Living the Sci Life

Hypersonic records are broken & primes are all paired in...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:04:26 -0500

Hypersonic records are broken & primes are all paired in this week’s rollicking ep of @sciencesortof - HYPERPRIME!!

We spend a lot of time on the internet admiring cats that I...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:44 -0500

We spend a lot of time on the internet admiring cats that I think sometimes we forget that lions, leopards, and other carnivores were likely very real threats to our early hominid ancestors.

Big cats are wild animals.

This gif is probably from one of the tiger preserves where workers ride elephants around to 1) cover more ground, and 2) protect them from being attacked by the tigers they’re trying to conserve. Tigers usually don’t like attacking head on, so this beast must be really upset about something. Scary stuff.

ronbeckdesigns: Phellodon sinclairii, New Zealand (photo by...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:35 -0500

ronbeckdesigns:

Phellodon sinclairii, New Zealand

(photo by myxonz )

I love stuff like this because it shows that instead of watching movies like Avatar we should all just go outside. This is a pretty neat planet we have here, you guys.

Well that answers that. (via Suck it Schrödinger! | The...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:58:58 -0500

Well that answers that.

(via Suck it Schrödinger! | The Lolbrary)

Check out my latest piece for Motherboard, dropping some hard...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:54:59 -0500

Check out my latest piece for Motherboard, dropping some hard truths about Superman.

(via Superman Isn’t Boring | Motherboard)

marvelentertainment: Enroll at the Hellfire Academy and learn...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:13:33 -0500

marvelentertainment:

Enroll at the Hellfire Academy and learn all about the faculty and student body with writer Jason Aaron!

My chat with Jason Aaron for your reading pleasure.

Abe returns to talk volcanos, Man of Steel, 3-body problems and...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:19:53 -0500

Abe returns to talk volcanos, Man of Steel, 3-body problems and more in Ep 173 - Steel Bodies In Motion!

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virginiafixed: meow I rarely post things just for being cute,...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:00:43 -0500

virginiafixed:

meow

I rarely post things just for being cute, but this one I simply could not resist.

Pretty happy with how this came out. Enjoy me for a day. (via A...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:02:26 -0500

Pretty happy with how this came out. Enjoy me for a day.

(via A Day in the Life of a First Year Paleontology PhD Student | Motherboard)

Tethered

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:03:07 -0500

Tethered:

Just read these cool little zombie comics from David Precht. Great art too!

slothville: So good it makes me want to scream Just play this...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:00:53 -0500

slothville:

So good it makes me want to scream

Just play this video while looking at the above image.

Define: obviate

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:00:39 -0500

- to remove, avoid, or prevent

another word you’ll probably never need, but at least now you know it

The yeti (@jdyeakel) returns to the show to talk about networks,...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:46:37 -0500

The yeti (@jdyeakel) returns to the show to talk about networks, Star Wars & more in Ep 172 - Net Wars!

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"A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for."

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:44:54 -0500

“A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.”

- Grace Murray Hooper, U.S. Navy officer and computer scientist

.@beatricebiology joins us to talk about comics, biology, &...

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:46:30 -0500

.@beatricebiology joins us to talk about comics, biology, & more on ep 171 - Beatrice Walks The Plank!

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Sharkbutt.

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:28:06 -0500

Sharkbutt.

jjchristie: bookrageous: Josh’s book Maine Beer: Brewing in...

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:00:09 -0500

jjchristie:

bookrageous:

Josh’s book Maine Beer: Brewing in Vacationland is out today! Muppet arms for Josh!

Click here to order a signed copy, get custom beer recs, and more.

It’s true!

A great stocking stuffer.

"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others,..."

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:00:00 -0500

“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”

- Douglas Adams; British writer, humorist and dramatist (as if you didn’t already know)

I’ve been thinking about this. It’s kind of the...

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:05:09 -0500

I’ve been thinking about this. It’s kind of the perfect refutation of the face on Mars. Even though the human face appears to morph, it’s still easily identifed as a face no matter the angle, whereas the Mars face only works with one light angle and low resolution.

Thoughts?

(via Watch A Face Morph Eerily With Nothing But Lighting Shifts | Gizmodo Australia)

Self-Sabotage in the Academic Career

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:27 -0500

Self-Sabotage in the Academic Career:

A pretty good list of 15 things to think about as you grow in your academic career. Ironically, the people I want to send this to the most are the people likely to appreciate it the least.