Last year I was inspired to find random moments of science in several of the entries' lyrics. No one told me never to do it again, so here we go...
Tag: science
PodGuesting: Disco Nights Season 2
The podcast doesn't have its own website, but you can find it on iTunes or any of your standard podcast apps. I'm the unofficial science correspondent - not in every episode, but many.
PodGuesting: AiPT Podcast #57: Science of X-Men
I was a guest on a podcast for the first time ever. What!? Click here to be taken to the site's webpage. Or here to get the episode without any context? I don't know how these things work. They cut out the part where Yelena's internet dropped out in-between mentioning Friends and The Nanny, so we… Continue reading PodGuesting: AiPT Podcast #57: Science of X-Men
The Science of Eurovision 2018
Last year I was inspired to find random moments of science in several of the entries' lyrics. No one told me never to do it again, so here we go...
The Largest Planet Found Around the Smallest(-type) Star
The discovery of as large a planet as NGTS-1b around an M-dwarf throws a proverbial wrench into astronomers' assumptions about planetary formation.
Fat Mutant Plants
Whether or not people are going to take this research and try to breed super-sugary/fatty lettuce in some weird attempt to make people buy more salad is a question for another day.
Astronomy in the Tolkien ‘Verse
Does astronomy in Tolkien's literary world line up with ours? Or is it pure fantasy?
Carbon Nanotube Use #51b: Beating Biology’s Water Filters
It's good to know that CNTs are useful for things other than space elevators that will probably never get built and the paint that's so black anything you coat with it looks like a hole.
Future!Tech: Slug-based Band-Aids
This new adhesive hasn't been tested humans, so you'll have to wait to slap a slug-inspired sticker on that injury you got from falling off your skateboard while trying to impress a disaffected teen with a sick ollie.
How do you make plastic take a walk? Purple.
Your Random Science News Story From the Month of June Have you ever heard of the Stransbeest? It's a kinetic sculpture that walks along a sandy beach thanks to the power of wind. Designed by Dutch artist Theo Jansen, he considers the PVC creations "new forms of life". Here's a TED Talk he did back… Continue reading How do you make plastic take a walk? Purple.
