by Captain Skellett | Mar 3, 2011 | Science Communication
This week, thousands of Australians went back to Uni starting a new semester of study. For some, science is their bag and they’re picking up a chemistry class or two. I’ve been there, and they’ve got a big year ahead. There’s nothing quite like...
by Captain Skellett | Aug 27, 2010 | Drugs, Poisons, Sex and Reproduction, The Realm of Bizzare, Unethics
On August 15, 1951 a small town in southern France called Pont-Saint-Esprit briefly entered the twilight zone. Hundreds of people reported acute psychotic episodes and physical symptoms such as nausea. They experienced traumatic hallucinations, and 50 of those...