The Great Geek Off 5.0

The Great Geek Off 5.0

Do you have what it takes to be Scientific Blogging's alpha geek? Well it’s time put your geek where your mouth is…IF YOU CAN! But first a warning: yes, you could Google for these answers, but then,…
Geek Off 4.0 Answers

Geek Off 4.0 Answers

D'you dig the Geek Off? Did you email your answers to geekoff@gmail.com? If not, too late sucka! That is, too late until Monday morning, when we play another round of the feud. Yep, every week there'…
The Say of the Week

The Say of the Week

Stimulated by Michael White  (who just posted his Morning Science Quote,  "Light is the principal means by which we are able to transmit and receive information from objects around us and…
Tragicomic Events in the Life of Fabio

Tragicomic Events in the Life of Fabio

Caution: No redeeming scientific value. That said, this post might save your life. It will certainly enrich it. On March 30, 1999, the hunky Italian supermodel was hit in the face by a goose while…
The Great Geek Off 4.0

The Great Geek Off 4.0

Do you have what it takes to be Scientific Blogging's alpha geek? Well it’s time put your geek where your mouth is…IF YOU CAN! But first a warning: yes, you could Google for these answers, but then…
Geek Off 3.0 Answers

Geek Off 3.0 Answers

D'you dig the Geek Off? Did you email your answers to geekoff@gmail.com? If not, too late sucka! That is, too late until Monday morning, when we play another round of the feud. Yep, every week there'…
The Say of the Week

The Say of the Week

"It is incredible how technology changes our lives. I, for example, was not used to swear." (Teo Guadalupi)
The Great Geek Off 3.0

The Great Geek Off 3.0

Do you have what it takes to be Scientific Blogging's alpha geek? Well it’s time put your geek where your mouth is…IF YOU CAN! But first a warning: yes, you could Google for these answers, but then,…
Geek Off 2.0 Answers

Geek Off 2.0 Answers

D'you dig the Geek Off? Did you email your answers to geekoff@gmail.com? If not, too late sucka! That is, too late until Monday morning, when we play another round of the feud. Yep, every week there'…
Giggling gorillas

Giggling gorillas

It's a laughing matter - apes make "weird" sounds when they are tickled, and these "tickle-induced vocalizations" are akin to human laughter, according to a study discussed on NPR. "The results…