I’ve been thinking a lot about a recent post by Biochembelle called “the pipeline isn’t leaky”. I definitely agree with her, the way we define “the pipeline” is that you’re only in it if you’re headed toward tenure track, and that’s a problem. Because, while I’m still using my science degrees, and I feel like […]
I am at SciAm Blogs today, talking about a recent paper on the cocaine vaccine. Does it work? And how? What does it do? Head over and check it out.
I’m so excited! This year, for the third year in a row now, I’ll be heading to Boston to cover the IgNobel Prizes, the funniest prizes in science! It’s a fantastic time, and full of some AMAZINGLY weird science, which I will be covering in depth over at Scientific American. So make sure to head […]
Do you ever wish that you were more like a dolphin? More playful, carefree? More, you know, spontaneous? I guess that depends on what you mean by “spontaneous”. Aside from the many interesting habits of dolphins (spoiler, dolphins can be raging jerks, and they, and their good looks are the primary reason Lisa Frank […]
I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid, I actually had relatively little science exposure. I wasn’t one of those kids who won prizes at the science fair, because I didn’t have scientist parents to lend me their labs (I did something totally lame with daffodils). I got my main exposure when […]
…ok I guess that probably won’t work for some of us. Fake beards, maybe? I know a guy with a rather luxuriant amount of facial hair. I once asked him if he ever put sunblock on it. Get in the cracks, you know? He said of course not, hair blocks sun. He’s never gotten a […]
Today’s Scicurious Guest Writer is up at SciAm Blogs, and Rory Fenton is writing to us about Quantum Mechanics, and how they could soon be running your computer! And if he writes about physics and I can get it, I’m pretty sure everyone else can, too. Head over and check it out!
Sci is at SciAm blogs today, talking about optogenetics. One of my colleagues over there isn’t so enthusiastic. I rather disagree. Check out our arguments! I want to see who “wins”. 🙂 Head over and check it out.
Today’s Friday Weird Science comes to you courtesy of Marc Abrahams, the founder of the IgNobel Prizes . The study was featured in his new book, This is Improbable, and Marc was kind enough to send me a copy of this paper when I asked about it. (Ok, honestly, Marc has sent me a freakin’ […]
Hi guys, Sci here. I’m afraid that things are more stressed than usual at around these parts. In fact, I may really, finally, have bitten off more than I can chew. So, things are going to be slow around here for a while. I’ll have posts up on Mondays at SciAm as usual. Fridays will […]