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Like most other people in their early 20s, I spent my Saturday night watching a documentary on stem cells. It followed three people with different health afflictions (ranging from a paraplegic spinal injury to heart disease) as they visited different…
Do you play insane amounts of Candy Crush Saga when you should be finishing that TPS report? Do you whip out the iPhone during coffee and/or toilet breaks (I’m not judging if you decide to combine the two – economy of time…
Every week we ask a question of our readers, to stimulate discussion and critical thinking about an issue or topic relating to science, skepticism, technology or religion. Our favourite points are discussed on our weekly podcast, The Pseudoscientists. In the skeptical…
I was cleaning up around the house this weekend and I came across something that I wrote for my University paper back in the day. It was very interesting to reflect on what I was thinking at the time and how…
Tom and Jack think about why atheists might “pray” to science in times of stress, scientifically studying online dating, and how Australia ranks when it comes to acceptance of climate change science. Jargonauts delves into evolutionary biology with “ortholog” and “paralog”, and the Question of the Week explores the misrepresentation of science in the media.
So I happen to have a nectarine that Rebecca Watson (of Skepchick) didn’t want to have for lunch once. In the spirit of science I decided to put it into a jar to see what happens to juicy stuff when…
A common argument against early childhood vaccination is that it’s dangerous to exposure children to too many antigens (the molecular patterns that elicit an immune response) at once. But is this true? The following video from Academic Earth puts the vaccine schedule in perspective.
It’s sad being genuinely shocked when a TV show or movie has great female characters. I’ve recently started watching Battlestar Galactica, and yes, I realise I’m about 10 years behind the trend. However, what I like most about it, apart from…
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