WHAT? 'Political' science isn't science?

SOLYNDRA REDUX? A U.S.-Backed Geothermal Plant in Nevada Struggles.

OBAMA: "[W]ithin five years, we can have a battery developed that will make a car with the equivalent of 130 miles per gallon.”

Yes, and it will (barely) hold two people and the electrical equivalent of a quart of gasoline.

'DURBIN FEE' will cost bank customers billions.

More: it's WalMart's fault.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: The Coming Post-Obama Renaissance.

MORE: Why Business Despairs of Obama.

Despite the obvious anxiety of the second post, I believe Hanson is essentially correct. Once Obama is gone -- and only once Obama is gone -- will the recovery begin. And our new Republican administration will have the ability to make it spectacular.

FINDINGS THAT 'CANNOT OR SHOULD NOT BE REPRODUCED': the 21st First Annual IgNobel awards. My favorite comment pair:

Now, if only bras were like that helmet device and occasionally flipped up.

Be careful what you wish for. Some things you just can’t unsee…

Check it out.

LIES, DAMNED LIES, and Obama's promises.

OBAMA: "I held some productive bilateral talks with your [Human Rights Campaign] leader, Lady Gaga."

More here.

There should be a three-strike rule in politics ....

IS HERMAN CAIN A CONTENDER? Yes. Yes, he is.

THE NEUTRINO: faster than a speeding photon. Some possible explanations:

Photons still running Windows 3.0.

CERN physicists did arithmetic on old Pentium computers.

Red Bull.

Neutrinos running for cover from falling NASA satellite.

And my favorite:

Due to austerity measures the speed of light has been reduced.

MEMORIES.

CAN THEY MOW LAWNS? A Modest Proposal for Giving You Your Very Own UN Staffer.

IS YOUR CAR (and Facebook, among others) snitching on you?