Games & toys

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…

“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…

The Nobel Prize website has a section with games and simulations about topics that have won Nobel prizes. The Discovery of Penicillin is a a small simulation-style game where you…