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I, in the past, thought about getting a Mohawk myself. But my team keeps on discouraging me. And now that [Bobak Ferdowski]’s received marriage proposals and thousands of new Twitter followers, I think I’m going to go back to my team and see if it makes sense. President Barack Obama, in a call with NASA’s… Continue reading
I completely missed this awesome answer to my NASA question from my favorite science blogger jtotheizzoe, but here it is! NASA has been continuously recruiting astronauts since 1959, even before we flew into space. There’s no signs of this slowing, although the missions and skills are continuously changing. Every few years, NASA picks a dozen or… Continue reading
So much to learn about…. bedbugs?
The ancient Greeks ate #bedbugs w/ meat and beans to treat fevers, w/ beans for snake bites and w/ with wine/vinegar to get rid of leeches (@brookeborel) Who’d have ever thunk?! I’ve been following Brooke on Twitter for awhile, and she’s always tweeting fun facts about bedbugs. The scientific name for the common #bedbug is… Continue reading So much to learn about…. bedbugs?
Every time I remember that there are people who live in space, my mind is blown. This time lapse is really neat to watch, and it’s amazing to think that it literally represents some people’s worldview. Wow. (Original article from TIME, even though I’m still feeling weird about their advertisement.)(Source: http://download.macromedia.com/)
Wind Map = Art + Science Data Visualization
This map, which is zoomable and changes periodically as new data is received, is the most sincerely gorgeous map of wind I have ever seen. It was built to be a personal art project, but is also fairly accurate. What an amazing power our country has to use wind for energy; it’s such a rich… Continue reading Wind Map = Art + Science Data Visualization
One more LEGO post for today, because when you build them into robots, they open incredible doors for science. Watch.(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
I was on a Canadian radio show because of a neat segment on bedbug reproduction that I did with Matt Long-Middleton. The sex positive show, Audio Smut, airs on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal once a month. The audio clip here is just my science-informed, comedy-enhanced segment, but if you have time, listen to the… Continue reading
SCIENCE! Body systems out of whack.
You’re running late for work and you can’t find your keys. What’s really annoying is that in your frantic search, you pick up and move them without realizing. This may be because the brain systems involved in the task are working at different speeds, with the system responsible for perception unable to keep pace. Your… Continue reading SCIENCE! Body systems out of whack.
Did You Know? Groundhogs do more than just predict weather
This morning, Punxsutawney Phil predicted more winter (not so bad, considering the insanely mild winter we’ve had so far). Even though Phil should keep his job, other groundhogs have been contributing to science. New Scientist reports that because of a disease common in groundhogs that resembles the human hepatitis B, they are able to lend… Continue reading Did You Know? Groundhogs do more than just predict weather
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