“We should turn it into KFC,” my dad said, gazing disdainfully at the family lovebird. To be fair, he was joking (I think) and said love bird is a rage infused mentally ill pet my sister purchased for my mother several Christmases ago. I think she did it with the same good faith a trailer park chick does when she starts dating an abusive alcoholic who’s good in bed (“I.. Read More
Buddhist bacteria get raincarnated from clouds.
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
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
Why we should all be gayer.
“Why does homosexuality exist?” What a click-baity title for an article. And what an idiot I am for having clicked it when I wasn’t terribly interested in the answer. At least not anymore than I am to know why my homo homies use a rainbow for their flag (I still dunno. Don’t bother telling me. I’ll forget.) Yet, I read on. For science. But not before opine-ruminating on the issue.. Read More
Is science going Moreau fo’ real?
A lot of my long, boring rants on the latest scientific findings rely – at their core – on mice to prove their points. Optogenetics. Addiction studies. Habit hacking. They all refer back to some study or series of studies in which lab rats, mice, or some sorta rodent was used. Which probably leaves a lot of non-scientists wondering… Um…What the fluff do we have in common with these creatures?.. Read More
Get out of my dreams and into my bed.
Screw a mural that glows in the dark and rotates amidst the ceiling mirrors. I love that cosmic shiz so much… I want it in my bed. Especially after stumbling across this line of bedclothing that’s so ethereal looking, I’m still not sure if it glows in the dark or the designer’s just that good with white and neon contrast: Is it gaudy? Yes. Am I acting like I’m eleven.. Read More
The wheels on the bus go round on brown…
“Mom?” “Yes, darling.” “If cars run on gas… why can’t we just fart into the engine?” “Don’t be crude, dear.” It was a legit question, given that I was only five years old. (Give or take about twenty years.) But my point is, I always wondered why ass gas couldn’t pass for fuel – a topic that seemed to always be an issue. Even if you had no concept about.. Read More
Ingredients for a life saving hell portal.
My inner Beavis is dancing. Especially after seeing this video on “I Fucking Love Science” today: While I’ve seen reactions sorta like it before, I don’t think they’ve had all quite the fiery spectacle element of this thing that looks like the kraken being released from the ninth circle of hell. My only gripes are that I wish that it lasted longer, I wish the seemingly sentient octupal ash monster.. Read More
Some mysteries go unsolved for a reason
It’s fun turning on a paranormal “unsolved mystery” Youtube video and arousing my fear-ection. You know what’s more fun, though? Debunking that shiz. I always come into these videos donning my labcoat and geek specs, armed with a clipboard of notes to take to the Wizard of Snopes after my individual research and observations have been made. Generally, I can just do that – or pause and Google to see.. Read More