Optimal Tweezers

It’s true that some scientists are rather short on social skills (there are even stereotypes between scientific disciplines–just ask a biologist to do her impression of a chemist…). However, it’s also worth noting that there are many delightful exceptions.

A Berkeley friend’s blog, NCBI ROFL, has recently gained internet fame as a repository of hilarious abstracts available in one of the leading search engines for the life sciences. Their recent success got me thinking about other icons of internet science humor. (more…)

Happy weekend, everybody! In the spirit of the season(s), it’s worth exploring the research people are doing to learn about the secret lives of traditional holiday diets: (more…)