Why I stopped writing about scientists and musicians.
Being original isn’t easy. This weekend I was thinking of new ideas for Finch and Pea posts. I made a list of ten things to write about, and one of …
If you’re looking for science-themed gifts for your friends and family this holiday season, please take a look at the list below. These are all from independent shops, creators, writers …
by Eva Amsen
If you’re looking for science-themed gifts for your friends and family this holiday season, please take a look at the list below. These are all from independent shops, creators, writers …
by Eva Amsen
If you’re looking for science-themed gifts for your friends and family this holiday season, please take a look at the list below. These are all from independent shops, creators, writers …
by Eva Amsen
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Creative & designWriting, images, and storytelling
Lego scientists stop motion
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenLike Ben Wyatt from Parks and Recreation, I used my time off work to make a stop motion animation. Mine’s a bit longer than his, though – but only a …
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BooksScience CommunicationScience life and careers
Book review: Career Options for Biomedical Scientists
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenCareer Options for Biomedical Scientists Edited by Kaaren Janssen and Richard Sever Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2014 ISBN 978-1-936113-72-9 PhD students in biomedical sciences are often trained only for …
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Outreach & engagementScience Communication
If you sold a Nobel Prize: What would you do with $4.1 million?
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenJames Watson sold his Nobel Prize for $4.1 million in an auction. He “needed” money because nobody was hiring him as guest speaker anymore after he repeatedly made racist and …
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Science at homeScience EverywhereScience on screen
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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I came across these plushies recently: they’re DNA plushies, by Biochemies, and they’re the cutest DNA ever! The Biochemies site is run by Jun Axup, a biochemist in San Francisco. …