Yup. Really piercing. I got today’s Friday Weird Science via Ivan Oransky. I don’t know WHERE he finds this stuff, but find it he does! When we think of Paleolithic humans, we often think of things like cave drawings, spearheads and artifacts. We think of stone tools and people hunting mammoths with spears. But it […]
Donor’s Choose is over for another year. I’m always thrilled to participate, and I wish I could have done more. I can only make so many excuses like “work has avalanched on top of me”…but it HAS! HONEST! Anyway, this is a BIG THANK YOU to all those who donated to my Donor’s Choose page!!! […]
Sci is at Sciam Blogs today talking about the latest coffee study!! I think it’s a good study with an interesting finding, but I wasn’t so thrilled with how it was handled in the media. Sorry, but coffee will probably not prevent your depression. Let alone cure it. But the delicious brown roasted bean still […]
But especially to the new students and postdocs who don’t yet really know what’s up, You know that delicious scent you just bought? That nice perfume? That neat smelling shampoo? That cool new deodorant or body spray? Guess what? I can smell it. And so can the rodents. By now, young students, you may be […]
All animals used in the present study were already found dead (road-killed), and therefore an ethic approval is not required. You know, sometimes I see a study (this one was tweeted around a few weeks ago), and you just sit and wonder WHY. Why did scientists DO this study, why was it necessary? What is […]
Sci grew up going to public school. We had some pretty good science teachers, and I remember how hard they worked to make learning fun for us. They raised money to build greenhouses (which I got to work in! Loved that!), raised money to build terrariums (nothing gets girls screaming like bringing a pile of […]
Sci is at SciAm blogs today talking about the Pill. AGAIN. And the latest study on relationship satisfaction. Because some things will always be overinterpreted. Check it out! And if you want to comment and don’t want to register, comments are always welcome here!
You know, sometimes I think I’ve reached the pinnacle of my ability to be outraged by things on the internet. And then something like this comes along. So I’m sorry, my friends, this is going to be a rant. A mean, probably nasty kind of rant. Sci is not naturally a mean person, but some […]
So much weird science came my way this week! It was very hard to pick just one paper. But then Ivan Oransky showed up on twitter talking about this study. And…it’s just special. I will warn you there are some NASTY pictures below the fold. They are NSFW once you realize what you’re looking at. […]
Sci has a sad confession to make My reputation now is at stake! I made a small bet Against the Cuttlefish set For the kids and young scientists’ sake. So please think of giving, large or small, Little is better than naught at all You can benefit kids by filling teacher’s bids And help their […]