I admit it, I’m a sucker for future scenarios. No, not necessarily because I think they’re accurate (or expect them to be!), but because they can exercise the mind wonderfully, reveal much about our present. The best science-fiction is like… Read more ›
[Original post on the Sciblogs The Official Sciblogs Podcast site] Welcome back to a very icy, buggy TOSP! This week, Elf and aimee talk about ice. Well, mostly ice. Brinicles, ice on Europa and even ice-related geoengineering in Mongolia. And… Read more ›
Originally syndicated from the Lemur Attack Force blog (I’m doing the Mongol Rally next year, and we could use YOUR help!) As you quite possibly know, Ulan Bator is the capital of Mongolia. And, given that it’s going to suffer… Read more ›
Oh, Feynman – you never fail to do other than impress me :) I think this may well turn out to be one of my favourite videos of all time. In it, brilliant physicist Richard Feynman explains his attitude towards… Read more ›
UPDATE: Please note – the picture below is a picture, not the video :) The link to the video is later in the post… Yep, that is, indeed, a real word. The Beeb, bless their cotton socks, has released some… Read more ›
[Original post on the Sciblogs The Official Sciblogs Podcast site] And we’re back with another new episode of TOSP! This week, aimee and Elf talk of many things, including the winners of this year’s top NZ science award(s), the world’s… Read more ›
I love Wellington. On fine days, I can cycle from from town around the bays to get to work, which is a lovely . And last Friday was particularly exciting! In Evans Bay, only a meter or two from the… Read more ›
This post is, officially, the 5,001st blog post on Sciblogs. Since the inception of Sciblogs in October 2009 – a little over two years ago – we’ve been impressed with the quality of writing of our bloggers, and the growing… Read more ›
[Original post on the Sciblogs The Official Sciblogs Podcast site] We’re trying something new! Elf’s back safe and sound (yay!), and we decided after a strategy confab to try out something a bit new with the podcast. If you’re curious… Read more ›
[Original post on the Sciblogs The Official Sciblogs Podcast site] Greetings, dear listeners! This week, aimee was joined once again by Chelfyn Baxter, co-host of the g33k show, to talk through some of the science stories of the last week. … Read more ›