Robbie Gonzalez's discussions

Good on you for educating yourself. Never a good idea to follow advice blindly — even from a doctor. Always ask questions. More people should make an effort to understand what's going on with their bodies and their medical care (or, in your case, your children's bodies). Read more

Excellent points. Plus, allowing Pistorius to participate in the 2012 Olympics sets a precedent that could allow future athletes — who could, potentially, be even more "enhanced" — to participate. This is a really, really fascinating situation. Read more

If an athlete like Pistorius is good enough to compete in the actual Olympics, why not let him? Read more

Oh, I like you. Read more

My favorites are the clock tower and the Rubik's cube, hands down. Read more

The link to different wheel sizes got fracked — try this link instead. It's a fantastic visualization, and well worth checking out. Read more

How do the imaging capabilities of Curiosity's MastCam compare to those found on earlier Martian rovers? Can we look forward to significantly better footage of the Martian landscape? Read more

When I talk to people about the extensive capabilities of Curiosity's scientific payload, I find that few of them appreciate just how impressive it is compared to the suites found on past rovers and landers. How do *you* go about comparing Curiosity's capabilities to those of past vehicles? What's so special about the… Read more

I need a show of hands, here. Who else thinks this is a great (not to mention urgent and important) idea? I honestly can't think of a reason why ANYONE would not be interested in seeing something like this happen. Read more

It means you have synesthesia: http://io9.com/synesthesia/ Read more

Yeah — it's when the senses are combined that a stimulus achieves its greatest impact. Read more

I don't disagree. Read more

Agreed. Not a bad Dean Pelton impression, either (in the second photo from the right in the top image). Read more

It doesn't have to be a world famous scientist on a street corner either, though. Similar effects could be achieved by having more scientists blog about their research, for example. Read more

You mean if Justin Bieber had a Nobel Prize in particle physics and a penchant for science outreach? Hell yeah, there would. Read more

I think it's actually the finger itself. Check the link in-post for what I'm pretty sure is the original photo. Read more

My sentiments exactly. Read more

Some people don't even consider Acela to be a true high-speed rail for exactly these reasons. Read more

And you still wont for probably at least another decade... and that's if construction starts as planned later this year. Read more

From Mike Brown's "How I Killed Pluto and Why It had it Coming": Read more