I’ve had a productive Saturday: I spent two hours in a bookstore, I replaced three violin strings, and I deleted my LinkedIn profile. The latter might seem surprising for someone …
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Who would win in a fight: Nikola Tesla or Marie Curie? Now you can find out, in the game Science Kombat. It’s only available online at the moment, and in …
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Science CommunicationScience life and careersWriting, images, and storytelling
The pizza ploy: murder by a scientist
In early 2002, Guyang Huang’s career was not going in the direction he expected. A year earlier, his work at the Beijing Genomics Institute earned him a spot in the …
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Creative & designScience at homeScience EverywhereScience in Art & CultureScience on screen
Science housewares on an episode of Portlandia
This is a scene from the latest Portlandia episode, mocking the trend for lab glassware as quirky science housewares. (Video available on Facebook, or on the IFC YouTube channel if …
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Outreach & engagementScience CommunicationWriting, images, and storytelling
Image origins: That walking molecule
Suddenly it’s everywhere: a gif of a molecule stepping along, carrying a big load. It’s currently going viral online, with text suggesting that it’s a myosin molecule carrying endorphins in …
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It’s been a bit quiet here, partly because I had to fix some technical issues with the blog, but also because I started a new job and a new course …