Posts by Kay Aitch
POP SCIENCE: FICTION
I once knew an otherwise nearly reasonable person who, when I asked him if he watched Battlestar Gallactica, responded that he didn’t like Science Fiction. Just like that. Flat out. Doesn’t like Sci Fi, as a genre, at all. He’ll have no part of it. Won’t even give it a shot. What a dick, right?…
Read MorePOP SCIENCE SPECIAL ADDITION: Musics
Hey Pop Science fans, of which there are many, I am sure! I’m just gonna be straight with you, loyal reader. I am tired of writing about Mythbusters at the moment. Really, I think the problem is that I love the show. I went browsing through episodes on Netflix looking for specific examples of problems…
Read MorePOP SCIENCE LESSON 2: MYTHBUSTERS
PART A. CONTROL GROUPS Good scientists are all control freaks, not huge-mustache-grooming, jaunty-beret-wearing freaks. Before I can explain to you how the Mythbusters often lack good controls in their experiments, I first have to briefly explain what controls are and why you need them. Running an experiment requires that you exert control over the environment…
Read MoreSoundtrack to The Romantics
I just watched The Romantics with Katie Holmes, Anna Paquin and Malin Akerman. (Fun fact: Dianna Agron AKA Quinn from Glee was in it.) I enjoyed a lot about it, but it failed the “I can’t believe my husband is missing this” test, so it’s probably a chick flick. Possibly the best part of the…
Read MorePop Science: Lesson 2, Intro to Mythbusters
Hey, kids! This week I’m going to teach you about the S&M of science that is Mythbusters! They are a source of pleasure (’cause, hey, the show is pretty cool), and pain (’cause they are so unscientific that they make anyone who has done real research strain her arm shaking her fist at the TV).…
Read MorePOP SCIENCE LESSON 1: Dollhouse
Hey kids! Welcome to Pop Science! Put on your goggles! OK! Jokes are fun and boobies are fun, but you know what’s really fun? Science! You betchya! So, I must warn you, Pop Science, while still being side-splittingly funny and oddly erotic (like all of my writing), contains a solid nugget of science in the…
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