Science
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Skepchick Quickies 6.12
Human ovulation filmed for first time- If you’re squeamish, you may not appreciate the pictures, but damn they’re cool. Breathtaking medical photography- I thought a duo of awesome medical photo links was a nice way to start the day. The fallopian tube photo just blows me away. Lake gets covered by balls- Chlorine + bromide + sunlight = the carcinogen…
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Technology. Is it Sporting?
Apparently Japanese contenders for Olympic swimming medals are in a tizzy because British swimwear manufacturer Speedo has developed a swimsuit which, it is claimed, is responsible for the breaking of thirty-seven swimming records since February. The bodysuit, called the LZR Racer, ‘sucks the muscles into perfect shape for swimming’ and repels water to reduce drag, and was developed with NASA.…
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Skepchick Quickies 6.10
Stake your claim on Mars now!– An update on the buy-your-own-Moon-plot schemes? Honest talk about the safest sex of all– Think of how sane the world would be if there was no guilt over chokin’ the chicken or rockin’ the little man in the boat! Genomics started with boozing session in Maine– As ALL good ideas should. To hose or…
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Discovery Channel = Nature Porn
I used to teach a Freshman Seminar about Skepticism and science, and one of the classes that always blew the kids away was a discussion of how much of what was on TV as nature/science was actually staged BS. CBC recently ran an expose on this, in which the first half was devoted to showing examples of just how much…
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Skepchick Quickies 6.5
New video game’s objective: Stop the spread of Christianity and Islam- “A video image released by the computer game’s creator showing an injured man may not appear to be graphic, but you may change your mind once you know who it is. It’s the Islamic prophet Muhammad.” Via. Fake bus stop keeps Alzheimer’s patients from wandering off– The patients start…
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Skepchick Quickies 6.3
The tiny fruit that tricks the tongue– “The berry rewires the way the palate perceives sour flavors for an hour or so, rendering lemons as sweet as candy.” Older dads’ offspring at risk-Â “Children fathered by older dads are almost twice as likely to die before adulthood as children born to 20-something fathers, according to a major new study.” Cat…
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Prosthetic monkey arms and tarnish removal
So have you heard about the thought-controlled prosthetic monkey arm? [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOkpn0BN2HE] And for an easy at-home science experiment, try tarnishing silver and then untarnishing it. I’m off to clean some silver jewelry right now. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPnx1GHskAY]
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Thursday Challenge: Vodka Tips!
I just received an email forward that, like pretty much all email forwards, seemed suspect in a few places. The email in this case concerns the miraculous powers of VODKA! Now, those of you who have met me probably already know the soft spot I hold in my liver for a refreshing sip of Grey Goose. With that alone, I’m…
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