Astronomers love discovering black holes. And why not? Science is giving us exciting new ways to find these space phenomena thousands of light-years away. But Kareem El-Badry has found that sometimes the hype from these ‘discoveries’ has come too soon. Known as Harvard’s black hole debunker, El-Badry shifted to the astronomy major from philosophy. Instead of asking “what’s the most exciting answer?” he asks, “what’s the most plausible answer?” Often, apparent black holes turn out to be just binary stars in unusual stages of evolution. Read full article here
History
The Women Who Built Grunge
Despite being acknowledged as the “Godmother of Grunge”, Tina Bell is rarely included in the history of grunge music. Women in general are hardly ever mentioned in music history unless they’re close to famous male musicians. Looking back at Tina Bell, music journalists often leave her out of Bam Bam, the band that she fronted, wrote music for, and co-founded with her husband. When she is mentioned, it’s in relation to Kurt Cobain, who was said to have been a fan of Bell and her band before founding Nirvana. Read full article here
Merv
October 2, 2022
