So I've been posting a lot more regularly lately, which is fun. I've not much to contribute today so I thought of doing an Ask Lori a Science Question, then it occurred to me to do a bit of a variation on it in honor of my new semi-career as zoo docent.

So today we're doing...Ask Lori an Animal Question! Wondering if bears in zoos hibernate? ( Read more... )

Thanks for all the great questions for the most recent Ask Lori a Science Question! I think I got to everybody's questions...feel free to continue to post them there if you want and I will answer as soon as I can ( Read more... )

New Year, time for a new...

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Hit me. Uh, figuratively. Make me think about something. I like that.

Well, how about it?

Is anyone game?

Is it time for another thrilling edition of...

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I think it's time for another...

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You know the rules. Homework problems are not looked upon favorably. I may not know the answer but I can find and interpret it. Requests for clarification on something you kinda sorta get are welcome. Smartass questions will be answered with a FAIL macro of my choosing. Please don't ( Read more... )

Well, here I am, back at work. I suppose here endeth my "post-surgery recovery" stage of life and beginneth (is that a word?) the "post-surgery trying to have a normal life" stage. Happily, I have not forgotten how to do my job, although I had forgotten my login password (it changes every two months so it's easy to forget). That was easily fixed ( Read more... )

Hey guys, guess what? Adam Lambert is gay. No, surely not!

In other news, the moon has craters and oceans are salty.

So yesterday's Ask Lori a Science Question was anemic. Are you guys just finally out of science questions? I was rather proud of the answer I posted to the question of why water is wet, and why H2O is a liquid when both ( Read more... )

It's that time!

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Operators are standing by.

Okay, it's been a looong while since the last one, so I think it's high time for...

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For those of you who may be new, the deal is this:  I am a scientist, kind of.  I know some things.  Other things I do not know but can find out, and translate from often-confusing science-y explanations.

Feel free to ask whatever.  The ( Read more... )

It's been quite a while, so it's time for another thrilling installment of...

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