by Captain Skellett | May 30, 2010 | Jibber Jabber, Just for Fun
This badge is from Science Scouts, and it’s the I may look like a scientist but I’m actually also a pirate badge. Personally I think everybody should have a scouts-inspired badge of some description. Getting badges is something adults don’t...
by Captain Skellett | Apr 22, 2010 | Jibber Jabber, Science Communication
Ahoy! Today be an auspicious occasion. ‘Tis the first birthday of me blog! A year ago today the first post hit the internet. Since then, A Schooner of Science has grown. With 141 posts, 100 visitors daily and a mere 4 comments away from the 300 mark, the blog is...
by Captain Skellett | Mar 29, 2010 | Jibber Jabber
This is a picture of Corey with a tattoo of fulvic acid, which he studied in grad school. He said he got it “as an homage to the pain of my graduate work.” It’s just one of many wonderful science tattoos compiled by The Loom. The collection is rather...
by Captain Skellett | Jan 26, 2010 | Jibber Jabber
Even though exciting things are happening in science, such as slime moulds being used to design railway systems, I have been otherwise occupied. What has harnessed most of my attention of late is my imminent move interstate. Pirates have a certain inclination to horde...
by Captain Skellett | Jan 19, 2010 | Jibber Jabber
Ahoy! I’m pleased to announce the new layout and design of me blog. For all you people who RSS me, click through and check it out. It’s very sexy, if I do say so myself… I must confess a secret desire to marry the Twitter icon to the right and have...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 31, 2009 | Jibber Jabber, Just for Fun
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net I’ve been thinking about New Years Resolutions a lot recently. For 2009 I stopped drinking Coke, giving up a 15 year addiction to the black fizz. What to do for 2010? Stop pillaging? Stop hijacking ships? Stop using the...
