“It’s pretty simple, “ my son Nicholas said matter-of-factly as he explained the concept of naked singularities. I don’t remember much else of the conversation except words like “black hole” and sucked.” And before your mind goes too deeply into the gutter a naked singularity is a space-time phenomenon, not something out of a middle school sex education class.

The sign on the treadmill read, “For the consideration of our other guests, please do not use this equipment for more than 45 minutes.” I chuckled aloud as I wondered if this sign was truly necessary. How many people could this apply to?

With help from my friends at NASA (Langley) I am using a new term to describe how we tend to go to our friends to confirm ideas that we like and disconfirm ideas with which we don't agree.. It's called the "Homie Principle." (And for you who have never been called a homie, a homie's a good thing)