SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:55 P.M. ET: 

THEY'RE FINALLY DOING THIS? – FROM FOX:   ESPN managers are telling their most outspoken broadcasters and writers to be careful on social media in light of Disney axing Roseanne Barr’s TV show over her racist tweets, sources told The Post.  A source said that the Disney-owned ESPN was specifically reaching out to the most politically outspoken of its broadcasters. Jemele Hill, Keith Olbermann and Kenny Mayne are the ones most frequently associated with venturing outside of sports.  An ESPN spokesman declined comment.  In the last few years, ESPN has had several social-media flare-ups involving non-sports topics. Most notably, Hill called President Trump a “white supremacist” in September.  Impossible to know if warnings will have any effect.  Hollywood and network executives are under pressure to produce good ratings, but they're also under social pressure to go along with the leftist line.  Whether they do or not will influence what parties they're invited to.  A sad state of affairs.

ARE YOU BELIEVING THIS? – FROM BGR.COM:   In a new research paper published in Futures, an international team of scientists examines the challenges of reproduction on the Martian surface. It’s a risky proposition, but if humans succeed in conceiving, carrying, and birthing offspring on another world it might actually be the start of a new species.  In the paper, the researchers tackle a huge number of potential problems that could crop up when humans are finally ready to rear young on Mars. The first and most obvious hurdle is the low gravity environment, which could pose a serious threat to the conception and pregnancy processes that seem so simple here on Earth.  Yeah, I'm really worried about this.  Sex on Mars.  Why isn't this getting more attention on CNN? 

THE MARCH OF EDUCATION – FROM COLLEGE FIX:   Hundreds of Yale students crowded into Professor of Psychology Laurie Santos’ class “Psychology and the Good Life” over the spring semester to learn the secret. At over 1,200 students, it was Yale’s largest class ever.  Santos told The College Fix that she thinks the class was so popular because college students are more stressed out and depressed than ever.  “I think the interest in the class shows that these strategies are really needed, that we really do need to change the culture of stress on campus,” she said.  She explained that the excitement about the class on campus made her realize that it could be useful to people outside of Yale and for any age. A shorter version of the class is now available for free on Coursera, or for a fee the entire class can be accessed.   I can't wait.  How can I be happy without this class?  What a pathetic commentary on the young generation.  Maybe if they were taught a sense of responsibility, they'd be happier. 

May 31, 2018