Dan Weiss

So yes, NASA probably DID find organic materials, but not on the planet we thought. Hurray for pinball based art! Planned cities seen from space. Lots and lots of old ships being found in the sea these days. It is…

Important morning news: Saturn is rad! Scandals in the OED! Yes, the US wanted to nuke the moon. Congratulations Eastern Hellbender for being born in captivity and on being both gross and cute. Perhaps the secrets lie in immortal jellyfish.

Today’s theme is “things Dan finds neat”. This 1930s illustrated guide to hypothetical alien life is my favorite thing today. This story about the official Chinese newspaper not getting that the Onion is a joke is my second favorite thing…

Let’s  just send all of the people to mars. In the meantime, let’s talk about life in Antarctic lakes. 16th Century German explosives. Your nose gets hot when you lie. Today my favorite things are Pelican book covers.

It is pretty cool to uncover a 1920s Berlin cabaret. Does being overweight make you (scientifically) jollier (no, well, sometimes). Here is some cross-section anatomy for you. Letters from space! And now some 19th Century mathematical drawings of human consciousness.

We’ll be taking Thursday and Friday off this week, so we better link to 86 years of Thanksgiving Day Parade floats now. Midcentury architecture magazine covers (are great) Beware of Chinese space children. Has Curiosity found organic molecules? (Maybe!) Meanwhile,…

Sometimes you need to take a step back, breathe, and appreciate how awesome  the Kepler Telescope has been. Other times you just want to look at Mexican b-movie posters. We here at Morning Coffee endorse any and all book vending…

Ain’t no rule says a donkey can’t run for public office (yes there is). This week in terrifying facts: if you are 27 you have never experienced a colder than average month. Luckily we can counter that with our world…

The phrase “most distant galaxy ever” is a pretty good one. On the biodiversity of belly buttons. I hope you guys have been following this Denver UFO news (because it’s great). Important news item: people have been throwing stone-tipped spears…

Fun fact: robots did not help fight the Russian Revolution. They are however infiltrating the Chinese workforce. I am a proud endorser of any and all swing based art. A little university library porn for you. And now some 1930s…

Some holiday gift ideas for you (you’re welcome): a one man helicopter, or a Frank Lloyd Wright designed private island. Welcome to the world carnivorous harp sponge. Department of hella-charming-places-I-want-to-go: the Kovac Planetarium. Stanford is pretty sure people are getting…

Today in the future is now: Brazil plans on cloning endangered species. Are we sending people the moon again? Uh, maybe? Ready the dog space suits. Perhaps someone out there would like to read Faulkner on hockey? Nothing but secret…