…the title of these posts has more than the usual number of dashes. This week: I’m doing a Crowd-funding campaign!! Help me out! Also, some thoughts on a retracted study about microbiomes and obesity. And coffee. Always coffee. Monday: I want to create a sci video series making demos into experiments. But I need your […]

In which I opine that no, actually, not EVERYONE should be able to explain quantum computing like Trudeau (though that was cool). But first, the essentials: Monday: “I’m tired of logging into Twitter or Facebook just to dodge rape and death threats in response to my articles” ow.ly/4mJlWj Congress is stymieing efforts to combat #zikaow.ly/4mJoSx […]

Let’s get to it. Monday: Blame the mailman? Less likely than you think, explains @carlzimmerow.ly/10smaJ So excited for this @sci4thepeopleepisode on how the military influenced…our FOOD! ow.ly/10smgu A conversation with @HopeJahren“Science is desperate. It needs to believe itself honorable.” ow.ly/10spjy These heads were built for ramming, and that’s just what they’ll do… @SarahZielinski on sperm […]

Not so many links this week. Sometimes life gets in the way. And when that happens? You need coffee.   That’s better. Now. LINKS Monday: Why won’t the US pay for good public transport? I’m looking at you @wmata ow.ly/10aKTG Mummy genomes reveal just how catastrophic European contact was for New World.ow.ly/10cZFA Even when harassment […]

Today’s post coming at you from the National Science Teacher’s Association conference! Science teachers, man. They blow me away. It’s so wonderful to see how passionate they are about teaching, to overhear them trading awesome teaching ideas and getting more data and research into the classroom. It is just GREAT. I wish I could go […]