by Captain Skellett | Dec 14, 2011 | The Realm of Bizzare
Occupy Wall Street protesters took up arms – eight of them – in their march on Monday. Carrying craftastic models of vampire squid high above their heads, in homage to Matt Taibbi’s description of the bank as “a great vampire squid wrapped around the...
by Captain Skellett | Nov 4, 2011 | Science at Home
The other day I was chatting about muddled senses. Do we really see what’s around us, or do we just assume it’s the same as yesterday and fill in the blanks. How do we understand half-uttered mumblings we don’t properly hear, and when we think...
by Captain Skellett | Mar 25, 2011 | Science Communication
I’d like to draw your attention to an exciting global action project against deforestation and saving orangutan habitats. DeforestACTION are sending ten young adults to Borneo to raise awareness about habitat destruction. They will be living in the jungle for...
by Captain Skellett | Mar 8, 2011 | How Things Work, Just for Fun
One of my guilty pleasures is my RSS subscription to Zooborns, a blog all about baby animals. When I check Google Reader, I read sensible, serious blog posts about science until I finally cave and look at the cuteness. Amongst the treasure trove of nursing giraffes...
by Captain Skellett | Nov 24, 2010 | How Things Work, Recent Research, Science at Home
First up, apologies on the lateness of my post. A whole week has gone past! Oh me! I humbly do beseech you to forgive this old salt and do throw myself upon the deck in penance. Me only defense is that I have just moved from Canberra to Adelaide, and me Schooner does...
