Originally posted December 9, 2010 Bad for NASA(?) Good for science(!) December 9, 2010 We’ve had a lot of NASA in the news recently, and not necessarily for things that NASA is/should be happy about. I want to get one thing straight from the outset of this post. NASA is […]
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Originally posted December 7, 2010 The thighmaster: neither a thigh, nor master. Discuss. December 07, 2010 It’s like the SNL skit, Coffee Talk… Many of us want a forum. Many of us wish that we could gather together a group of intellectuals to discuss topics of interest over a good […]
Sciencegeist: Forums for Thought
Originally posted November 30, 2010 And why this would be obvious if you could see individual water molecules November 29, 2010 One of my favorite observations in chemistry is how symmetry on a molecular scale translates into something we can observe. (That is: really, really, really, really itty-bitty shapes that […]
Sciencegeist: Snowflakes are Hexagonal
Originally posted November 23, 2010 No, I’m not going to talk about Harry Potter again November 23, 2010 Cobalt Cobalt is element 27, i.e. it has 27 protons in its nucleus. Cobalt may be my favorite element. It was instrumental in charting the course for our modern understanding of inorganic […]
Sciencegeist: The Goblin Element
Originally posted November 18, 2010 Why science is so much cooler than magic November 18, 2010 As I am sure many of you are aware, the penultimate Harry Potter film opens at midnight tonight. For all of the fans (addicts?) out there, this is one of the last chances to […]
Sciencegeist: Not your father’s invisibility cloak
Originally posted November 15, 2010 What can we do for you? November 15, 2010 Carl Zimmer wrote a feature for the New York Times Science section recently titled, “Voices: What’s Next in Science.” Well, that’s certainly a big question. Zimmer interviewed ten scientists from various fields (space science, conservation, game […]
Sciencegeist: Step on in to the science cafe
Originally posted November 12, 2010 Asteroids? Lightning? Hydrothermal Vents? Minerals? Fancy Gold Reactors? November 12, 2010 I’m sitting here and I don’t know how to start this article. For whatever reason, I am feeling anxious. Who knew that writing for all of your relatives could be so nerve-wracking. (My mom […]
Sciencegeist: Where on earth to proteins come from
Originally posted November 11, 2010 Okay, so much like parents celebrate their child’s 15 week and 3 days, we’re celebrating 24 weeks… November 10, 2010 Hey there SciencGeisters! We just wanted to give a big shout out to YOU, our readers, for visiting, reading, commenting, providing inspiration and generally keeping […]
Sciencegeist: We’re 6 months old!
Originally posted November 9, 2010 Have your internal clocks changed yet November 9, 2010 I catch the bus to the train station each morning for work. I usually get to the train at right around 6:45am. When I arrive, there are a couple of things that are the same day-in […]
Sciencegeist: Time to fall back
Originally posted November 5, 2010 Green with envy? November 5, 2010 Caltech and MIT have a longstanding, somewhat friendly rivalry, but we have more than a few things in common. We’re both top-notch institutes of technology (hey, it’s in our names!), house fairly dismal athletics programs, have world champion Rubik’s […]