Science is Really Weird

The world is a really strange place. The more we learn about it, the weirder it gets. Most of the world’s crabs aren’t actually crabs. Humans have invisible stripes. Octopi can look like almost anything. And so on.

Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t really understand science. They think it’s boring, or too complex for them to understand, or whatever. I am hoping, in my small way, to help change that.

So, tell me. What in science do you want to know more about? What do you want to understand better? What completely bonkers fact do you want me to try to describe in detail, or verify the veracity of, or whatever? What fascinates you? And so on.

Cephalopods, from head to foot, part 2: Here’s lookin’ at you, squid

Much thanks to my brother for the excellent title. First, let’s talk a bit about…

April 24, 2024

Randall Munroe, I would like a word with you.

For those who don’t know, Randall Munroe is the creator of the excellent (and very…

September 30, 2023

Brainiac beasts

Humans tend to think we’re pretty special. And, to be fair, we legitimately are, but…

July 2, 2023

The Birds and the Bees part 2: Gender benders

Just like my last the-birds-and-the-bees post, this is probably Not Safe For Work. I will,…

June 20, 2023November 5, 2023

Cephalopods, from head to foot, part 1: Let There Be Squid

Small language joke there… Cephalopods–octopi, squid, cuttlefish, nautiluses, and a few others–are fascinating. They are…

May 30, 2023

“Define a woman”…

This is another basically political post, but it’s at least science-adjacent. And this is my…

December 4, 2022July 1, 2023

Because Quantum.

We mostly tend to think of physics as “normal”. Action and reaction, things fall at…

November 28, 2022February 28, 2023

Abortion: some facts

I know this is a science blog, not a political one, but there are science…

October 3, 2022February 28, 2023

Why an olive branch?…

Olive branches have long been considered a symbol of peace throughout the Mediterranean region (and…

August 20, 2022February 26, 2023

Guns, germs, and steel: a corollary

So, Guns, Germs, and Steel was a book from 1997 that tried to explain why…

August 14, 2022February 26, 2023

About the author

Since I’m trying to tell you all this science stuff, I figure it behooves me…

July 20, 2022February 26, 2023

How to Science

Much thanks to This Dude. It is probable that everything in this blog is wrong.…

June 25, 2022February 26, 2023

Cite your sources

I rely on other people for a lot of this, I’m not exactly going out…

June 23, 2022January 29, 2024

Fingers are meat stripes?

Well, kinda. Much thanks to this video. You, presumably, know that tigers have stripes, leopards…

June 23, 2022February 25, 2023

Some like it hot

And there may be a sound scientific reason for that. There is a fairly strong…

May 22, 2022February 25, 2023

Creationism: a rant

Or, why creationists bug the ever-loving *snot* out of me (I try to avoid swears).…

May 3, 2022August 21, 2022

Beneficial mutations

One thing creationists like to harp about is the idea that mutations are always, inherently,…

May 1, 2022February 25, 2023

Plant sex is weird. (part 1: alternating generations)

Slight NSFW warning, I guess. I mean, unless you’re reading this from the Victorian era…

April 22, 2022February 25, 2023

Hallucinogenic beer

Content warning: mind altering substances. As the title suggests. And dangerous ones, plus it’s a…

April 10, 2022February 25, 2023

Snake oil was not always just snake oil

That is, snake oil the literal oil extracted from snakes was not always snake oil…

March 22, 2022February 25, 2023

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