Geeky Pics: Equations in the Wild

By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] As if we don’t see enough equations in physics textbooks, sometimes they sneak up on us when we’re least expecting them. Some of the equations pictured are “famous” (though some are definitely not); please feel free to boast your equation-spotting skills in the comments. It’s like bird watching. “Oh […]



Pew Pew Pew – Because Lasers Make Everything Better

Well gentlemen, it’s Monday, meaning most of us are back to work, and probably all feeling depressed about it. So here’s a little something to improve your mood. Just for the record, I just bought $10,000 worth of Solar Gard Window Films. What? Me, influenceable? Nahhhhh, of course not! …sorry ladies, no hot guy firing […]

Futurama is Back, Baby!

By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] According to an inside source who spoke to Collider, Comedy Central has decided to renew Futurama for another 13 million years episodes. The futuristic farce has long been a favorite among animated comedies, filling large time slots late at night in the US.  Now, after Comedy Central has re-aired the […]



Ted Talk: 10 things you didn’t know about orgasm (Science)

In the following video, “Bonk” author Mary Roach delves into obscure scientific research, some of it centuries old, to make 10 surprising claims about sexual climax, ranging from the bizarre to the hilarious. Please note that even though this presentation is entirely scientific and contains no nudity at all, it is still aimed at adults. […]

Science is Sexy: What is Evolution?

By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] Few things in science cause as much public confusion as the Theory of Evolution.  While a number of great resources have already effectively elucidated the concept, including a video I’ve embedded in this article, I think it is valuable to repeat and expand upon these resources in a public […]

Rocket Launch Tonight – Look Out Eastern US!

By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] Seems that this week’s science stories are all going to the physicists.  Between 8:00PM and 11:00PM (EST) TONIGHT, a “Minotaur I” rocket should be visible to the entire Eastern seaboard of the United States.  It is being launched from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia (the state where I […]

Science is Sexy: Will the Large Hadron Collider Blow Us Up?

By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] Maybe you’ve heard about the recent controversy over the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva.  This device, probably the most complex machine ever devised by man, has been the focus of much debate because of its potential to do two things. Be an enormous waste of money Create a black […]