SANTA BREAKS SILENCE TO DISPUTE RIDICULOUS CLAIMS BY SCIENTISTS THAT HE...
For Immediate Release North Pole – December 12, 2011 – Against advice from Mrs. Claus and 62% of the elves, Santa Claus today excoriated what he called the irresponsible and inflammatory rhetoric of...
View ArticleIT’S A DEBATABLE CHRISTMAS
Characters (in order of appearance) Sean Connery Her Man Pain Michele Bachward Katy Perry’s Dad Moot Romney Newt Vader Santa HOST Hello, Hello Everyone, and welcome to the Special Christmas Edition of...
View ArticleBAD SCIENCE: THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND EXAGGERATED AND FALSE RESEARCH
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View ArticleONE MUST PUBLISH
“Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must publish.” - Wittgengenerator 2.0 As we all know, boys and girls, the mechanical industrialization of philosophy was an unqualified boon to academic...
View ArticleWAITING TO INHALE: WHY IT HURTS TO HOLD YOUR BREATH
Quick! Take a breath and try to hold it. If you reach 11 minutes and 35 seconds, congratulations! You are now tied for the world record. For most of us the ability to hold our breath lasts 30 seconds,...
View ArticleHOW TO THINK ABOUT ETERNITY
Thinking about eternity is not simply an esoteric mental exercise. It’s a cure for boredom, a panacea for the trivial, a respite from the mundane. And it’s the sort of thinking best done on your own....
View ArticleON RADIOHEAD, GENETICS, AND BRINGING UP CHILDREN
(This is the type of Father’s Day certificate you get when you’ve been playing too much Radiohead.) - – - Lately, I’ve been listening to a lot of Radiohead. This might be because there is an...
View ArticleNIPPING IT AT THE BOOB: THE GATEWAY PROPERTIES OF MOTHER’S MILK
Introduction Illicit drug use is a problem that drains public health and medical resources around the world. There are many ways in which we, as a society, can deal with this problem. We may adopt:...
View ArticleA moment of your time: about Bill C-398 and how Canadians can contribute to...
Dear Canadians: On wednesday, a very important piece of policy will be discussed in parliament. It’s called Bill C-398 and it deserves our attention. It seems that it has been challenging for some...
View ArticleTIS THE SEASON, SO WHY NOT A SCIENCEGEEK ADVENT CALENDAR EXTRAVAGANZA!
For those who’d like to open a different kind of advent calendar. Check out our little nuggets of science-y goodness, by clicking the below to see what’s been revealed (or click here to follow along)
View ArticleTHE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ORCHID LOVE
Do you ever think about plant sex? I still remember walking into the first class of my first ever plant biology course during my undergraduate degree and my professor introducing himself as just...
View ArticlePRELIMINARY DATA FROM THE UNICORN GENOME: THE FIRST POSSIBLE INDICATION IN...
Journal of Fantastic Phylogenetics 2012 8(9): 42-49 Authors: Jean-Pierre Marielle III & Justin Case | pdf version In this study we present the preliminary finding of what could be the first record...
View ArticleTRAMPING THE CELESTIAL SPHERE: IN WHICH, I, THE PROTAGONIST, DO TRAVEL ACROSS...
I lay in the grass one day, counting the number of blades within a modest area, when I decided to try something. I stuck my foot out in the open air and probed a bit, and felt a precarious platform....
View ArticleWHEN WHEAT MUFFINS TURN TO THE DARK SIDE: ON GLUTEN AND YOUR DIET
(Published March 2013) Think about what you ate for breakfast this morning. You might have had some fruit or protein, but you most likely ingested wheat. This is a probable assumption because wheat is...
View ArticleTHE ABRAMS’ STORMTROOPER AXIOM
It (hypothetically*) goes like this: * Like all good science, this needs some testing… - – - When news hit that Disney bought the rights to Star Wars, and that J.J. Abrams would be manning the first...
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ANNOUNCING THE “VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE” TRADING CARD GAME. PLUS A CALL FOR SOME...
The Phylo project is hard at work on preparing the next high quality Phylomon* deck, and this one will revolve around Charles Darwin and his wonderful 5 year voyage on the H.M.S. Beagle. At this...
View ArticlePIECE OF MINE: A CONFLICT MINERALS FAQ
What are conflict minerals? Conflict minerals are natural resources whose illegal exploitation and trade in a context of war make millions in revenue for armed groups who in turn use these funds to...
View ArticlePHYLOGENY HAIKU ON THE GREAT APES
Pongo abelii Orangutan asks Why only use my two hands? Feet are just as good Pongo pygmaeus Orangutan climbs A good distance away from African great apes Gorilla gorilla Gorilla ponders When brute...
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UPREGULATED MEMBRANE EXPRESSION OF A CONSERVED VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNEL,...
- – - PLOS BIOLOGY (March 2013). Vol 11 Issue 3. e1001501 p1-6 pdf download ABSTRACT Electrocytes contain membrane proteins that allow the polarization of the plasma membrane, thereby allowing the...
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THE 2013 CANDY HIERARCHY – A SCIENCE CREATIVE QUARTERLY PIN UP (NO. 6)
Click on the image for larger graphic. - – - (CLICK HERE FOR PIN-UP POSTER – pdf file ~1Mb) – We suggest photocopying at 129% – LTR to 11×17 – - – - ABSTRACT The “Candy Hierarchy” represents a...
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