Fine, whatever, yes, this is pretty arbitrary, or dare we say…irrational. Heh. But still, it’s kinda cool when numbers and dates collide, right? Like in the eighties when it was 8am on the 8th of August, ’88? Anywho, we were thinking about how the arbitrary and Hallmark-y nature of Valentine’s Day makes it totally suck…
All Mobile Devices Will Soon Be Made Of Trees
Let’s see – how many mobile devices1 have YOU burned through since you joined the cell phone club back in the late 90s? Among all the Nokias, flip-phones, Razrs, Blackberries, Droids and iPhones – our own personal number is around 10 we guess.2 One of the many problems with our rock and roll mobile-device lifestyle…
5 Awesomely Scientific Halloween Costumes
These people do not screw around when it comes to dinosaur costumes. In case you were wondering, this one is a Spinosaurus. Proving that solar panels are always a bright idea. Costume merchants: if we see a sexy Ada Lovelace costume on the internet, we will hunt you down. Ada is not that kind of…
When You Picture the Future, Think of a Dutch Police Eagle Crushing a Drone, Forever
SHREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE–*crunch* No, I haven’t lost my mind. Rather, that’s my artist’s impression of the sound a Dutch police eagle makes when it gets medieval on a quadcopter. (Off topic, that might be the best sentence I’ve written in my short career as a writer.) Alongside hoverboards and vuvuzelas, commercial drones are one of those modern…
Your Dog Really Can Tell When You Are Happy
Science finally confirms what dog owners have always believed: dogs can tell the difference between happy and angry human faces. While there is a fairly strong scientific consensus that many species of animals express emotions similar to our own, this is the first study able to show that animals really can discern emotions across species – leaving…
The Publication Pollution Problem, Part II: Episode Spam-A-Lot
We recently covered the spotlight being cast on the threat of legitimate science publishing being murdered to death under the weight of metric fucktons of plagiarism, gibberish, errors, predatory publications1 or just stone cold made-up data.2 One of the aspects driving publication pollution asserted by Art Caplan, that of predatory publishers3, is the subject of…
Your Beard Is Full Of Bacteria But So Is Everything Else
Apparently today’s science news is that men’s beards are gross and full of poop. I guess I’ll skip straight to the good news for beard fans, which is that you can safely ignore everything about this news story. I mean, if a beard is stinky, then definitely wash it; that’s sort of obvious, yeah? But…
When Good Science Turns Into Bad Reporting
Sometimes you’ll see something that’s easily identified as straight-up bullshit, like celebrities talking about which herbs to take to protect against solar radiation when flying, or just about anything whatsoever from the naturalnews.com Facebook page. (No, we are not linking to that. Do not go to there.) But other times you’ll see articles that are…
Here Is Your Semi-Scientific Proof That Everyone Hates Comic Sans
Extreme font neepery is one of those hobbies that I’ve never gotten into. I mean, I have my preferences: I like serif fonts over sans serif fonts and I think anyone over the age of fifteen who uses Comic Sans for anything should question their life choices, but I am not someone who reads the…
What Can We Expect from the Future of Browser Based Casino Gaming?
Browser based casino games are already helping casinos around the world jump on the profit-making bandwagon, but it looks set to increase as the casino industry faces yet another boom. As more and more businesses see the profit margins available from casinos online, it means they’re all willing to invest millions in becoming the next…
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