Have you ever wondered how bath bombs work? What is the science of that colourful fizzing ball in your tub? In the video below I did some experiments to find …
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[SCRIPT] I’ve been catching up on classics, and recently read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (first published in 1818) and Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, from 1962. These are two very different books. …
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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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MusicOutreach & engagementScience Communication
Dancing scientists cure cancer at McGill
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenDancing scientists in Canada are curing cancer. Well, they’re trying, at least. Researchers of the Goodman Cancer Research Centre at McGill University in Montreal have made a YouTube video of …
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MusicMusicians and Scientists
Are there science-themed covers of all of Lady Gaga’s songs?
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenI assume you’re familiar with “Bad Project”, the cover of “Bad Romance”? You must be. It’s had millions of views. Millions! And you may also have seen the video for …
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In the same vein as the interviews I normally do on this site, The Scientist interviewed a scientist/musician. Johan Olsen works as crystallographer at the University of Copenhagen, and is …
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