…or rather, it lived on sloth poop. But that doesn’t really rhyme. And really, when you’ve got sloths on moths, you need to rhyme. There once was a moth That lived on a sloth All snuggled in tight in its hair But it’s small fry eat crap So to avoid a food trap Moths have […]
I’m featured in this month’s Best of the Blogs video over at SciAm! You know you want to check out my Daisy Buchanan voice. 🙂
I started piano lessons when I was 4-5 years old. I remember years of piano teachers, forced half hours on the piano, and kicking around my piano teacher’s house waiting for my brother to finish his half hour. By the time I entered middle school and took up band instead, we kids were able to […]
I have been known, in my day, to give talks on social media for scientists. Normally, I’m a big fan of social media for scientists. I think it can do a lot for your scientific career, do a lot for your networking skills, and get you an amazing support group. It can also help you […]
Sci is at SciAm Blogs today, wondering why ECT works to treat depression. The truth is, we still don’t know. But today’s study is looking at 5-HT1A receptors, and what role they have to play. Head over and check it out.
Note: all the pictures within are ENTIRELY safe for work. Really! It is not for me to judge what people do for kicks. I mean, however many fully consenting adults are involved, hey, whatever. But there are some things that people do that just seem…ill-advised. And raise more questions than they answer. For example: HOW […]
Today, I’d like to take the opportunity to assess my readers! Who are you? And why are you looking at me? I’d like to know what you like about the blog, and what you think I could do to improve! So I’ve set up a survey! It’s very short, and I’d really appreciate the minute […]
Please welcome this month’s Scicurious Guest Writer, Karissa Milbury! She’s at SciAm Blogs today, with an interesting piece on the future of cancer gentics. When the human genome was sequenced, some thought cancer would soon find cures. But it turns out it’s never that simple. Head over and check it out.
I want to talk to the scientists out there who are doing world-shaking work. Hello? Does anybody know your names? So begins yet another “call to arms” for scientists. We aren’t communicating, we aren’t getting out there and making Star Trek-like movies about the inner biology of the cell (which I would TOTALLY watch and […]
Sci is at SciAm today, where a recent piece was discussing ketamine. While ketamine’s been getting some big press, many people assume that we don’t know how it works. And while we don’t KNOW…we do have some ideas. I’m talking about one of them. Head over and check it out.