Tabitha M. Powledge finds a larger truth in the viral debate about that notorious gold-and-white (or blue-and-black, or whatever) dress: "I have now read dozens of posts, tweets, etc about this topic, and am astonished that nobody, absolutely nobody, has so far seemed to notice this: Whatever its color, this is a truly ugly, tacky, frightful dress." Also, why Leonard Nimoy's Mr. Spock "was, apparently, an inspiration for many budding scientists (and science writers.)"
