by Captain Skellett | Dec 16, 2010 | Science Communication
Quick note and heads up to check out OpenLab10, which has published a list of some of the best blogging efforts from 2010. A good bunch in anyone’s book! From this epic list they will narrow down to a mere 53, which will be published in an anthology on actual...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 13, 2010 | How Things Work
Ahoy! Today’s Request a Post comes from Devil’s Snare, a Potter fan I’d wager. Devil’s Snare asks “what features will a person show if his pancreas is removed?” Ahh… woke up in a bathtub full of ice, did you? That’s...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 7, 2010 | Jibber Jabber, Science Communication
Ahoy there, A quick note to send you over to me good mate Lab Rat, who blogs regularly about the amazing world of microorganisms and provides insights into life as a lab rat. She’s the host for the latest MolBio Carnival, a collection of the best blogs on...
by Captain Skellett | Nov 24, 2010 | How Things Work, Recent Research, Science at Home
First up, apologies on the lateness of my post. A whole week has gone past! Oh me! I humbly do beseech you to forgive this old salt and do throw myself upon the deck in penance. Me only defense is that I have just moved from Canberra to Adelaide, and me Schooner does...
by Captain Skellett | Nov 8, 2010 | How Things Work, Recent Research, The Realm of Bizzare
Imagine if instead of having sensor lights to illuminate a garden path, you could line it with light-emitting plants. You could stroll along bio-luminescent flower beds, dancing in dappled moonlight and delighting in eerily lit peace, free from the shackles of...