Old news? Bacteria are everywhere. Not so old news? They’re plotting against you ‘n me from up above. Mmmyep. Science says bacteria aren’t just down here on our counter surfaces and transported via supersecret handshakes and supercharged by poor antibiotic direction taking. They’re up there too (*points surreptitiously skyward*) Watching over us like alien gods. Studying us like ants under a magnifying glass. While what they’re actually thinking up there.. Read More
Einstein’s kind words cured Curie’s insecurites in 1911
If you were a chick making mindblow-level science discoveries in 1911, you’d be rare. You’d be among the elite. You’d get a nobel prize. You’d be… rejected? From a seat in the French Academy of Sciences? That’s what Marie Curie endured, at least, after her groundbreaking radioactivity research landed her the aforementioned coveted award and great notoriety. To be fair, however, it wasn’t just because of ovaries. It was also.. Read More
Too mothertruffling much.
The first time I saw truffles for sale, I thought, “MMkay. Where are they?” I mean, I have heard they live underneath stuff. So, were they hiding underneath that dirty kitty litter? Wait… what? You mean those tiny turds were what I was going to spend the next month and a half’s worth of groceries on if I wanted any? Eff me. These fungi had better have psilocybin in them.. Read More
Science says we have built-in mind control.
“So you’re telling me there’s a part of my brain…that’s controlled by yours… …to mimic you?” I don’t know why the relatively new region of science dealing with “mirror neurons” bothers me. But it does. Because what it means, essentially, is that we all have specific types of brain cells whose jobs are to involuntarily be mind-controlled by those around us. Initially, they picked up on this and dubbed it.. Read More