Leopard Seal FTW

Worth a watch!
 

Read the story here.

It's Working

My bacon and egg diet is really starting to pay off - I've lost 14 pounds, my cholesterol is down 43 points, and my triglyceride count is down 69 points (!). My fasting glucose level is a little high, but I've found some research that explains this curious phenomenon, and I'll make some adjustments before my next glucose test.

Science!

CrossFit Works. Period.

Twice-a-week, one-hour workouts. Nothing more.

Time Frame: 3 months
Weight: -2.0 lbs
Body Fat: -3.4% 
Lean Mass: +5.2 lbs

I Can't Make Sense Of It

When it comes right down to it, I don't understand the hostility to science that climate change deniers embrace. Even if the deniers are absolutely right, and the 97% of scientists who agree that anthropogenic climate change is real are completely wrong, only good things can come out of trying to do something about carbon dioxide emissions: a reduction in pollution, more sources of sustainable energy, a loss of political power for despots who control fossil fuels, etc.

Where is the effing down side to those things?

Conversely, if the 97% of climate scientists are right (and we have no credible reason to believe otherwise), the consequences of ignoring the threat of global warming are grave.

The basis of climate change denial seems to be only contrarianism and nihilism. 

100 MPG And Righteous

This is pretty awesome.

I Cannot Change the Laws of Physics...

Or can I? Space.com reported last week that warp drive may be possible after all. How awesome would that be?

Engage!

Neil Armstrong, RIP

Charles Pierce points out that very soon, there will be no one left alive who ever walked on the moon. That makes me more than a little sad. Will the memory of their accomplishments, of our accomplishments as a nation, be honored? Will it spur us to renewed purpose?

I looked at a few different obituaries for Armstrong; together they paint a portrait of a fearless and humble explorer. I am inspired by his life story.

Update: The Guardian has an even more forceful condemnation of our collective lack of vision.