Biology
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Hive Mentality
Briar, one of my twins, has an almost paralyzing fear of bees. Last year at a park she was stung…
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“GMO”, “UFO”, and a “Winged Shape-Shifter”: SkepchickCon, Part 2
Continuing from last week’s post, I’m going to discuss some of the pictures I created for SkepchickCon. The neat thing…
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Worst Miracle Ever
Hello, world. If you’re reading this, it means I lived long enough to finish typing it. But probably I’m dead.…
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Hair with Flair: The Science Behind Hair
Cue the shears and hair razor! Things are going to get a bit hairy up in here! I’ve always been…
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Frolicking Frogs: Ballet Cosplay, Part 2
Last week, I wrote about our involvement in a ballet recital and how I had the opportunity to actually make…
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Why I’ll keep stretching, even though it hurts.
This article, about why stretching before a workout is foolish, sparked a lot of reactions for me. I always stretch…
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Stem Cells, Telomeres, and other Biological Fountains of Youth
If you believe certain musical groups, everybody wants to live forever (while ruling the world?). Our fascination with immortality is…
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