Science
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Gratitude, plugs, a blatant appeal for pity, and a hamster.
Thanks again to Lynn Margulis for posting and answering questions here at Skepchick.org! You can read the Q&A right here, and if you’re interested, pick up her new book Luminous Fish. In other news, there’s a new(ish) Skeptics’ Circle posted over on Scientia Natura. In case you didn’t notice, that blog is run by a total hottie. Look, people, these…
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Under the Sea
I want an undersea laboratory, just like the one currently being built in Monterey Bay, California. Of course, it goes without saying that I also want a volcano lair. Seriously, though, this underwater lab is a neat project. Scientists will end up with a large amount of useful data and real-time observational ability.
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Post your questions for Lynn Margulis!
The following essay comes from Lynn Margulis‘ new book, “Luminous Fish.” Lynn has agreed to swing around today to answer any questions you might have for her, whether they be related to this post or other topics you’d like her to weigh in on. Please post your questions in the comments section below. If you’re curious to see what she…
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Congratulations to a Young Skepchick!
Mary Masterman, young astronomer extraordinaire. Being a young woman in science myself, I am always interested in encouraging girls to pursue science. A 17-year-old high school girl named Mary Masterman needs no encouragement from me. In fact, I wish she would come over to MIT and give me a few lessons in spectroscopy! Mary just won a $100,000 college scholarship…
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Science ads
As you may or may not know, I studied and currently work in advertising/marketing, so I like to keep up with what’s going on in the industry. For your Friday amusement, here are some fun science-y campaigns that have made the rounds. Click for larger versions. Headline: There’s a better way to learn. A scientist (or an actor playing a…
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Eye Tracking
I recently read this interesting study on where people tend to look when viewing an article online. It was conducted using eyetracking, which I immediately thought must involve frightening ocular implants straight out of a future dystopia. Fifteen seconds of Googling later, I realized it is simply done using a video camera placed below a computer monitor that locks onto…
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Happy Pi Day!
Today is March 14, aka 3.14, aka Pi Day! In honor of Pi Day, I got to work a little early and had pie for breakfast! Okay, I actually wasn’t thinking of the fact that it was Pi Day, I just happened to run out of toast so I came to work on an empty stomach and found the leftover…
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Why is Earth Hot?
Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica. A recent article on ice volcanism on Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, made me think about why Earth is hot and has tectonic activity. As a geologist, I think about plate tectonics often. Most people don’t think about plate tectonics much in their daily lives. After all, unless you live on a fault that happens…
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