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 

Dave Almandsmith
7 July 2025

Unwilling to stay silent, 139 employees of the Environmental Protection Agency signed a letter listing 5 criticisms of Administrator Lee Zeldin’s actions:

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Bob Siederer
30 June 2025

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

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.

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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 

Science Schmooze

Herb Masters
9 June 2025

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

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

Bob Siederer
26 May 2025

Hello again Science Fans!

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the trial of John T. Scopes, a science teacher. Scopes was accused of breaking a new Tennessee law that effectively banned the teaching of human evolution. Scopes was found guilty and fined $100, although that verdict was later overturned on a technicality. But the trial and widespread publicity surrounding it highlighted the differences between f

Science Schmooze

Herb Masters
19 May 2025

Greetings Science Based Readers,

It has only been 127 days and it seems like 2 years of science under attack (democracy too), and reason as well as many other topics that I'll steer clear of here! (a quick side note: try searching for "reason under attack"). I encourage you to read "

Herb Masters
12 May 2024

Greetings Fans of Science, Reason, and Critical Thinking,