You know how all those ladies’ magazines are telling you how to have mind-blowing orgasms using the same techniques they’ve been touting for years, usually involving cowgirl and/or trying to revamp missionary as a totally “hot” position (not saying it’s NOT, obviously, just it’s reputation and all). Well…if you read a lot of magazines on […]
Today was a lovely day. The weather was perfect, a good day in lab, a good run, a delicious veggie burger, a good beer. Life was pretty much perfect as I sat down in a mood to blog. …and then I read this paper. And it was like this: (You know, if only they could […]
Sci’s got a new post up at Scientific American on City Living and Mental Health: Is the city driving you crazy? My answer? Well, let’s not get too excited. Head over to SciAm and check it out!.
Sci will be honest: I hate Brazil nuts. I have no idea why anyone eats them, they always taste all sour and gritty and WEIRD. The taste just kind of lingers in your teeth. But what if it didn’t just linger in your teeth? What if it lingered in your…semen? Ah, Sci, you say. You’re […]
A few days ago I talked a little bit about the interactions between stress and neurogenesis, and the way that this might impact symptoms of depression. But it turns out that there’s even more to the way stress affects the body than impacting neurogenesis, and the long term effects could in turn affect the way […]
Ah, the things that people will research. I have to say this kind of research could either really awkward, or really thrilling, depending. So now, my friends, it is time to stare at some butts. Some very, very athletic butts. Stare carefully now, you’re looking for SCIENCE. (source) Sanchis-Moysi et al. “Iliopsoas and Gluteal Muscles […]
Ok, I’ve been out of town and then STUFF. And MOAR STUFF. The net result of this is that I totally neglected to tell everyone about the major awesome people we’ve been having at the guest blog!!! *clutches pearls* Anyway, for those of you who do not gaze with rapt attention at the guest blog […]
Sci is at SciAm today for Chemistry day, today finally talking about LSD, the drug only as good as its receptors (aren’t they all).
One of the interesting things about being a scientist is reading how science is interpreted in the mainstream media, and then comparing the headlines back to the science that was, you know, actually done. When I was a young, and highly naive little scientist, I would read the headlines and go “oh, wow, they found […]
This new article has gained substantial attention on the interwebs, and who can blame us? After all, knights, shining armor, it’s what lots of people like to pretend to be (or pretend to be rescued by, goes both ways). Picture it if you would: a damsel in distress, inches from death in the maw of […]