Mar102017
U.S. President Donald Trump declared in his inauguration speech January 20, “From this day forward, it’s gonna be only America first! America first!” At the time, he probably had no idea he was touching off a viral video sensation that would inspire people in countries around the world to mock not only him, but their own… read more
Mar32017
Jennifer Lopez is one of the rare musicians-turned-actresses who has been pretty good at both of them; however, we never seem to talk about her dancing abilities. On Wednesday night, she faced off with “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon to bring down the house. Lopez and Fallon both picked their moves out of the “velvety dance… read more
Feb242017
In a departure from the Obama administration’s policies, the White House said Thursday that the Trump administration is likely to crack down on recreational marijuana use. “I do think you’ll see greater enforcement,” said White House press secretary Sean Spicer. “The Department of Justice, I think, will be further looking into [the issue]. I believe they… read more
Jan222017
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. By now, you’ve probably heard about Mariah Carey’s New Year’s Eve disaster. After some technical malfunctions, Carey—who was supposed to lip-sync over a vocal track for “Emotions” and “We Belong Together”—ended up neither singing nor dancing much, and mostly talked about tech issues over the musical accompaniment track. The… read more
Jan212017
Newsworthy eye candy Roche et al., Science Translational Medicine (2017) A Good Squeeze Heart failure afflicts some 5.7 million Americans. But a new air-powered robot designed by researchers at Harvard University may be able to provide some assistance—in the form of a squeeze. The proof-of-concept device wraps around the heart and gives it a hug, which… read more
