Original post here: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/context-and-variation/2012/02/23/roller-derby-iamscience/
Thirteen University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign scientists, all of whom skate for the Twin City Derby Girls.
Top row, left to right: Therafist, clinical psychologist; Anthrobrawlogist, biological anthropologist; Snarker Posey, legal information scientist; Doc Dementer, educational psychologist; Oh No Bobo, veterinarian; Killy Love-less, social scientist; MRSA, microbiologist.
Bottom row, left to right: Jo Holley, evolutionary ecologist; Gaya Jenda, family scientist; Mrs. T, educational psychologist; F1, developmental psychologist; Punchwrap Supreme, reproductive toxicologist; Polly Nator, evolutionary biologist.
Click on the link to read about Tesla’s accomplishments and fabulous one-liners. For example:
“Edison is a good example of a non-geek who operated in a geek space.”
“Living on crackers and talking to an imaginary laser pigeon?!”
The Oatmeal never disappoints. :)
Mesmerizing Pendulum Waves (by MovieQuoteTS)
Someone at work shared this and I can’t stop watching. It’s like they’re tiny dancing onions.
Listen to the Big Bang. It sounds like…
a giant refrigerator.
Bill Nye The Science Guy on Ocean Currents (oceanography (Full Clip) (by TheRealBillNye)
I was on lifehacker learning how to use chopsticks to pour water into a glass and not let the liquid spill everywhere (my Wednesday night), and they used this Bill Nye video as an example (see 1.15)
I miss watching his show in the wee hours of the morning.
”In essence,” said Sheperd Doeleman, principal investigator of the project, “we are making a virtual telescope with a mirror that is as big as the Earth.”
You think it’s a joke after reading some of them like, “A Wooly Mammoth will be reborn,” but they’re completely serious.
Northern Lights #science
Northern Lights
Don’t remember if I posted this, so here is it…again?
