Science
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Giger Counter Revisited
Remember that Giger Counter* I made a while ago? Well, I wanted to take it to Dragon*Con to use as…
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Genetics in Game of Thrones: Those Crazy Inbred Targaryens
I wanted to shift gears a little bit and finally stop talking so much about Robert Baratheon. And a lot…
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Why We Keep Getting Faster
Hey! You may remember me from the posts about genetics in the universe of Game of Thrones. I’m thrilled to…
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Giger Counter
Shortly after the movie Prometheus hit theaters, Phil posted this on Twitter: “If I ever go to an alien planet,…
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Calendar Curiosities – Schrödinger 125
Today is the 125th anniversary of Erwin Schrödinger‘s birth. Here’s a Schrödinger paper doll we made last year as part…
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What Constitutes A Cat?
Recently, Google built a computer that taught itself to recognize cat videos. That’s pretty neat. But what constitutes a cat?…
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Darryl Cunningham Investigates Fracking
We’ve all heard the term bandied about in the media, but what the frack is “fracking,” and why is it controversial? British artist…
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Musical Crowdsourcing
The internet is great, isn’t it? With the right idea and some technological know-how, a person can tap into billions…
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