What's the gist of pollination? Think of pollination as plant sex by proxy. Or if this makes you uncomfortable, think of it as the transfer of pollen (male sperm) to the female part of the…
The science impostor (part 1) – You are…
Transitioning from academic research to anything else is the bane of scientists' self confidence. In fact, staying in academia can be just as tough of our self-perception. I am venturing a guess that everything is…
Speak human to me, scientist!
Science language becomes increasingly confusing - what are the implications? science alone can be complex enough. so complex that only the few who work on it understand it. but an unfortunate trend makes scientific writing…
Closing remarks on 2017
Throughout the whole end of December and beginning of January people tend to judge the past year, draw lines and plot plans for the next year. It's this buzzing with expectation time of the year,…
Scientific literacy – don't be fooled!
Why should we care? Before we could answer the question who to trust when it comes to science and literacy, it is important to account for what, how and who measures it. The majority of…
XX in science
We have it wrong in STEM Yesterday was the international day of women in science. Truth be told, I only found out when I saw tweets with the hashtag flooding my feed. Part of me…
Bloody diets and academic hogwash
Anecdotes are a powerful tool in forming our opinions Science is often enough suffering by public misunderstanding, misconceptions and fear, and even scientists attacking each other. But while this is often uncalled for and predominantly…
The onset of reason, part 0.1
Getting the "quacks" in a row! I was wondering if it's worth it for me to jump in the messy fight with quackery and pseudoscience in my pristine-all-sciency blog (pat-pat). Then, I figured - I…
Nominated for Blogger Recognition Award!
This comes as a total surprise and one of the coolest things to happen to me in professional aspect in a long while - I got nominated for a Blogger Recognition Award by TheNexusScienceBlog! Thanks…