Sci’s not going to lie. I HATED math. Ok, Algebra I could handle, but Calculus? Let’s just say my GPA wasn’t high for a very good reason. And that reason was Calculus. Remembering the dusty lecture room with the plain white furniture and the feeling of fear every time I hear the words “Derivative” or […]
Sci has RETURNED from a bangup AWESOME time at #scio11. Sadly, my trusty netbook was not particularly trusty, and so I wasn’t able to crazy tweet up the conference like other attendees did. But I learned a lot and had a spectacular time meeting and having deep conversations with everyone. It’s like the first week […]
The Hermitage is here!!!! And OMG, so it Odyssey!! A huge welcome to our newest Scientopians! Go and check them out at The Hermitage and at Pondering Blather!
Today is Sci’s entry for this month’s CARNAL CARNIVAL. The month’s topic, as you may have guessed…is body odor. (Source) Ah, the big B.O. One of the things that people are by the most sensitive about in countries like the US. In fact, people have been busily covering any sign of their natural scent (and […]
…they wear big socks. No, really, you KNOW what they say about guys with big feet. Everyone learned some time in middle school that guys with big feet were supposed to have big penises. This is related to the idea that longer, or bigger, penises are associated with increased masculinity or better abilities in the […]
When it comes to mating, most species of animals have one sex that does all the work. Stereotypically, we think of the male putting in most of the effort, whether it’s with extreme ornamentation like peacocks or with extreme effort like dung beetles. But it’s not always the case, and sometimes females take the initiative. […]
The other night, Sci was drifting slowly off to sleep. Suddenly, I sneezed. It woke me up completely again, and left me wondering, with some irritation, whether it couldn’t have waited til I was asleep and didn’t care. And then I thought: CAN you sneeze in your sleep? I asked the Twitterverse and looked around […]
First off, thanks SO much to everyone who responded to my survey!!! I really appreciate it! I ended up with over 200 responses, but because I’m cheap and don’t want to pay outrageous prices for Survey Monkey, I only have access to the first 100. 🙁 But still, we got DATA. And what it says […]
The Open Lab results are out! And Sci is IN for my guest post in Scientific American on the antidepressant reboxetine! Go check out who else, esp the posts by Kate Clancy, Deborah Blum, Christie Wilcox, Brian Switek, Ed Yong, Captain Skellett, Eric Michael Johnson,… you know what, just check them all out. Why am […]
Sometimes Sci has a wonderful week in which she is completely inundated with fabulous possibilities for Friday Weird Science. Such a week was this one. There is SO MUCH CRAZY SCIENCE OUT THERE YOU GUYS. So first I was going to do one paper, and then another, and then a third, and finally Mary Roach […]