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This Scientific Life

 GrrlScientist ― http://scientopia.org

This blog has two authors, both scientists. This blog is an experiment where both authors write all sorts of random shit and throw it at the wall, just to see what sticks.

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Listed: Mar 10, 2011

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Bumble Porn

This Scientific Life ― No, not photos of a former Lancs and England batsman in "interesting" poses. No, it's some photos I took in the car park on the Riedberg campus this morning. This is the money shot I'm not a bee expert, so if anyone can tell me the species (the...

Tags: Art & Photography, Biology, Frankfurt Through My Eye, Humor, Insects, Invertebrates

GrrlScientist ― 24 Aug, 11

Quiet dignity and grace

This Scientific Life ― Some of you know that a couple short weeks before I left the United States nearly two years ago, I met my brother for the first time since I had been thrown out of the house (for good) as a teenager. This made me homeless until the state stepped ...

Tags: NYC Life

GrrlScientist ― 18 Jul, 11

Pottermania, Pottermore

This Scientific Life ― Are you like me -- an avid Harry Potter fan? If so, you will be excited to learn that JK Rowling will launch a free online Harry Potter experience: Pottermore. This site will launch in October 2011, although the public is invited to register their...

Tags: Harry Potter, Online Technology, Your Inner Child

GrrlScientist ― 25 Jun, 11

Today is The Rapture

This Scientific Life ― If you are reading this, then one of two possibilities are true for you: either you are a godless liberal heathen (like myself) or you are in a time zone that has not yet been Raptured. Because god arranged for The Rapture to occur at dinnertime ...

Tags: Fucking With Your Head, Religion

GrrlScientist ― 21 May, 11

Harry Potter VIIb Trailer

This Scientific Life ― Yes, we have another trailer for the final Harry Potter film... I hope we'll be lucky enough to have one of the select cinemas in Frankfurt that will be allowed to show the film in 2D. I'm also hoping that Harry Potter will find spiritual ...

Tags: Harry Potter

GrrlScientist ― 29 Apr, 11

Frankfurt's firefighters

This Scientific Life ― Frankfurt's firemen -- fat, balding, old, white smokers themselves -- look nothing like NYC's finest

Tags: Cultural Observation, Expat Life, German Life

GrrlScientist ― 28 Apr, 11

FINALLY!

This Scientific Life ― This manic Harry Potter fan is going to see the penultimate Harry Potter film TONIGHT! I have not been able to see many films in a movie house in my life, so I've had to rely on renting the DVDs or streaming the films on my laptop (thanks to the...

Tags: Art & Photography, Harry Potter

GrrlScientist ― 15 Apr, 11

Penis Parity Day

This Scientific Life ― In honour of this auspicious day, all women should wear a strap-on to work

Tags: Cultural Observation, Employment, Ethics, Politics, Seattle, Washington

GrrlScientist ― 12 Apr, 11

Allergies

This Scientific Life ― The weather has been gorgeous so I've been in agony these past few days. Why? Allergies, of course. Currently, I am heavily medicated with cold medications and antihistamines, neither of which are effective (I've come to the conclusion that any...

Tags: Uncategorized

GrrlScientist ― 4 Apr, 11

Peeved OUTRAGED

This Scientific Life ― Image: Courtesy of The Outrage Project. As the title of this blog entry implies; I am PEEVED OUTRAGED! PEEVED OUTRAGED, I TELL YOU! Why? I just got wind of the latest event to happen in my wee part of the blogosphere: Scientopia has invited ...

Tags: Fucking With Your Head

GrrlScientist ― 2 Apr, 11

It's not just US politicians who don't like academics

This Scientific Life ― Oh dear, the British health minister isn't a fan of The Lancet: (ht Ben Goldacre, and his summary: "More than anything, I just quite enjoy the childishness of the edit...")

Tags: Medicine, Politics, Silliness

GrrlScientist ― 30 Mar, 11

When wannabe authors attack!

This Scientific Life ― HINT: It isn't pretty. I spent the morning reading just one review of one book and the comment thread that it inspired. In short, this train wreck of a comment thread is a great example of the reasons that I refuse to review self-published books: ...

Tags: Book Review, Writing

GrrlScientist ― 29 Mar, 11

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