A few weeks ago it was my turn again to bring cake to work. Two years ago I made a DNA cake, last year I made a dinosaur cake, and …
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Can my cat see the rotating snake optical illusion?
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenIn 2013, Rasmus Bååth uploaded a video of a young cat responding to the rotating snake optical illusion. In this illusion, developed by Akiyoshi Kitaoka, it looks like the snakes …
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The science of Kracie Popin Cookin Sushi
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenA few weeks ago, I got completely lost in the Japanese candy kit part of YouTube. There is a company in Japan, Kracie Popin Cookin, that produces kits that let …
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1. Realise that your turn to bring cake to work is coming around, and everyone still remembers that DNA cake you made last year. 2. Try to think of another …
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Owl’s lament, or why I’m not a morning person
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenAt 11 PM my iPhone buzzed with Bedtimebot’s first tweet of the night. It’s a Twitter bot created by a friend after I mused that there should be a bot …
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I visited the Eden Project recently, after several people recommended it. I was prepared to be educated about nature and sustainability (see my Finch and Pea post), but I wasn’t …