The SciencesJune 13, 2013
Reweaving the Rainbow: Cicadas, Science, and Creationism
Stories by Kyle Hill
Kyle Hill is a science communicator who specializes in finding the secret science in your favorite fandom. He has a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering and a master's degree in communication research (with a focus on science, health, and the environment) from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Aside from co-hosting Al Jazeera America's science show, TechKnow, Hill is also a freelancer who has contributed to Wired, Nature Education, Popular Science, Slate, io9, Nautilus, and is a columnist for Skeptical Inquirer. He manages Nature Education's Student Voices blog, is a research fellow with the James Randi Educational foundation. Email: sciencebasedlife@gmail.com
June 9, 2013
Science in Aggregate: Week 23
I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this geeky goodness. You can find the thousands of links from previous weeks here.
The SciencesJune 9, 2013
Science in Aggregate: Week 23
June 5, 2013
I Hate to Break it to You, but You Already Eat Bugs
I grabbed a box of cereal out of my cabinet. The flakes smelled stale, but I was hungry enough. I poured a cup or two into a bowl, followed by a splash of milk.
The SciencesJune 5, 2013
I Hate to Break it to You, but You Already Eat Bugs
June 2, 2013
Science in Aggregate: Week 22
I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this geeky goodness. You can find the thousands of links from previous weeks here.
The SciencesJune 2, 2013
Science in Aggregate: Week 22
May 31, 2013
How Tardigrades Saved the Enterprise
If you trekked into a theater this week to see the latest installment of Star Trek, you saw a damaged starship Enterprise fall out of the sky like a meteor looming over future San Fransisco.
The SciencesMay 31, 2013
How Tardigrades Saved The Enterprise
May 30, 2013
What If Woo Was True?
Aside from asking the nerdiest of questions here at Overthinking It, I’m also a ranger for good science. As such, I constantly have my eye out for the good, the bad, and the ugly.
The SciencesMay 30, 2013
What If Woo Was True?
May 29, 2013
Could a Star Trek Villain Crush Your Skull? I Explain at Slate
If you trekked into a theater in the last two weeks, you saw the latest addition to Star Trek weaponry: the genetically enhanced bare-handed skull crush.
The SciencesMay 29, 2013
Could a Star Trek Villain Crush Your Skull? I Explain at Slate
May 26, 2013
Science in Aggregate: Week 21
I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this geeky goodness. You can find the thousands of links from previous weeks here.
The SciencesMay 26, 2013
Science in Aggregate: Week 21
May 24, 2013
Scour: Why Most Bridges Fail
Yesterday the I-5 bridge spanning the Skagit River in Washington had one of its support girders hit by a truck too wide, and the whole scene of contorting metal fell into the water below.
The SciencesMay 24, 2013
Scour: Why Most Bridges Fail
May 22, 2013
Why Portland Is Wrong About Water Fluoridation
Late last night, Portlanders rejected a plan to fluoridate their city's water supply (and the water of over a dozen other cities). It's the fourth time Portland has rejected the public health measure since 1956.
The SciencesMay 22, 2013
Why Portland Is Wrong About Water Fluoridation
May 20, 2013
The Overwhelming Odds Of Climate Change
If you listen to global warming deniers, or even much of the public, it seems like there is some stack of scientific studies somewhere that refute anthropogenic—human-caused—climate change.
The SciencesMay 20, 2013
The Overwhelming Odds Of Climate Change
May 19, 2013
Science in Aggregate: Week 20
I have dug through the Internet this week and uncovered all this science/pop culture goodness. You can find the thousands of links from previous weeks here.
The SciencesMay 19, 2013
Science in Aggregate: Week 20
May 17, 2013
Treebeard Joins the NRA
[Treebeard addresses the other Ents assembled in the forest]: "We come from that line of Ents who broke from Sauron to live their own lives as free trees.