I'm not scheduled for a new post today but I just stumbled on this comic I made a while back and I couldn't resist putting it up aga...

Well I guess everybody's already heard of the problems encountered by the Philae lander when it landed on the comet last week. It'...

 When family Christmas gifts come to mind my thoughts turn to the sculptor, Alexander Calder. I wonder what kind of gift would push our...

Roberto asked me to comment on the notion a friend of his has that cartoons are only for kids. The implication is that if you're an a...

Believe it or not, one of my heroes used to be BF Skinner (above), the famous behaviorist. His ideas seem dated now, but back in the day ...

It seemed appropriate on the eve of Veterans' Day to reprise this book review I wrote way back in 2011. A member of my family is in the...

Of all the possible futures envisioned by architects the one that appeals to me most is the one in which the world has been reforested. I...