Article: Reducing caloric intake delays nerve cell loss
Article: Reducing caloric intake delays nerve cell loss Caloric restriction has been talked about for some time now in the science community and not just as a dieting method for … Continue reading
Science Tourism: Croatia
Finally getting a chance to continue the series… with Croatia! I’m really excited about our trip. I’ve heard how beautiful Croatia is and am very excited to see it’s amazing … Continue reading
Capturing the Sound of the Northern Lights
Capturing the Sound of the Northern Lights I’ve written before a bit about synesthesia, or a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, … Continue reading
The Story of Frozen Food (video)
Interesting look at the history of how we make frozen food!
Who/What is a supertaster? (CNN video link)
Who/What is a supertaster? (CNN video link) A supertaster is a person who experiences the sense of taste with far greater intensity than average.There is great influence of genetic variation … Continue reading
67 Years Of Potato Chip Innovation, In 5 Animated GIFs (NPR)
67 Years Of Potato Chip Innovation, In 5 Animated GIFs (NPR) Science and industry go hand in hand. I think that’s often forgotten in the world of academia. But here … Continue reading
Synesthesia: Scent of Light and Art
Synesthesia: Scent of Light and Art A pretty cool artistic expression. An artistic examination, in an exhibit in Shanghai this past fall, of the relationship between light and audience and assertion … Continue reading
Scientists make the best partners: Happy Valentine’s! (link)
Today’s link: Valentine’s tips: How to woo a scientist “Scientists are highly educated people with decent career prospects, but are also rarely associated with a fondness for romance and … Continue reading
Man Soap and Manly Smells (link)
Man Soap and Manly Smells (link) Link: Man Soap: Smell like bacon, bonfires, beer, and urinal cakes So apparently a manly soap smells like bacon, bonfires, beer and/or urinal cakes… Wait, … Continue reading
Deadlines kill creativity
A cute video examining how deadlines can hinder creativity and innovation.
Flight of the Conchords Parody: Most Beautiful Girl in the Lab
Hadn’t seen this video in a while and suddenly had the urge to look it up. I think it’s brilliant. A previous adviser of mine sent this out to our … Continue reading
We were all Female – Science!
Yup. We all start as females, or gender neutral. Or… “men are just females gone wrong.” (just kidding!)
Food And Love: How They Are Linked In The Brain
The Huffington Post did a piece recently on how relationships can affect body weight. Food And Love: How They Are Linked In The Brain We’ve all seen it, lived it, … Continue reading
Making scents: The aromatic world of flowers (link)
Making scents: The aromatic world of flowers Great article on how flowers make scents and the effects that those scents have.
Tomorrow’s world: A guide to the next 150 years (BBC link)
This is a pretty cool exercise… especially if you are in industry and trying to figure out next steps. But also helpful for academic research… what will be the directions … Continue reading
Choosing a Year for French Wine
In further preparation for our trip to France (and also to have it here handy for my reference while in Paris), I was curious how to choose a wine. We’ve … Continue reading
Science Tourism: Paris ideas
I’ve been to Paris twice, but the first time I was only about 5 and the second time I was 16. So my memory is a bit foggy on what … Continue reading
Smell Of Fresh Baked Bread & Kindness… and media hype
The smell of freshly baked bread may have positive effects, including making us nicer to strangers. According to the Daily Mail, researchers at the University of Southern Brittany in France … Continue reading
Link: Neuroscience Lessons of Freestyle Rap
Link: Neuroscience Lessons of Freestyle Rap What is creativity? The topic has eluded scientists. How can you study something that is difficult to even define? Luckily, Liu et al. had … Continue reading
