Daily Archives: Thursday, June 9, 2016 @ 16:33

Feel the love-love-love department

A small bomb went off in the restroom of a Target store in Evanston, Illinois yesterday. A small bomb exploded in the women’s bathroom at a Target store in Evanston on Wednesday, and officials are investigating whether it’s connected to … Continue reading

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Farewell, permafrost

When I was a young soils engineer, and single, I daydreamed about moving to Alaska to study permafrost, a soil state which defies conventional analysis and is susceptible of dramatic elastic and plastic deformation under load. Reason got the upper … Continue reading

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Evangelicals acknowledge marginalization

A very good piece from the Associated Press takes up the marginalization of evangelicals. For decades, they say, they have been steadily pushed to the sidelines of American life and have come under attack for their most deeply held beliefs, … Continue reading

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