Whew. It's really getting heated over at Pharyngula! Pz Myers brought up the topic of racism and sexism in the skeptic community and a whole lot of people are really up in arms. I even had to comment myself; I'm number #164 in the list, which, I note with some humor, is the same as my SArmy membership number. It does seem to have died down now, a ( Read more... )

Okkaaaay, kind of disappeared for a while there--things are "getting interesting" with my schedule--but here I am again! Firstly, here are some cool science-y links:

The Gay Animal Kingdom--an article concerning the prevalence of homosexuality in the animal world and asserting that it's far too common to be an abnormality.

Cell Size and Scale--a ( Read more... )

Dude, check out these science tattoos! Some of them are really not surprising but most of them are either really witty, really lovely, or both. Gets my tattoo-juice flowing.

Also, have I mentioned recently how much I love water? It's just really great. Not much matches a good cool glass for taste.