You know what would be great? If I could unscrew things without using my arm to apply the torque. You know what would also be great? If I could have some surgery done on a part that’s inside my body without doctors having to slice through the other bits of me that are in the way. You know what else is great? Bow ties and chucks. »
On March 8th, 2012 Disney’s John Carter was released in theaters to the general public. Adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 1917 pulp novel, A Princess of Mars, the movie’s plot follows the swashbuckling antics of John Carter, a disillusioned Civil War veteran who is transported to Mars after he kills a Martian god on Earth and touches a magic talisman. The native Mart... »
Some of the best April Fool's Day pranks and hoaxes have been based in science and math. Discover magazine fooled numerous readers with its April 1999 article by Tim Folger about the recently discovered bigon particle, which appears and disappears within millionths of a second—and is the size of a bowling ball. And Google has become well known for its annual hoaxes, such as last year�... »
Researchers Hong Liu and Richard Crooks at the University of Texas–Austin developed an innovative new biomedical test that could be used in the home and in areas without easy access to laboratories, such as in developing countries. Each test is made of paper, costs about 10 cents, and has the potential to test for diseases such as HIV and malaria. (It doesn’t test for Cylon or Time Lord ancestry .... »
You may have noticed the recent furor over the gendered science kits for kids in the last week. Pink fluffy beauty-related things for girls, and hyperlaunchers, weird slime, and chemistry & physics for boys. In blue, of course, because that is a boys colour. You know the drill. There are of course a multitude of things that are problematic with this, and they’ve all been covered pretty c... »
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but today is Ada Lovelace Day. Ada Lovelace is considered to be the first computer programmer, and this is a day to celebrate all women in STEM professions. Really, every day is Ada Lovelace Day here at Teen Skepchick, but I’m going to use the day an excuse to post two songs about this pioneering woman in tech. »
This is has been flying around the interwebs and social media websites since last night, but I thought it was worth a mention here. It’s the 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech. He speaks about finding opportunities in setbacks and having the courage to follow your bliss. I know it’s something I need to hear from time to time, and I thought you might, too. Jobs’ speech starts at ab... »
