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,…
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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.…
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My Childhood Inspirations: Cartoons and comics
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenAmy’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…
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FoldIt – a game to solve protein structures
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenFoldit 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…
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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…
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“Awww, look they have yeast!” “I want mono for my birthday!” Giant Microbes sells 5-7 inch tall plush toys of all your favourite infections and diseases. For only about $6…