Caveat Emptor - Pfizer Takes The Cake When Lipitor Is Mismarketed
It drives me mad when I hear a guy complain that he eats and eats but can’t gain weight, and that he resorts to drinking protein shakes to “bulk up.” [Insert world’s smallest violin playing here.]...
View ArticleQuiz: How NASA Knowledgeable Are You?
This summer, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Take this quiz to find find out how NASA knowledgeable you really are.You consider yourself a staunch...
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Terrestrial Planets Collide 300 Light Years Away
I'm obsessed with the apocalypse. No joke. I always carry a mini-emergency kit stuffed in an Altoids tin, and I know that if the apocalypse comes, my husband and I are supposed to meet at our...
View ArticleYesterday & Today: The Top Women Scientists
It's no news that women were historically excluded from the "boys club" of science but women scientists date as far back as Ancient Greece, and perhaps further. In more recent years, they have become...
View ArticleBottoms Up: Rice University Students Work On Anticancer “BioBeer”
Tricking students into learning with fun has always been a ploy of educators. When I was a kid, my kindergarten teacher, tricked my class into enjoying reading by serving eggs and ham that were dyed...
View ArticleBloodsucker Myths & Movies: Vampires Throughout The Ages
When I was an undergraduate, I had to read Bram Stoker's Dracula for a class called, "Myths of the World." The novel is composed of first hand accounts, diary entries, letters and newspaper clippings...
View ArticleHubble Space Telescope Resurrected Despite Servicing Mission Delay
Just last month, Hubble Space Telescope's main instruments were idled by a computer failure, but not to worry, thanks to NASA engineers, who successfully transferred the work of the failed science data...
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How To Host A Mad Scientist Halloween Party
Scientists know how to have a good time. Just ask Yahoo Serious about when he played Young Einstein. That guy really knew how to par-tay! To see for yourself this Halloween, host your very own Mad...
View ArticleGreen Cleaning - A Healthier Work Environment & A Better Bottom Line
You've had the flu three years in a row. The first year, you got it from Bob, the IT guy, who sneezed while updating your computer. The second year, you got it from Harry, who touched the tab on the...
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Frisky Squirrels At UC Davis To Go On Birth Control
Awww. Isn't this squirrel just so cute? You might think that now, but stare long enough at the beady eye of this Eastern Fox Squirrel (Family Sciuridae : Sciurus niger Linnaeus), and you'll see that...
View ArticleLower Risk Of Breast Cancer? Migraine's Silver Lining
The first time I experienced migraine with aura, I was shopping. I remember looking up at the fluorescent lighting overhead and wondering where that weird triangle rainbow was coming from. An hour...
View ArticleDreamachines, Hallucinations, Charles Bonnet Syndrome & The 50 Year Old...
BEATNIKS & DREAMACHINESAlmost fifty years ago, the beat poet Brion Gysin (1916 - 1986), described a visual hallucination that he experienced while riding a bus:read more
View ArticleThermo-Pimp Your Home: Save On Heating & Cooling Costs With Thermodynamics
A smart scientist is a frugal scientist. The Frugal Scientist is a series of articles focusing on frugality with special attention to the fundamentals of science. When it comes to saving money on...
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