Win early, lose late and vice versa?  Too many hot romps in your twenties contributes to cancer later.  Oh YES it's legitimate.

Today someone asked me how I felt about being considered a "Double Whammy" in science.  It's no secret that the U.S. government spends a considerable amount of money and effort attempting to promote diversity in science.  In sum, this means recruiting women and people from ethnic groups that are underrepresented in the sciences.  I happen to be a ( Read more... )

"Yes and about those future experiments..."
mmmm  eggs benedict...I wonder if I can make them...the Hollandaise sauce is the trouble
"So, you've imaged these?  You have images can you convince me that what you're saying is what you're seeing?"
I could make them with crab cakes from Trader Joe's....crabcake eggs benedict...mmmm....how does one make ( Read more... )

The Ig Nobel Prize in Economics goes to... Geoffrey Miller, Joshua Tybur and Brent Jordan of the University of New Mexico, USA, for discovering that a professional lap dancer's ovulatory cycle affects her tip earnings.

The Publication:
REFERENCE: "Ovulatory Cycle Effects on Tip Earnings by Lap Dancers: Economic Evidence ( Read more... )

It's science.  I wonder what effect caring for a man who splits his resources at least two ways has on a woman.   Lummaa has put forth a number of interesting publications.   One of her studies even suggests that birthing boys is bad for a woman's fitness.

Polygamy is the key to a long life
"It doesn't surprise me that men in [polygamous] societies ( Read more... )

You encounter an earthworm on your path to lab.  You throw it on the dirt and command, as if its perfectly normal "Get thee into the earth Annelid!"  whoa science has a hold on me.