Archive for August, 2008

After seeing them on police procedurals for years, now you too can finally own a Printrifuge!

August 28th, 2008

(Higher res version is here. Original pictures can be found here, here, and here.)

Old school Abbott and Costello math-related humour

August 25th, 2008

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SOURCE: Abbott and Costello (not scientists… we think).

Beast with two backs

August 21st, 2008

(as identified by MRI)

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SOURCE: The original BMJ paper by Schultz et al. is here.

(Thanks Ian!)

Gettin’ “science-geeky” on album covers

August 18th, 2008

Original album art is here, here, and here.

If this kind of thing tickles your fancy, why not make your own? Send it to album_science [at] hotmail [dot] com. We’ll see if we can’t collect a few of these and post them in late September.

The Taste of Music (or: Synaesthesia is really freakin’ cool)

August 14th, 2008

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SOURCE: The Professor Funk. Don’t if anyone at FILTER labs is particularly interested in assaulting their taste buds in a similar manner, but if that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try!

(Thanks Daniel!)

Names for Baby Girls Born to Chemists

August 11th, 2008

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SOURCE: Yankee Pot Roast, Timon Buys and Ian Wilson.

Really, it’s just a cheap shot at the name Madison, as the authors feel this moniker’s been a little overused. That said, “Pico” would be an awesome handle for a daughter.

Cloning “Booger”

August 7th, 2008

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SOURCE: CBS News. The BBC also has this story.

Marching band does Krebs Cycle

August 4th, 2008

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SOURCE: The Ohio State University Marching Band.