…this is a question that I have to imagine most of us have never really asked. But the next time you smell someone’s amniotic fluid (why wouldn’t you?), make sure to check and see if they’ve had garlic. Mennella et al. “Garlic ingection by pregnant women alters the odor of amniontic fluid”. Chemical Senses, 2013.
With every 4th of July, there are various 4th of July traditions. Fireworks. Barbeques. Concerts. And, of course speed-eating. What, you guys don’t attempt to pour down 24 hotdogs in 10 minutes?! Where is your PATRIOTISM?! Regardless of what this may or may not say about our country, hearing about these things makes you wonder: […]
When you need a new liver, it’s a matter of life and death. While some people can receive part of a liver from a living donor match (the liver is part of the body that can regenerate, but the procedure is still very difficult), most people who need new livers have to be placed on […]
Hey everyone! Just to let you all know, I’m headed out to the Wild Beyond for the next couple of weeks. Where the Wild Beyond is will be revealed upon my return. I might even travelblog it (if you’re unlucky), like I did when I went to Japan. In the meantime, I have worked very […]
…or, in fact, they DON’T. Anyone who has ever held a mouse has, honestly, probably been peed on. If you’ve held a lot of mice, you’ve been peed on a lot. Everywhere you put a mouse, that mouse WILL pee. It’s part of the game and one of the things you get used to (probably […]
Over at SciAm yesterday, July’s Guest Writer Jill Roughan was telling us all about options in making an effective HIV vaccine. And it all involves putting your best B cells forward. What are they and how will this work? Head over to find out!
Sci is at SciAm Blogs today, talking about anxiety and sleep. You know how it is, get stressed and anxious, stay up, get less sleep, the next day you’re less effective and even MORE stressed and anxious…well, it maybe the sleep loss catching up to you. Head over and check it out.
Make sure to check out the piece I wrote Friday for DoubleXScience. Aside from being a great site in their own right, they let me write a piece about Neurohype, Neuroskepticism, and the need for some Neuronuance. Heck, with enough of it, we might stop putting “neuro” in front of things. Head over and check […]
Humans are infuriating creatures. We don’t ever just want to know how. Or when, or what. We want to know WHY. WHY is the sky blue. WHY do we search for the Higgs Boson. WHY is blood red. WHY do people perform cunnilingus. Deep questions, man. But for these deep questions, there is SCIENCE. And […]
So, Science Online DC is having a get together tonight to talk about online commenting. How we deal with it, who does it, and what it does to us. And I’ll be there, giving my bit of the tale. Come on out for some pizza and beer!