Category Archives: Science

Gender in Sport, Redux

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Tom Garrett

I’ve seen several spot-on, anti-FIFA commentaries in recent weeks, but this one has nothing to do with corruption. Rather than focus on the scandal that has rocked FIFA, Kate Fagan’s espnW piece took soccer’s governing body to task over “gender verification” testing: … Continue reading →

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We’re Doomed (Or: A Defense of President Obama)

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Tom Garrett

A recent Robot History Month (a/k/a “April”) visit to Japan by President Obama sparked some consternation among right-leaning media outlets.   This bluster arose due to the fact that the president had the audacity to reciprocate a bow from an … Continue reading →

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Would-Be Robot Overlords Suffer Setback

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Tom Garrett

I’ve recently become a contributor for a website called A New Voice.  It’s a commentary site with its focus on pop culture and politics (especially the intersection of the two), with a right-of-center point of view and an additional goal of … Continue reading →

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Science < Ideology

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Tom Garrett

The last few weeks have provided a veritable cornucopia of off-base commentary and unsophisticated political thought.  From David Dow’s call to impeach Antonin Scalia, to today’s suggestion by the NRA of armed guards in every school, to myriad pundits who have … Continue reading →

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Spooky Action at a Distance

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Teams of scientists working with the CERN Large Hadron Collider announced this week that the elusive Higgs boson has quite possibly been observed for the first time.  The level of certainty provided by the recent run of data isn’t sufficient … Continue reading →

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