“It’s not rocket science, but talking about those issues plainly, not from the faculty lounge, but from the assembly line, is, I think, a very important message,” Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin ...

In American parlance, saying that some task is simple often involves saying, “It’s not rocket science.” Radically changing government, as Musk promises to do, is not rocket science.

Having ended, let’s return to the start. I started this blog—Not Exactly Rocket Science—in August 2006, on little more than a whim. It was my first proper foray into science writing.

The great thing about economies of scale is that they are easy to understand: it’s not rocket science.

“Most of the stuff we thought of intuitively is being backed now by science,” he said ... “You are just not going to win by simply saying, 'Turn of your phone.' Do something,” he added.

Flawed rocket launches by SpaceX and Blue Origin still leave both companies in position to dominate the space sector.

Adapt your content to the amount of time you have to present. DO NOT bring a 50-slide PowerPoint to a 10-minute presentation. My simple rule of thumb is 10-12 slides per hour of presentation.

Blue Origin successfully launched the rocket after an attempt earlier in the week was scrubbed. The flight is a crucial test of the company’s ability to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.