I'm inside this geeky gateway

But probably not too far.

The A/V Club's Gateways to Geekery - Guided By Voices.

OK, so I like GBV, but most of what I know of their music comes from a single, lengthy "Best Of" CD released about five years ago. And I honestly enjoy much of Robert Pollard's recent solo material, though I haven't heard all of it (nor do I want to). "From A Compound Eye" is one of my favorite records of the last few years.

So, where does that leave me, on the GBV Geekery scale?

T. rex is just a big chicken

No, wait, it's not.

No, wait, it's - uh...

Seriously, this is a very interesting article about how science works, how it is supposed to work, and the complex interplay between scientists and the news media that communicate their discoveries to the rest of us.