To start, I got a new science shirt! It’s from Artologica, who does lovely science-themed art, and now you can WEAR IT.
Don’t worry, I’ve also got coffee. Coffee: The official sponsor of SCIENCE.
Monday:
Publishers are worried about Sci-Hub…and everyone is already using it.ow.ly/4njNWl
Why aren’t there more scientists? $$ow.ly/4njNYJ With @HopeJahren But note, results-driven sci is “the real deal” too. ๐
Help create a new science video series for kids. Asking nicely for @scicurious at Eureka! Lab. fb.me/4DDvEr3Uy
Links from last week! Peacock twerking. Microbes. Caffeine in semen.ow.ly/4njOrP
I stuck my head in a bucket of ice water for science. ow.ly/4njOzu I need your help to make science videos!
Only a successful person can afford to be honest enough to have a CV of failure.ow.ly/4njPhh
This week’s word: Vector. When you have a cold, please don’t sneeze on me. ๐ow.ly/4njQaF
Slate attacks Science’s defense of the paywall system. ow.ly/4njQEP
Yeah a weasel shut down the LHC on Friday. Ok, it’s an EX-weasel, which is why you don’t chew on power lines, kids!ow.ly/4njR5v
Tuesday:
Civet poop coffee, is expensive…but it’s not humanely made. ow.ly/4njU3x
The new @Laelaps is live at Sci Am! Making a…splash…with prehistoric puke. Yum. ow.ly/4nkBpx
So culprit that shut down the #LHC is NOT a weasel. It’s a marten. May not have chewed things? ow.ly/4nmQl5 via @cosmos4u @CERN
Hey it looks like @joesbigidea is doing a reddit AMA today! Go ask him questions. ๐ ow.ly/4nmRXJ
Scientists hit pay dirt in drilling of dinosaur-killing impact craterow.ly/4nmXz1
Measuring how women fare in science by how many papers they write.ow.ly/4nmXSh
The first American climate refugees.ย ow.ly/4nmYQN
Where did sudafed come from? Plants!ow.ly/4nn099
Wednesday:
The word of the day cerumen: earwax! More on the substance that isn’t wax at all by @jgold85 ow.ly/4nnkKt
“We would have paid her the same if she weighed 500 poundsโ Even for writers, weight matters. ow.ly/4nnssj
Makers of Oxycontin are trying to block @statnews from seeing their pill marketing records. ow.ly/4nnNuk
The locks on gun science. Records for guns used in crimes still have to be stored in hardcopy. ow.ly/4no6lG
From me: What’s this crowdfunding campaign I’m talking about? Check it out! Spread the word! ow.ly/4npLuJ
When it comes to Theranos, the tech media did not ask tough questions. Basically, no one did. ow.ly/4npN2r
TIL there are elite tug of war players…and they get caught doping. ow.ly/4npRnVFrom @cragcrest
Love this older piece from @rjallain on how R2D2 flies. Wrong. ow.ly/4npRDJ#MayThe4thBeWithYou
Thursday:
Training in sexual harassment may make it worse. What happens when orgs are primarily concerned with butt-covering.ow.ly/4npS9k
#Zika is likely to become a fact of life in the US. Hopefully we get a vaccine before then. ow.ly/4nqNjj by @marynmck
There are colors we’ve NEVER seen on a screen. Because the technology isn’t there yet. Fascinating! ow.ly/4nsaSJ
A good primer on Theranos and what’s going on. Includes things like what Theranos was supposed to DO.ow.ly/4nsc1t
“Bleached” flour may SOUND creepy. But it’s not, it’s an important chemical ingredient in the perfect cake.ow.ly/4nshcw
What that weight loss study really says? Cancel the Biggest Loser already, says @DrJenGunter ow.ly/4nshJa
What’s trending on Facebook isn’t what’s…trending. When Facebook hired journalists. ow.ly/4nshYr
The congressional fight over #Zikafunding is actually about a disease slush fund. One that we need. ow.ly/4nsilY
Friday:
HIT workouts can be good for you, but they aren’t cure-alls. ow.ly/4nsj6Qreferences my HIT piece: ow.ly/4nsj9j
Superficial coverage of medical errors could leave erroneous impression with readers. ow.ly/4nuIeQ
Could be a breakdown product, and not ketamine itself, that is the antidepressant. ow.ly/4nsrep Bet R&D will be VERY interested.
This ep of @sci4thepeople you can hear me talk to @AstroKatie about gravitational waves. My head explodes 10 min in. ow.ly/4nuzLr
Don’t stop at a demo! Help us fund a video series with real experiments!http://ow.ly/4nv9Mq $4K raised so far!
In which @edyong209 ranks every episode of Attenborough’s “Life”http://ow.ly/4nvjaz