POTD: Another Perfect SpaceX Return
Picture Of The Day: I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve watched SpaceX bring the first stage of one of its rockets back to Earth for a nice, soft, vertical landing. But it still amazes me every time — including this one today.
Don’t Blame The Blues
Here’s how to keep things in perspective when you see headlines about MO having the highest per capita rates of COVID cases and hospitalizations — and which states are keeping the US from hitting vax rates of 70% by July 4th.
Jon Stewart’s Ridiculous Rant
Here’s why I was surprised to see Jon Stewart go off on a rant about the origins of COVID-19, in which he sounded just like the kind of TV personalities he used to mock on “The Daily Show.”
Best Thing I Read This Week
Greg Bardsley explains why we should throw ticker tape parades for (and sing the praises of) scientists who worked on COVID-19 vaccines while the rest of us freaked out.
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
Derek Thompson writes about why you don’t have to worry about wiping down your mail or touching surfaces others have touched, and that businesses that promote how well they’re cleaning are offering nothing more than “hygiene theater.”
Grant Imahara
I was saddened to hear of the sudden death of former “Mythbusters” co-star Grant Imahara at age 49. Here’s a conversation I had with him a few years ago about that show and a new project he did with Kari and Tory for Netflix.
Still Not In It Together
Here’s another in my series of pieces on how, when it comes to the coronavirus, we are not all in it together, thanks to the deniers, liars, and other covidiots.
The Swedish Lie
Next time someone says the US should have followed Sweden’s lead in allowing COVID-19 to run its course, infecting a lot of people who would then build up antibodies to fight it and moving the country towards herd immunity faster, share this to explain why they are wrong.