As anyone who’s taken it will probably tell you, organic chemistry is notoriously difficult. It’s widely recognized as a “weed out” course — disproportionately high failure and withdrawal rates are common, if not expected, and many argue that such rigorousness is an effective filter for keeping certain students from entering professions, like medicine, that they… Continue reading University Fires Chem Professor After Students Complain His Course Was Too Hard
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Russia Says Thanks Elon Musk, We Love You Too
“He’s worthy of a promotion to the next officer’s rank.” Kremlin <3 Elon The Kremlin is lauding its occasional foe Elon Musk after he — quite unpopularly, in many circles — advised Ukraine to give in to Russia’s demands. After Musk posted a controversial Twitter poll — yes, he really tried to do foreign relations via Twitter… Continue reading Russia Says Thanks Elon Musk, We Love You Too
Scientists Say All Land on Earth Is Smashing Together Into a New Supercontinent
It’ll only take 300 million years. Come Together Over the next 300 million years, all the Earth’s continents will smash together and form a new supercontinent called Amasia, closing the Pacific Ocean in the process. At least, that’s according to a new study from researchers at Curtin University, published in National Science Review last week, that plots the… Continue reading Scientists Say All Land on Earth Is Smashing Together Into a New Supercontinent
Lawsuit Accuses Walmart and CVS of Equating Homeopathic Treatments With Real Medicine
Image by Getty Images/Futurism A federal court has revived a lawsuit against Walmart and CVS for allegedly passing off long-discredited homeopathic treatments as actual, proven medicine. A three-judge panel in the District of Columbia’s Superior Court is set to look into why the newly-revived suit, filed by an anti-pseudoscience nonprofit called the Center for Inquiry (CFI)… Continue reading Lawsuit Accuses Walmart and CVS of Equating Homeopathic Treatments With Real Medicine
Dr. Oz Accused of Killing Hundreds of Dogs, Puppies, Bunnies
Image by Getty Images Television doctor and Pennsylvania senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz is many things. He’s an alleged vegetable elitist, an Oprah cast-out, and, um, a pretty bad doctor, at least according to other physicians. Now, in the heat of the campaign, you can add “alleged mass animal murderer” to that list. Yes, seriously.… Continue reading Dr. Oz Accused of Killing Hundreds of Dogs, Puppies, Bunnies
Watching Elon Musk’s Robot Back to Back With Boston Dynamics Is… Something
At Tesla’s artificial intelligence event on Friday, the company showed off two early prototypes of its Optimus humanoid robot, a walking automaton meant to take care of the “boring” tasks in life. Perhaps as expected, what the company unveiled on stage was far from impressive — especially considering just how far ahead the competition is.… Continue reading Watching Elon Musk’s Robot Back to Back With Boston Dynamics Is… Something
Neil deGrasse Tyson Reveals What He Really Thinks of Elon Musk
“He dreams big. And I don’t think all of his dreams are realistic, but that doesn’t matter…” Edison Adjacent Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson weighed in on SpaceX and Tesla Elon Musk over the weekend — but we’re not entirely convinced by his choice of words. “Elon Musk is like a modern day Thomas Edison, right?”… Continue reading Neil deGrasse Tyson Reveals What He Really Thinks of Elon Musk
Elon Musk Fans Horrified as He Suggests Ukraine Give in to Putin’s Demands
In an uncharacteristically brazen Twitter outpour, Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested that Ukraine should give up parts of its territories and other rights to reach a peace agreement with Russia — or else risk a bloody end to the conflict, culminating in a full blown “nuclear war.” In short, even for Musk, it’s exactly the… Continue reading Elon Musk Fans Horrified as He Suggests Ukraine Give in to Putin’s Demands
US Military Criticized for Dumping Sewage Into Hawaiian Ocean
This is unconscionable. Smell Grant The US military keeps dumping wastewater into Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor — and the locals are, understandably, pissed. As the Honolulu Civil Beat reports, the famous harbor is now an Environmental Protection Agency-identified Superfund site thanks to a busted Naval wastewater line that released more than 1,000 gallons of raw sewage into… Continue reading US Military Criticized for Dumping Sewage Into Hawaiian Ocean
Project Lets Houseplant Control Robot Arm Equipped With Machete
What could go wrong? Plants vs. OSHA What if you gave a plant control of a robotic arm… and then gave that robotic arm a machete? That’s the pressing question explored by robotics artist David Bowen, the creator of an installation called “Plant Machete,” which does exactly that. “Essentially,” Bowen’s website reads, “the plant is… Continue reading Project Lets Houseplant Control Robot Arm Equipped With Machete