Just a reminder…

February 8th, 2010

…to leave the bench behind at some point this week and go get that special someone a Valentine’s Day gift.

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SOURCE: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

(This post of course assumes that your commitment to science hasn’t left you with social graces that preclude romantic relationships. If that is who you are though, here is a picture )

Mathematical Refutations of Folk Wisdom

February 1st, 2010

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SOURCE: Written by Andrew dePasquale and published at McSweeney’s

It’s a microtome…

January 25th, 2010

…made out of Lego!

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SOURCE: instructables

Pac-Man skeleton

January 18th, 2010

pac-man-skeleton

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SOURCE: geekologie

DNAtube

January 11th, 2010

DNAtube is a repository of lectures and clips on various molecular biology topics. Very cool.

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SOURCE: DNAtube.

(Thanks Ian!)

Epic science tattoo

January 4th, 2010

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SOURCE: The Loom, at Discover Magazine blogs

(Thanks Ian!)

Gel Electrophoresis Art

December 28th, 2009

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SOURCE: Barbara Kerkove.

Science Project

December 21st, 2009

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SOURCE: failblog. We at FILTER Labs hate to quibble, but we must question whether the proper controls were used in the ’seconds to bust’ assay.

That’s right: POV Armadillo

December 14th, 2009

So cool!

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SOURCE: Museum of Animal Perspectives. Yes, there are clips from other animals at the site.

Better BBQ through chemistry

December 7th, 2009

Might not be the most applicable post for December, but still a good read. Check the article here

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(Pictured: a forester at the grill)

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SOURCE: Science News. (A comment on the article links here, where you can download slides to a fun talk entitled ‘The Chemistry of Texas BBQ’).