Monday morning at the office. I grab my third cup of coffee for the day. Open my email (which I’ve honestly already opened twice but been too un-awake to comprehend), and see a few replies from scientists I’ve contacted in the days before. Good! Time to schedule interviews! Then I just happen to notice the […]
Enter your email address powered by TinyLetter Science Fact Mars is the next Brooklyn. Why? When a group of students tried growing veggies in Martian conditions, they successfully grew kale, sweet potatoes, carrots, onions, dandelions and hops. They grew the plants in a greenhouse with soil meant to simulate the soil of Mars, heavy […]
Enter your email address powered by TinyLetter Science Fact There is now a tiny electronic pill that can track gas in your gut. It could help diagnose diseases, of course, but I’m thinking it’ll be a new hot topic in personal tracking. Track sleep, food, steps and farts! Why have a Fitbit when you can […]
Enter your email address powered by TinyLetter Science Fact I thought that blowflies couldn’t get any grosser. I was wrong. It turns out that blowflies don’t sweat to keep cool (which isn’t suprising, insects generally don’t). Instead, they drip out…and then slurp back in, a drop of drool. The drop releases some heat to the […]
Enter your email address powered by TinyLetter Sound of the Week New Year, New You? Lots of people make New Year’s resolutions, but what’s the difference between those who keep them and those who don’t? I am on Science for the People this week talking to a science writer who wrote a book called “The […]