The University of Edinburgh, with funding from The Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award, has released a new film about their strong history of women chemists. A Chemical Imbalance celebrates female scientists, and looks at the reasons women are still under-represented in the field of STEM (Science, … [Read more...]
Where do geeks go during National Tourism Week?
March 16th-24th is National Tourism Week, so why not make this an excuse to visit somewhere interesting? I have rounded up some of the best geeky destinations in the UK for your inspiration. Legoland Legoland Windsor is set in Berkshire and re-opens on the 15th of March just in time for National … [Read more...]
Spice up your cooking with a geeky rack
When I was younger, I used to dream about cooking with spices in the same way Jamie Oliver chucks them in - instinctively and merrily. The trouble is, adding spices to a recipe is very much a scientific process. Too much destroys a delicious sauce, and too little leaves your pie tasting a bit meh. … [Read more...]
Panning for internet gold: The cannibal pumpkin edition
It's that magical time of year when horror films fill up the TV channels and we send our darling infants onto the streets to beg from strangers. Before you dive stealthily into their haul of ill-gotten Haribo, take a look at how the internet celebrates All Hallows' … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: the Olympic Mars landing edition
While the world's athletes appear to be staging some kind of 'Occupy the Telly' protest, there's no better time to switch off and check out what's what on the other tubes. We even begin with the Internetian roundup of Olympic highlights, to save you all that watching. Stuck on a zipwire with … [Read more...]
Panning for Internet Gold: The Great London Sports Day edition
If your week has not been immediately improved by this superhero manatee, then for all of our sakes, turn back now. These links aren't for you, son. These links are for folks with soul. Pick a flag, any flag It's London's proudest moment, if you discount inspiring Charlie Dickens, recovering … [Read more...]
Dork Adore Gift Guide: The Scientist
Scientists get a bad rap. We're frequently shown in the media as bespectacled nerds who take everything literally and never have fun. In reality, we like to have just as much fun as everyone else; we just understand it on a higher level. And Christmas is no exception. Everyone has a sciencey … [Read more...]
Kitchen Wizardry with the Ice Cream Ball
Apparently, it's summer and nothing goes with hot weather quite like ice cream (and if you've not had any sunshine, ice cream will help cheer you up!) Throw a game of catch into the equation and you've got the perfect park-based pastime. Step in, the Ice Cream Ball from Firebox. … [Read more...]
Five lovely necklaces for boffins
If you know me, you'll know I'm a scientist because I'm enough of a dork about it that I tend to tell everybody I meet. So, the idea of wearing some science round my neck for all the world to see got me very excited. These science equipment necklaces (£6.99 each from Finest Imaginary) are the … [Read more...]
Get your science fix with Wonders of the Solar System
Professor Brian Cox is one of those ultra-annoying people who are just TOO cool. He was in a chart-topping band associated with a dawn of a new political era (that'd be D "Things can only get better" Ream) and now he's forged a second - and let's face it, even cooler - career as a top physicist. … [Read more...]
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