They’re Not Getting The Message
Few things annoy me more than people who make bad decisions based on bad information (or the lack thereof) -- and we live in a world where misinformation is not only prevalent, but also easy to access, thanks to the internet. Case in point: parents who don't have...
Science Teacher’s McDonald’s Diet
Three weeks ago on America Weekend, I talked with Laura Anderson, food columnist for Slate, who was critical of a high school biology teacher in Iowa who turned his personal weight loss into a project for his science students. So today, I invited the teacher, John...
Cosmos Coming
I'm not a Seth McFarlane fan. I don't watch any of his animated shows, detested the one episode I watched of his live-action sitcom "Dads," and thought he did a horrible job as host of the Oscars last year. But I am glad that he used his influence at Fox to...
An Unvaccinated Life Backfires
Amy Parker grew up in the 70's with health-nut parents who didn't vaccinate her. The result: she contracted measles, mumps, rubella, a type of viral meningitis, scarlatina, whooping cough, yearly tonsillitis, and chickenpox. As an parent herself, she didn't hesitate...
Space Reality
Watching TV coverage of the astronauts working outside the International Space Station yesterday, I wondered if some news executives were secretly hoping something would go wrong, and it would turn into a disaster a la the movie "Gravity." No one -- even the most...
Astronaut Chris Hadfield on “60 Minutes”
I can't embed the video as Picture Of The Day, but I enjoyed this piece on astronaut Chris Hadfield from the Australian version of "60 Minutes." Hadfield is the one who became world-famous for his videos in space, including his version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity."...
Kevin Grazier, Science Adviser for “Gravity”
As I wrote earlier this month, the movie "Gravity" it is an astounding achievement that has dominated the box office for three straight weeks (earning nearly a quarter-billion dollars thus far), and will likely do the same during awards season early next year. But how...
Kellie Gerardi Wants To Go To Mars
In May, I talked to Bas Lansdorp, the man behind a mission to send four people on a one-way trip to Mars in 2023. Today on my America Weekend show, I talked with one of the 200,000 people who have applied for a seat on that flight. Her name is Kellie Gerardi, a...