I’ll Understand Later
This works well when reading fiction, but textbook authors have an annoying habit of repeatedly referring to past material without giving the full explanation again, so it pays to take it slow.
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Tattoo prep underway
Appointment is booked, deposit down, and prep for my next tattoo is underway. Â Basic idea: dilophosaurus fossil with bicycle parts. Black line. Similar to my other dinosaur and ancient reptile tattoo designs. Skull study. I need to lengthen the weird notched part of the nose tip and jaw. Death pose. Â Simple bicycle forms to consider. Playing with alternate designs. More on this as it goes. Appointment booked for my 45th birthday.
Siren Song
The trick is to convince yourself that you can push through the effort. Just a little more, and it will all be over!
Episode 15: Another Man’s Treasure: Creative Reuse
Today's show explores the notion of creative reuse. Reuse is something of the ugly duckling of the 3, 4, or 5 Rs of Conservation. While not as easy as simply throwing something in the green bin, one person’s trash really can be another person’s treasure, in that there is a two way benefit of reusing material - firstly, you avoid it ending up in the landfill, and secondly you can save both money and additional materials…
The Crash
After the crash, it’s quite typical for me to spend ten minutes looking at a single equation and wondering what these weird symbols even mean.
Weak Spot
“I’m comfortable with everything except one little detail, but of course with my luck it will be on the test!â€
Interview – Brian Nosek on Open Science
 Jonathan and Chris interview Brian Nosek, a professor of psychology and the co-founder and director of the Center for Open Science. They discuss problems and solutions in modern scientific research, such as committing scientists... to stick to a protocol.  Table of contents. 2:00 The culture of science. 4:18 Publications as currency for career advancement. 7:53 What researchers tell each other at the bar. 10:22 Cynicism. 12:48 The solution to climate change (not really). …
Textured Breast Implants and Cancer Risk
The story of breast implants and cancer risk is not a new one. The issue has been debated for decades and silicone breast implants were taken off the market and then re-introduced. But Health Canada has acted to take a specific type breast implant off the market because of a concern that textured implants might cause a rare form of cancer known as breast-implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). What does the evidence say? Read it…
#521 The Curious Life of Krill
Krill may be one of the most abundant forms of life on our planet... but it turns out we don't know that much about them. For a create that underpins a massive ocean ecosystem and lives in our oceans in massive numbers, they're surprisingly difficult to study. We sit down and shine some light on these underappreciated crustaceans with Stephen Nicol, Adjunct Professor at the University of Tasmania, Scientific Advisor to the Association of Responsible…
End of Semester
If the exam season was particularly rough, I take savage pleasure in thinking of how much work the professors will have to go through.
