This Week's Scishimi: Spoiler Alert
What's your favorite scientific name? I still put my vote on Crepidula fornicata . Science graffiti. Nuff said. Turns out spoilers don't actually spoil the fun - go figure.
What's your favorite scientific name? I still put my vote on Crepidula fornicata . Science graffiti. Nuff said. Turns out spoilers don't actually spoil the fun - go figure.
In the responses to my article on organic myths, I have been called an industrial shill, liar, and an organic hater. People have questioned my motives, saying I am a bioengineer or paid by Monsanto * ...
Play soccer, for your butt's sake. Another wonderful Friday post by the even more wonderful Scicurious. August 2 nd was Chemistry Day here at Scientific American Blogs - go check out the great posts...
Bon appetit! Apparently, dolphins have multiple super-senses – Ed Yong tells us all about them. Don’t think there’s science in the city?
Those of you who follow me on Google+, facebook or twitter might have seen this neat little video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwvaEpYbUIM Yeah, it freaked me out, too.
I hate to admit this, but I'm not perfect. Stuff happens, even sciencey stuff, and I don't write about it. It's not that I don't want to write about all this cool science-y stuff, but the sad fact is I'm only human, and even I need to eat, sleep and somehow get a PhD at the same time...
People believe a lot of things that we have little to no evidence for, like that vikings wore horned helmets or that you can see the Great Wall of China from space.
This past weekend, I sat down at my computer hell-bent on writing this post. I knew I couldn't about write about just anything - not for my first real post on Scientific American.
Welcome to grand opening of Science Sushi! For all of you who were regulars at Observations of a Nerd – hello again! I hope you like the new name and décor.
Osama bin Laden is dead. At least, that's what we've been told, and I tend to believe such things. But how do they know it's him? Well, they have the visual evidence and the body, for one...
We, as emotional beings, place a high value on happiness and joy. Happiness is more than a feeling to us - it’s something we require and strive for.
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