Alex Smith suffered a gruesome injury that reminded many of Joe Theisman’s infamous broken leg

AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Alex Smith suffered a gruesome leg injury in the third quarter of the Redskins game against the Texans. The injury immediately brought up memories of Joe Thiesman’s infamous career-ending leg injury. Smith was carted off the field with backup quarterback Colt McCoy taking over in his absence. Alex Smith went down […]

Being reminded of your political bubble can stop you from breaking out

Enlarge (credit: Nats Sitticus) Using social media is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it can connect us to many more people than we would otherwise interact with, which is great. But our choices regarding who we interact with (often amplified by a platform’s algorithms) limit many of our social networks in a  way […]

“Science Keeps America Great,” and the March for Science reminded us

Nathan Mattise AUSTIN, Texas—“We are here today because the importance of science in our nation is in dispute,” Dr. Art Markman told the assembled crowd outside the Texas State Capitol. “And I have to lecture a bit because I’m a professor.” Evidently, professors weren’t the only ones compelled to act at this weekend’s March for […]

The United Airlines incident reminded the Chinese of everything they hate about the US

Twitter The video of David Dao being dragged kicking and screaming off a United Airlines flight by Chicago police set the American internet aflame Monday. That’s not a surprise: Whether you blame the greed of American airlines or late capitalism, the video struck an obvious chord. But less predictable was how massively the news took […]