I felt really good about the potential roomie I met last night. She was very nice, soft-spoken, loved my place. Aces!

Anyhow. That's not the point of this post. What is the point, then? The point is that it is time. Time for what? Time for another...

Ask Lori a Science QuestionYou know the rules ( Read more... )

Well, everyone...it's been a few months, so it's time for another round of...

Ask Lori a Science QuestionYou know the rules, sing right along ( Read more... )

It's time for another round of...

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For those of you who may be new, this is a feature in which I open the Mad Blog to questions about everyday science. Been wondering what DNA stands for? Or how a ship made of iron doesn't sink? Maybe why water boils faster in Denver? Now's the time. If I don't know the answer, I'll ( Read more... )

On yesterday's "Ask Lori a Science Question" post, a reader left this series of fun questions in a comment. I thought I'd open them up for general replies.

I'm oddly out of sorts this week. Aunt Flo's coming to visit, so that's probably why. I'm just crabby. No good reason.

Almost forgot I meant to do this today.

It's been a few months. My mad science skillz (such as they are) grow rusty! Help me exercise them and...

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After the last few rounds of this, let me make a few points of clarification ( Read more... )

I last did this in October. And so, ladies and gentlemen, once again, I am here but for you. Wondering how come pop fizzes when you put salt in it, or why it goes flat faster when it's warm? Puzzled over what causes deja vu? Lying awake at night after watching CSI, trying to puzzle out where "alleles" fit into the whole DNA thing ( Read more... )

On the latest Ask Lori a Science Question, annearchy got all clever and asked me one of those "If a train leaves the station..." SAT questions. (it wasn't that hard, by the way, Anne)

I have not done one of those since the eighth grade, but I'm glad to say that my subsequent education has apparently preserved my ability to think logically, and I completed ( Read more... )

I've completed answering all yesterday's science questions to the best of my ability. I've demonstrated my ineptitude at nuclear physics (thanks, chromodynamics and fullmetal_al for having my back, yo), gone off on intelligent design, defended the rights of our insect brethren and pontificated on the use of coal as a way to prevent potatoes from browning ( Read more... )

It's been a few months. So I think it's time for another...

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Yippee! SCIENCE!

It's time for another...Ask Me a Science Question!

The first one was so surprisingly successful, it's time for an encore. For those of you new since then, here is the original entry, with explanation and all the various questions and answers.

So fire away. Just don't ask me why the sky is blue, because I don't want to talk about scattering,