Games & toys

There’s an article in New Scientist, all about how having a high IQ doesn’t imply that you’re smart. George Bush (junior) is the token example of stupidity coupled with high …

Good news, guys! The future has finally arrived! We still can’t teleport more than single subatomic particles, and flying cars turned out to be a bit of a traffic hazard, …

A lot of scientific equipment is carefully designed to do exactly what is needed for the experiments in question. But sometimes regular objects work just as well, or even better. …

Amy’s post about Captain Planet reminded me that I had some notes lying around for a post about cartoons and comics as my own childhood inspirations. They’re not all things …

Foldit is a web-based computer game that lets you fold proteins, and contribute to science while playing. From the site: “Figuring out which of the many, many possible structures is …

Toronto blogger Brett Lamb invited other local bloggers to a sneak preview screening of “Rhinocerous Eyes“. Since the movie was set in a prop house, he invited us to bring …