Herb Masters
20 January 2025

Greetings Science Fans,

I hope that you are not feeling too bad about how this week is starting out. I fear that “Science” is going to be put to many tests and challenges in the next few years. I’m going to try and avoid politics and polemics here! But to do that exclusively would be to deny what for many of us is reality, that science is being denied and decisions are being made without evidence or reason, and also to deny the use of science to preserve or even improve and understand our amazing home planet and universe. There will be risks to be taken as we move forward. Who will be empowered to decide? 

Hello and Happy Random (?) Point in the journey around the Sun!

As I’ve done for many years, I attended the Monterey County SkeptiCamp on the first weekend of the year. I find it to be a great opportunity to cleanse your skeptical palette and start a new year with new, rational ideas. Plus it’s a lot of fun.

A SkeptiCamp is a free, informal conference in which anyone, usually amateur skeptics,  present on a subject in science and/or scientific skepticism. Speakers may want to explore a new topic, be deeply passionate experts, or just have a need to rant about irrationality in society. This year, subjects included a discussion of the social contagion around drones that is sweeping parts of the USA, medical claims around stem cells curing all disease, and rationally assessing risk with data. 

A former teacher discussed creating constructiv

Hello again Science Fans!
Salut encore les amateurs de science ! (Canadian French)
Bonjour à nouveau, fans de science ! (France French)
Bonjou ankò Fanatik Syans! (Haitian Creole)

I guess we coul

Hello again Science Fans!
ሰላም በድጋሚ የሳይንስ ደጋፊዎች!
(Many of the Bay Area’s 20,000 Ethiopians live in Oakland.)

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Herb Masters
16 December 2024

12 Days of Science Christmas Ornament

Greetings Fans of Science, Reason, and Critical Thinking,

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Herb Masters
11 December 2024

Dave Almandsmith
1 December 2024

Hello again fans of science,
Dumelang hape barati ba mahlale, (Lesotho Peace Corps memories)

I trust you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving, avoided coming to bl

Bob Siederer
25 November 2024

Hello again Science fans!

Like me, most of you are probably preparing for Thanksgiving, that annual tradition of food, football and family. I’ve got my turkey and the ingredients for some sides, and am only short cranberry sauce. The deli counter in my local market hasn’t got theirs out yet.

We have a lot of news to report, mostly astronomical. So lets jump in, starting with Mars.

The Perseverance rover has been