by Captain Skellett | May 13, 2010 | How Things Work, Science in the Movies, The Realm of Bizzare
New video up! I started this video back in January and 95% finished it before I moved to Canberra and bought a laptop. I haven’t had a chance to complete it and upload it… until now. The montage part is my favourite.
by Captain Skellett | Dec 27, 2009 | Science Art
Bacteria and fungi are not generally thought of as attractive pieces of art, indeed I know the times I have lapsed in used-by-date judgment I have beheld them with disgust. Disgust, followed by destruction – straight to the bin or a boiling hot death. Still,...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 13, 2009 | How Things Work, Recent Research
As I gazed out over the undulating ocean I could feel a twinge of phantom pain in my lost leg, it always twinges so when the beast is near. Perhaps some part of it’s spirit was not cleaved so sharply from my body, and it can sense its physical counterpart is...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 13, 2009 | How Things Work
Viruses are on the cusp of life and non-life. On one hand they have genetic material and use it to make more of themselves and evolve, on the other hand they don’t do anything outside of a host cell, they don’t breathe, grow, or move. If we count them as...
by Captain Skellett | Nov 20, 2009 | Just for Fun, Science Art
Christmas is coming up (freak out!) so here are some funky gift ideas for someone obsessed with bacteria, a microbiologist, pathologist, or anyone interested in science and medicine. Giant Microbes make a crazy selection of bacteria, viruses and human cells in soft...