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,

Hello again, science fans. Glad to have you along with us today.
Знову вітаю, шанувальники науки. Раді, що ви сьогодні з нами.
[Ukrainian]

Hello again, science fans. Glad to have you along with us today.

Hola tu ka'atéen, aficionados ti' le ciencia. ki'imak in wóol in yantal ta wéetel bejla'e'.
[Yucatec Maya]

The Trump Administration shut down over 1,400 scientific medical research projects and public health programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. They are listed here. The Administration has ordered mass layoffs of NOAA scientists. They are closing 164 offices of the Department of the Interior. They announced that 

Starting 250 Springs ago

Herb Masters
21 April 2025

Greetings Science Fans, Supporters, and Geeks,

It's been 250 years since Paul Revere announced that the British were coming. It seems odd to claim something literally but, science has been the base of many core beliefs in this country since before its inception. Ten Things About Benjamin Rush​ These days I am constantly stunned by how science has been and is being rejected these days. Consider this... 

It's time to stand up and speak out!

Herb Masters
14 April 2025

​Greetings Science Fans,

There are so many cool things going on these days, it's hard to imagine. Yesterday I went to Magnifed at the explOratorium. (You may know that I have a soft spot for the explO and almost any institution that is

Hello again science fans,

Lumelang hape barati ba mahlale,
[Sesotho is the language of Basotho who live in Lesotho, “which nobody has ever heard of” and whose imports now have a 50% tariff, the highest of any country.]

SCIENCE

More than a million people participated in over 1400 “Hands Off” protests Saturday. I joined the protesters at the intersection of San Pablo Dam Road and Appian Way in El Sobrant