I’ve met quite a few arrogant people in my life, and most of them are in science/engineering academia. This definitely includes plenty of students (worse among those striving for advanced degrees), but professors tend to top them all. So many science/engineering “research professors” claim to (no joke) work in the best college/university in the world,…
Research Suggests Your Paleo Diet Is Bogus
It’s one of the biggest fads in hipster cuisine: the Paleo diet. Followers attempt to recreate the eating habits of our Paleolithic forefathers by eschewing grains, sugar and starches in favor of more “authentic” options, which, judging by how they discuss their diet, basically makes them better people. Aside from the question of whether cavemen…
Crazy Dinosaurs: Shovel Face Vacuum Mouth
Let us introduce you (or perhaps, re-introduce, for some of you fossil aficionados out there) to strange looking dinosaurs, crazy evolutionary adaptations and other incredibly nerdy fossil related news. Today, we bring you: Shovel Face-Vacuum Mouth – better known as Nigersaurus taqueti. Nigersaurus was first found in the Republic of Niger in 1976 by French…
So Much For Transfusing Coconut Water!
Some of us have ice water coursing through our veins. Others have the red hot blood of a lover. It’s also been reported that coconut water is another option. Yes. The liquid found inside a coconut has been repeatedly put forth as a substitute for blood plasma. As it turns out, it is not at…
Interpretive Dance and PhD Theses: Opposites Attract
Each year the American Association for the Advancement of Science runs the most absurdly awesome competition ever created: Dance Your PhD. Yep, you read that right. Doctoral candidates in the sciences work tirelessly for years on cutting edge projects that will add something original to their field and then they think…huh, I wonder what this…
Sexing A Dinosaur
ZOMG. Get your mind out of the gutter. We would never write about dinosaur sexxxytime. We are not that kind of blog. Well, except that one time. At band camp. No. What we are talking about is exciting news in the field of paleontology: finally, scientists believe they can accurately differentiate between male and female…
5 Science Parody Songs That Will Make You Happy
1. This Daft Punk tribute created by the UCSD’s budding neuroscientists will motivate you to get your data. Or to dance around your living room. It’s a toss up. 2. Want to read Cosmos, but don’t have enough time? Coma Niddy and Sabrina Peña condense Carl Sagan into a catchy science parody song. 3. There is so…
Six Ways In Which Global Warming Is Going To Be So Great
Good news! Global warming is not the end of the world – it’s only the beginning of the end of the world! (And only as we know it!) Putting all the played-out, sad-sack, tree-hugging, climate change gloominess to one side, it does a body good to remember that there sometimes can be a shiny silver…
The Advantages Of Having A Steel Home
You have many options when building a home. You’re tasked with choosing every last detail. The same goes for when you’re shopping for a new home. It’s up to you to find one that’s exactly what you’re looking for in the end. You probably don’t notice what your house is made out of, but maybe…
Your Not All That Bitter Geeky Gift Guide
‘Tis the season, when you’re scrambling for a gift for your favorite geek. Forget picking up anything useful, because we have found the kinds of gifts that will astound, amuse or at least distract. Like these periodic table leggings. We’re not even sure that they are as awful as this photo makes them look. We’re…
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