Grey on Jun 24th, 2008Teach the Controversy T-Shirts
Awesome science T-short company, wear science, has a new line of shirts called ‘Teach the Controversy’. It’s vitally important that our children be exposed to the geocentric model of the solar system and the four elements.
[Click here to see the T-shirts]
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Grey on May 7th, 2008Cute Periodic Table for OS X
The bizarrely named Smell-O-Mints is an adorable periodic table for OS X. If you’re a chemist or a chemistry teacher, this one is worth a look.
[Click here to download Smell-O-Mints]
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Grey on Mar 3rd, 2008Laughing Rats
One of the best radio shows currently running, Radiolab, recently did an episode on laughter. In addition to the apocryphal-sounding Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic, the show also covered the debatable existence of laughter in non-human animals. Apparently, there is a scientist who tickles rats for a living. Are the rats laughing? You […]
Grey on Feb 13th, 2008Penis Size and the Scientific Method
Happy Valentine’s day! Better hope your penis isn’t too small!
Kent Sepkowitz wrote an article for Slate called ‘On the Matter of Size’ where he examines the scientific pitfalls that wait for those who go into the growing field of penile measurement. From the article:
First off, what do you measure—from where to where? What […]