SCIENCE
Jesse Bransford
DU: Depleted Uranium
07.21.05
Artist Jesse Bransford address a current moral dilemma- the continued use of radioactive weapons, in light of the anniversary at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Part 1 of at least 2. Photos from Iraq by Adam Shemper.
Jordan Heller
Roid Rave: Steroids, They Do A Body Good?
03.05.09
When the news of A-Rod's steroid use broke, cries of "cheater" were bandied about the tabloids, but nothing of how the slugger may have negatively affected his health. If the health risk is minimal, and steroids can help get a player into the Hall of Fame, what can they do for the rest us? Jordan Heller reports. Art by Danny Jock.
Michael Louie
HARDCORE UFO's: NASA's Dark Days
02.01.06
This past week marks the anniversaries of 3 tragedies in NASA's history. What is the future for the organization? More trips to the moon? Intergalactic exploration? Will Bush get some "folks" on Mars? Or will it begin competing with private charters sending celebrities into orbit for some hot, out of this world action. The 200 mile high club anyone?
Rob Tennant
Low Orbit: "Packing for Mars" by Mary Roach
08.04.10
First human-made satellite in orbit, 1957, first person on the moon, 1969, and. . . Despite its focus on the physics of defecating in space, Mary Roach's latest leaves Rob Tennant salivating for his trip to the Red Planet. Is sending humans to Mars an unjustifiable waste of resources at a time when they already seem plenty scarce or a surreal and beautiful fulfillment of our species' odd ambition?
Robyn Weisman
Breeders, Part 1: Semen Collection Deep in the Heart of Dubya
04.19.06
Ah, horse breeding in Crawford, Texas...What's with those Shetland Pony penises? Do Republicans really jack off horses? Not all Arabian horse breeders are as bad as "hell-uv-a-job" Michael "Brownie" Brown. Robyn Weisman explains why.