Abandoned Gold Mine to be Underground Lab

Ever since I saw Lex Luther's sprawling hideout under Metropolis, I've always wanted my own underground "evil lair." Even some of the comic book good guys are allowed secret hideouts with fantastic techno-gadgets. Apparently scientists are also looking for the same type of real estate for their laboratories.

According to nature.com, the National Science Foundation has recently chosen an abandoned gold mine in South Dakota for an underground laboratory. They can conduct amazing experiments like mixing bat and dog genes together to make bat dogs. But I highly doubt that has made it into the agenda just yet. The current plan is to experiment on neutrons to create neutrinoless double-beta decay, a baffling title for a giant physics experiment that needs to be hidden 2,250 meters below the surface of the Earth. Very spooky.

Ever wonder if our physicists could accidentally create a black hole or recreate the Big Bang if they aren't careful? Well, don't let that keep you up at night. That is my job.

The weather is breaking my brain

It's been too hot. You would think that writing a blog entry requires very little brainpower. That is wrong, my friend! We haven't even suffered any temperatures above 98 degrees but just you try sitting in a little windowless room in a New York heatwave and try to write. So once I peel off that sopping wet thinking cap, I'll get back to it. Promise.