When I was a kid I owned a book called “Alligator Pie”. It was a book of whimsical poetry, which has stuck with me to this day: “Alligator Pie, alligator pie, If I don’t get some I think I’m gonna die. Give away the green grass, give away the sky, But don’t give away my […]
I got wind of this study on the twitters today, courtesy of Jennifer Oulette at Cocktail Party Physics. The instant I saw the words “snake” and “PMS”, well, I knew where this was going. Because ladies, the most important thing you need to know is that when you’re PMSing, you will be a snake hunter […]
It’s a common assumption. We see a guy with a bit of a gut, and we just automatically think…he must like his beer. The idea of the beer gut is strong in Western culture. People talk about trying to lose it. Hipsters talk about trying to gain it. That chick from Pulp Fiction thinks they’re […]
You know, I tried to think up a clever title for this one, but I really think the straight talking just says it all. This really IS about applying pot (or at least, the active ingredient in pot) to bull semen. Ah, science. Shahar and Bino. “In vitro effects of delta-9-tetrahgdrocannabinol (THC) on bull sperm” […]
This paper is one of those papers that gives official science manuscript writing a bad name. It’s not that the paper is badly written, nor is it that the science is bad (in fact it’s pretty cool). No, it’s the JARGON. “…posterior surface of the posterior telopod, which is actively moved over a field of […]
After last week’s post on whether the bears can smell the menstruation (hehe, I can’t get over that quote), I was inundated with questions and tips for papers. People asked if menstruation attracted sharks (answer: no one has tested it, right now shark attacks are 9.2:1 male:female, but that’s probably due to differences in being […]
While Sci was listening eagerly to Kate Clancy’s appearance on Skeptically Speaking last Sunday (you’ll be able to download the episode soon), I was flabbergasted to find out that there is a rumor out there that, if you go out hiking on your period…you might attract BEARS. (I totally forgot about this until someone on […]
One of the best things about being a science blogger is that every day, it seems, I learn something new. I mean, I learned something new most days before I was a blogger, but now, NOW I trawl the internet looking for the things that make you go OMG. And today, I found something that […]
Sea monsters. People are continually fascinated by them. You’ve got those who believe fervently that there are still undiscovered monsters of the deep, and then you have those who wonder what the monsters we’ve already sighted…really are. Did someone really see Nessie? Or did they really see something else? And if they saw something else, […]
So I don’t know about you, but I have the WORST time getting my ostriches to get it on. I tried romantic lighting, mood music, hot tubs. But it turns out I was after all the wrong things. It turns out that ostriches…want me for ME. Bubier et al. “Courtship behaviour of ostriches ( Struthio […]