I squeezed my way into the Friday Fermentable Science Online 09 edition. Abel Pharmboy would like it to be liveblogged. I’m not much of a liveblogger, but for him it’s …
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Does BPA in Nalgene affect lab results?
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenSo, Nalgene drinking bottle contain Bisphenol A (BPA), and Bisphenol A is about to be banned in Canada from baby bottles etc. But forget the water bottles: if you work …
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The three gifts that were supposedly given to Jesus by three wise men at his birth always mystified me as a kid. Gold I understood – that’s like giving money …
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While on my afternoon coffee break I checked my RSS feeds and found a post on Lifehacker where people claim that caffeine withdrawal helped them perform better at work. Henrik …
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A while ago I kept seeing weird little brown insects flying around. They didn’t really bother me, and the cat had fun catching them, so I let them be for …
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Why is bread not glue if they’re both water and starch?
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenAfter a pinata party, Maria e-mailed me the following question: Hey, why does water with flour become glue for pinatas? Is there a scientific explanation for the stickiness? How come …