swedish Society of San Francisco, and more. [I


SciSchmoozing Good Trouble

Red Sprite as seen from the ISS, Nichole Ayers, NASA

Hello again, supporter of science,
Üdvözlet ismét, tudománypárti!
[Over 5,000 people in the Bay Area speak Hungarian at home.]

Show your support for science this Thursday (July 17) by joining one of the hundreds of “Good Trouble Lives On” protests. Thursday is the 5th anniversary of the passing of civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis. He coined the term "Good Trouble" as the action of coming together to take peaceful, non-violent action to challenge injustice and create meaningful change. Find the location of a nearby protest at 

Bob Siederer
30 June 2025

The Virgo Cluster, from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory (NSF/DOE)

Hello again Science Fans!

I’ve been traveling a lot these past few months. It always brings me a fresh perspective, seeing other parts of the US and the world.

It also reminds me that no matter what you are going through, someone is worse off than you.

Today we celebrate the first images released from the Vera C. Rubin observatory in Chile. They are loaded with fantastic


SciSchmoozing from the Sidewalk

Tehran in Winter

Hello again, follower of science and reason,

Over 50,000 people in the Bay Area speak Persian at home. The Persian holiday of Eid al-Ghadir is the time for being kind to people in need, making donations, and giving gifts to one another. (Sorta like Christmas) It fell on June 14th this year during the bombings.

Speaking Up for Science

SciSchmooze Stands Up to the Opponents of Science

Herb Masters
16 June 2025

Greetings Science, Reason, and Critically Thinking Friends Who Care,

It's been quite a week. Science and seemingly the world have been spinning together. It seems most of what was promised by the new administration in Washington DC has not been produced. I don't want to get too political but it does seem like the 

Climate Change… No Doubt

Science Schmooze

Herb Masters
9 June 2025

Visible impact of drought on Asprokremmos Reservoir on Cyprus

Greetings Fans of Science, Reason, and Critical Thinking,

These continue to be trying times for those that haven't had the good fortune to grow up in areas of the planet where opportunity is plentiful. Of course the other side of that is many places on the planet are experiencing or suffering the consequences of the actions of the people in those areas of "good fortune". The picture above is one of many examples of what is most assuredly the consequence of climate change. Many wou


The SciSchmooze, for Better or Worser

Blatten, Switzerland (Photo by Alexandre Agrusti/AFP via Getty Images)

Hello again, science fans. Glad to have you along with us today.
Hallo nomal, Wüsseschaftsfans. Schön, dass si hüt bi ois sind.
[Schwyzerdütsch is a Swiss-German dialect]


CLIMATE

A large portion of the Birch Glacier in Switzerland broke free on Wednesday. Nine million tonnes of ice and granite plunged into the Lötschental valley destroying most of Blatten, a village of 300. The residents and their animals had been evacuated 9 days earlier. Current glo


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