Great discussion here. Really the most important skill to have in this industry is the ability to learn new skills. Times, they are a-changin’. … →

In a study published by the journal Frontiers in Zoology, researchers found that, when the earth’s magnetic field is stable, dogs off leash prefer to poop with their bodies oriented along the north-south axis. Doesn’t really tell you what it’s thinking, but interesting nonetheless. … →

It’s time: We’re making a school Should be interesting to watch this project. … →

I read every night before I go to sleep, usually novels. I always know it was good for my sanity, turns out it is good for my brain function, too. … →

Not only did Scottish mathematician, science writer, and polymath Mary Fairfax Somerville (December 26, 1780—November 28, 1872) defy the era’s deep-seated bias against women in science, she was the very reason the word “scientist” was coined: When reviewing her seminal second book, On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences, which Somerville wrote at the age of 54, English polymath and Trinity College master William Whewell was so impressed that he thought it rendered the term “men of science” obsolete and warranted a new, more inclusive descriptor to honor Somerville’s contribution to the field. …