by Captain Skellett | Dec 3, 2009 | Jibber Jabber, Just for Fun, Sex and Reproduction
I studied biochemistry at University, and I remember spending hours copying pathways, reading and rereading textbooks, then summarising, checking, drawing, testing, making mnemonics, in short EVERYTHING I could do to help me memorise things. There is a lot to remember...
by Captain Skellett | Nov 25, 2009 | Sex and Reproduction, The Realm of Bizzare
Next time you run out of food in the fridge ask yourself this, would you eat a human? If you were in a plane crash in the middle of a desert, would you eat the person who sat next to you, or would you brave the supply of frozen muffins and green omelettes they serve...
by Captain Skellett | Nov 11, 2009 | Recent Research, Sex and Reproduction
I wasn’t going to do it. Really, I started on Tuesday, and then I thought to myself – Captain. Don’t do it. ‘Tis very silly, and we’re trying to run a professional pirate ship of science here. But in the end… well… it’s Reproduction Wednesday and this shit is GOLD! A...
by Captain Skellett | Nov 4, 2009 | Drugs, How Things Work, Just for Fun, Science Communication, Sex and Reproduction
Viagra, that little blue pill. How does it work? How was it discovered? What are the side effects? This video answers all your questions about the first ever oral treatment for erectile dysfunction, written, edited and starring yours truly. How Viagra Works from...
by Captain Skellett | Oct 21, 2009 | Sex and Reproduction
A slight departure, one could even say a step backwards (wink) from the usual Reproduction Wednesday. Today is about love… well, sex… well, aphrodisiacs. Greek Myth Time! In the times before time really began, the great gods of old stalked heaven and earth...
by Captain Skellett | Oct 16, 2009 | How Things Work, Science Communication, Sex and Reproduction
Science and animation belong together (wink). Animation is awesome sauce on science noms – “it makes science fun!” And how good is claymation? LOVE IT! It takes so long though, I don’t know how people have the patience. Check out this video by...