SAUSAGE FEST! Pen is away, on holiday, in a warmer place.

We had a special guest: Tom Sidwell, a Immunology honours student who also blogs about the immune system, dispelling myths from the anti-vaccination mob.

Download here.

Topics:
Update on the E. coli outbreak in Europe - fenugreek seeds and bacteral genetics;
Snazzy new DNA sequence ( Read more... )

Another week, another podcast (on Thursday) - download here.

I felt more prepared for this one than I ever have before. Which is why it was a bit more relaxed and freeform - especially from my end!

Topics:

Fire ants are not only evil - they can float!;
Using lasers (yes, I imagine it with a Dr Evil inflection EVERY TIME) to sample hair in ( Read more... )

boh_thrashsody, saithkar and quoththecraven have all written some interesting and useful pieces on the clusterfuck known as this year's Australian federal election.

For my money, it's a bland, uninteresting and disappointing politician versus a complete and utter cunt. They're both playing the populist game and I want none of it.

Here's a Crikey piece which sums up my feelings on ( Read more... )

Sign up to the Australian Army!

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If this were to happen anywhere in Australia...it would have to happen in South Australia.

Sick, twisted, fucked up....any other adjectives???

Fundamentalists. They'd be hilarious if they weren't in positions of power.

I hate everything.

How can this guy still be alive?So far 20 people have been killed in accidents on Victorian roads during Easter. If this guy is any indication as to how much people are drinking, I'm not surprised ( Read more... )

There are times when I feel nothing but contempt for the human race. And there are times when I feel nothing but utter bewilderment that we managed to evolve from the primates we once were. If our ancestors were half as stupid as some of the people I've encountered then I'm amazed that they even figured out the physical requirements of the act of ( Read more... )