Interesting gifts your father will love, especially if your father is me — It’s that time of year again when everyone but fathers remembers that Father’s Day is coming up. Fathers generally don’t think about Father’s Day because they have so many other pressing concerns on their minds such as trying not to forget Mother’s Day, although it’s now June and Mother’s Day…

Once again, science accidentally amazes us — When I met Jacobi Williams for our first interview he greeted me with a smile, a handshake, a pat on the back, a tip of the hat, and a brotherly grip on the shoulder all while playing his GameBoy and knitting. How, you ask, might this be possible? How can…

Financial advisors hate this one weird 3-step trick! — One surefire way to really give your retirement savings a kick in the pants is to win a lot of money in Las Vegas. This is how I recently exploded my retirement savings account from, roughly, $0 to somewhere around $43 (I’ll need to check with my accountant to be…

One-off stupid thoughts on various topics. — DR. JACKSON: My name is Dr. James “Jimmy” Jackson, Jr., and I am a professor of black physics. INTERVIEWER: I’m sorry, do you mean you’re a Black professor of physics? DR. JACKSON: No. I mean, I specialize in black physics. You know, black holes, dark matter, and the like. INTERVIEWER…

Tips that may help you enjoy, and possibly survive, your LASIK procedure — If you’ve been thinking about getting LASIK eye surgery to correct your vision but are nervous about the procedure, don’t worry. There is really nothing to fear. LASIK is an extremely efficient and simple procedure that merely involves strapping your head down to a table in a darkened room and…

Your weekly dose of science every month. — Here at Weekly Science Monthly we take science very seriously. So seriously, in fact, that we often get into arguments over which one of us takes science the most seriously. Clearly it’s me, since I’m here writing about our esteemed publication while Dr. …

How yawn-generated CO2 emissions will destroy 5 zillion plankton by Wednesday — NOTE: In an effort to avoid contributing further to the damaging effects boredom-induced yawn-generated CO2 emissions are having on Earth’s climate, we here at Serious Science Journal Monthly have attempted to make this article as entertaining as possible. Hey party people! You know what time it is?! It’s super fun…

Get your motor idling! — For some unknown reason, despite thoroughly cleaning out my ears daily, every morning my right ear appears to have been used as Madame Tussaud’s scrap bucket overnight. …

One-off stupid thoughts on various topics. — “It’s taken millions of years of evolution for June bugs to develop the ability to evade predators by flying directly into walls until they beat themselves senseless and die.” - Darwin or possibly Einstein Pro used car shopping tip: The larger the used car salesman’s pinky ring, the better the…