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OpenScience / Fun
Interesting Molecular Structures
Two cool (or hot) chemical structures today: Chavicine (I’m testing image uploads, and why not test with something interesting.) Everyone knows that Capsaicin is the hot stuff in chili peppers. Fewer people know that Chavicine is the hot stuff in … Continue reading
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Did the tin phase transition end the Scott expedition?
The Wikipedia entry on tin pest mentions the claim that the 1910 Scott expedition to the South Pole may have been doomed by Tin pest (just as Napoleon’s army was). The Scott party, returning from the pole after discovering that … Continue reading
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Edward Tufte and Napoleon’s Buttons
Edward Tufte describes this graphic drawn by Charles Joseph Minard as the “best statistical graphic ever drawn”. Beginning at the Polish-Russian border, the graphic depicts the size of Napoleon’s as the width of a line that shrinks from an initial … Continue reading
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Harry Potter and the recessive allele
I’m sure everyone has seen this by now, but this correspondence in Nature is a great read: Harry Potter and the recessive allele.
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The Guardian’s Bad Science Column
The weekly Bad Science column in the Guardian looks like fun. The latest one is about strange ideas on dietary supplements being used as anti-bacterial agents, but my favorite by far is the request for the most stupid thing anyone … Continue reading
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Kung Fu Science
Kung Fu Science, the physics of Kung Fu! When I first heard about the site, I thought that physical combat would be an odd way to settle scientific disputes, although it would make comment-response sections in the journals a much … Continue reading
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A History of Science on Stamps
I just ran across this wonderful Science Stamp exhibit. It is a real time-wasting collection (the best kind) but I’m struck by how few science and mathematics stamps the US has produced, and how many scientists have been placed on … Continue reading
The Light Bulb Problem
Found another fun web comic called Bug Bash. The June 13th strip brings up a silly interview technique: ask the candidate a thought problem that tells you nothing about the candidate other than his/her ability to rehearse the answers to … Continue reading
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