by Captain Skellett | Nov 25, 2011 | Science Art
I’ve got some good blog posts up my sleeve, but they’ll have to wait until after NaNoWriMo, because I’m quite sick of typing at the moment! Instead, here are some more of my contributions to the Adelaide crochet coral reef over at the RiAus. The...
by Captain Skellett | Mar 11, 2011 | Just for Fun, Science Communication
I just got home from seeing Daniel Keogh (from ABC’s the Hungry Beast, aka Professor Funk) performing in the 18+ science comedy show The Stupid Species – Why Everyone (except you) is an Idiot. It. Was. Awesome. From the complex and perplexing placebo...
by Captain Skellett | Feb 28, 2011 | Science Art, Science Communication, Science in the Movies
We are at a very disturbing point in film production, where we assume the audience has no imagination and no intelligence. Stories are spoon fed and wrapped up with explosions and effects to sell the same tired old plot. Such is the opinion of Douglas Trumball, who...
by Captain Skellett | Feb 3, 2011 | Science Communication
Love chocolate? Tonight at Adelaide’s RiAus the spotlight is on gluttony and chocolate addictions. It’s sold out, but you can watch the livestream here from 6:00 Adelaide time and have your own chocolate tastings at home. Brendan Somerville from Haighs will talk...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 3, 2010 | How Things Work, Recent Research, Science Communication, Sex and Reproduction
I’m a guest blogger for the RiAus, and this post also appeared on their fancy website. To tell the truth, I really wanted to call this post “Hormonally Yours” in homage to the Shakespeare Sisters (anyone?) but I’ll save it for another post. Recently I was...
