Category: science
Many years ago, I read about a study in which the researchers measured the heart rate ((And other cardiac measures.)) of recreational hockey players. And I’ve always thought it would be fun to do a similar study on hockey *fans*. Going through the first three rounds of the playoffs and the first two games of […]
I submitted a grant application today. More specifically, I submitted *this* grant application today: It may look small, but I can assure you that many, many hours of time and much blood, sweat and tears went into the crafting of that baby. And, if I do say so myself, it is made of sheer awesome. […]
So I was driving to brunch today and as I flipped the radio station over to CBC, who should happen to be on the air, but my friend Erika, who was being interviewed on Quirks & Quarks about her rock star paper in Science! You can listen to the show here – she’s the second […]
Today, my friend Erika’s paper, based on her PhD research, was published in the prestigious journal Science! This is the front page of Science’s website today. That red arrow shows you where the story on Erika’s paper resides! You may remember Erika from such blog postings as her wedding and several 12Bars of Christmas. But […]
So I was telling someone the other day about that time I got paid $20 to watch porn. For science. I was watching porn for science ((For the uninitiated, I was a subject in a research study that was looking at the relationship between estrogen, testosterone, and cortisol levels in women and sexual desire & […]
So remember when I said that I was going to blog at least once per week about my big 10-day long hockey game for Cystic Fibrosis? Consider this my first of such postings. Since one of the goals of the game is to raise awareness about CF, I figured that I should blog about what […]
Three days ago, Darren pointed out this site to me: Dissertation Haiku. On this site, people write a single haiku that summarizes their PhD dissertation. Since then, I’ve been trying to write a haiku to summarize my dissertation and failing miserably. As it turns out, I suck at haikus. So I did what any self-respecting […]
Cilantro is one of those things that either you love or you hate. And thanks to my friend Dr. Jen, I now know why! On our weekly Seawall walk on Saturday, Jen informed me that apparently there is a genetic difference between people like she and I, to whom cilantro tastes like pure freshness, and […]
Many moons ago, I saw a new story about a condition, known as developmental topographical disorientation (DTD), in which, essentially, people innately have a terrible sense of direction. In said news story, they informed viewers that you could check out the website of the neuroscientists studying this disorder – the aptly named gettinglost.ca ((I *love* […]
Finally, my love/hate of lab work and my love of Lady Gaga have been merged together into pure awesomeness: I think the best part is that her costumes are made out of lab supplies! Props to Dave, my friend and co-blogger over on my science nerd blog, who brought this awesomeness to my attention!