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Continue reading →: Responding to SPAM scientific conference emailsScientists often gather at scientific conferences to share data and ideas. At these events, sometimes a prominent scientist is invited to give the Keynote Talk, the headliner of the conference. It’s a big honor. But, has a graduate student ever received this honor? Well, Lu has, via an email that…
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Continue reading →: Goats are not afraid of attack helicoptersGoats are widely renowned for their courage. They are able to scale high cliffs and eat poison ivy without batting an eye. Is there no limit to their bravery? To find out, a group of scientists had the Dutch Air Force fly combat helicopters above some goats and measured if…
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Continue reading →: Quiz: Guess the topic of scientific journals by their wacky titlesThere are a lot of funny scientific studies, but there are also plenty of scientific journals with fun and wacky titles. Can you guess the topic of these journals based on their title? Oh, also try to guess their impact factor (IF). Click “Show journal cover image” for a hint!…
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Continue reading →: Dogs are somewhat magneticWhy are dogs so good at navigating and finding their way around? Is it their sense or smell, or is it that they can sense the earth’s magnetic field? To find out, a team of German scientists recruited dog owners to carefully examine their dogs while they poop. Lu and…
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Continue reading →: Manspreading-type postures in Tinder profile photos gets you 27% more likesWhy do men manspread? Is it a form of communication? Do women on dating apps prefer men who manspread their legs (and arms) in their profile pictures? Do men on dating apps prefer women who manspread? A team of psychologists found that nonverbal displays epitomized by manspreading are quite beneficial…
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Continue reading →: Phantom scratching: how to relieve itch on one arm by scratching the otherScratching an itch is bad for the skin. What if you can relieve an itch on one arm by scratching the other arm? A team of neurologists examined whether they can use mirrors to achieve this. Lu and Tirth discuss this tingly study on S01E06 of the Recreational Science podcast (timecode 28:14): Tirth: This study is…
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Continue reading →: Quiz: Can you answer these tricky science questions from ChatGPT?Are you smarter than ChatGPT? Do you know more science trivia than ChatGPT? Try to answer these science questions* from ChatGPT to find out! *some may actually be bad science jokes. Check out ChatGPT science quiz part 2 More quizzes How did you do compared to us? Watch our video…
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Continue reading →: All the reasons why you shouldn’t double dipWhy is double dipping frowned upon? Does it transfer oral bacteria from the chip to the dip? Does it transfer enzymes from your saliva to the dip causing unwanted pre-digestion? That would be gross. In the first study, some microbiologists and food scientists investigated whether double dipping actually contaminates various…
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Continue reading →: Quiz: Do you know your science trivia?How well do you know science facts? Can you answer these questions spanning biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, and geography? A++ if you can answer the hardest questions at the end. Check out science trivia quiz part 2 More quizzes How did you do compared to us? Watch our video to…
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Continue reading →: Are beards the perfect cesspool for bacteria?Is having facial hair hygienic? Are they a ripe breeding ground for dangerous bacteria? Should bearded hippies be allowed to work in a microbiology laboratory? A group of square microbiologists suspected that their bearded colleagues were a contamination risk due to their long facial hair and devised interesting experiments to…
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