Quantum Moronics

HERE COMES SCIENCE!

This is the album They Might Be Giants was put on Earth to record: they are genuine science nerds, and it shows.

For Here Comes Science contains a broad, inclusive and thought-provoking tour through science in all its facets. Songs like "Science is Real" (which explains how scientific beliefs are different from beliefs in unicorns and other beliefs formed without rigorous testing) and "Put It To the Test" (possibly the best kids' song ever written about falsifiablity in hypothesis formation) cover the basics, the big Philosophy of Science questions.

via www.boingboing.net

I don't have kids and I have no desire to ever go there, but I'm thoroughly enjoying the latest kids' album by my favoritest band ever.  It's catchy, it's smart, it's cheap (currently just $10 for the CD/DVD combo on Amazon), it's silly and weird enough for kids and adults, and...it's TMBG!  A much better review was posted on Boing Boing recently for those interested (see link above).  Very highly recommended, though not for those whose ears bleed at the utterance of the word "evolution" or vague, playful jabs at non-sciency beliefs. :)

I like those stories
About angels, unicorns and elves,
Now I like those stories
As much as anybody else,
But when I'm seeking knowledge,
Either simple or abstract,
The facts are with science,
The facts are with science,
Science is real!

Greetings from Prague

Have been traveling for the past week and a half, going thru Frankfurt, Munich, Dachau, and some other little towns before coming here.  What an incredible city, so beautiful despite being absolutely overrun with tourists.  Took a side-trip to Sedlec and saw the Bone Church, its something I'll never forget.  Tomorrow we head for Berlin for 3 days, and then it's back home.  Will have a ton of pics to post as usual!