Science at its best:

Brock couldn’t stop wondering about what exactly was going on in those boiling pools. He was dying to know: What was alive down there? How was it surviving?

from this great story and lesson.

Status update: about to make a second cup of coffee because I spilled the first one. How’s your day going?

Vote. If you are in the US and you haven’t already mailed in a ballot, remember that tomorrow is voting day. When are you going? Make a plan. Your vote is important.

A scary story for Halloween

John Deere is trying to control how their customers use and repair the equipment they buy. This is forcing farmers to overpay for repairs or disable environmental controls so they can harvest crops on time.

Tell the EPA this is not okay.