Bad mathematical writing and editing

AARGH!  This is from LiveScience.com…
The human male releases about 66 million sperm during each … encounter. … since it takes only one sperm to make a baby, there are 59,999,999 extras along for the ride.
Did the writer and editor of this article never learn the concept of “significant figures” in school? Since 66 million is [...]

One small step in going green

Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last year or two, you’ve probably heard about the evils of bottled water (all that wasted plastic) and how even plastic reusable water bottles, including a Nalgene bottle that I have,  can leak Bisphenol A (BPA.)
I decided to do my part for the environment and my [...]

Idiotic criminal

When working out at a gym, an off-duty police officer noticed (registration may be required to read the article) that a man chatting with a boy was wearing a GPS ankle monitor like the ones worn by high-risk sex offenders. After identifying himself to gym personnel and making phone call to the Sheriff Department, [...]