Science can be pretty weird

Too bad my instructors for material science never discussed Prince Rupert's drop. While the dynamics of the forces within a Prince Rupert's drop are not the same as in concrete, they are a good demonstration of working with compressive…

Our Deeply Confused Ethical Sense

Some days.  Read this, “I Spent 491 Days as a Hostage of Hamas. This Is My Story.”  Now contrast it with this, “Sarah Mullally named as new Archbishop of Canterbury.”  The later, published not long after the killings in…

In The Mailbox: 10.03.25 : The Other McCain

Posted on | October 4, 2025 | No Comments — compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts.Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. Mac reacts to the “Aliens” scene where Ripley gives tactical…

Is ‘Secular’ a Bad Word for Christians?

Pope Leo XIV recently reaffirmed a conviction Christians have held for centuries: “institutions need people who know how to live a healthy secularism, that is, a style of thinking and acting that affirms the value of religion while preserving…