It's Okay To Be Smart: Archive

Dec 31st

295,885 notes

4 tags

Dec 31st

834 notes

5 tags

Dec 31st

81 notes

4 tags

I give you the best research article of 2012: →

Just published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: “An In-Depth Analysis of a Piece of Shit: Distribution of Schistosoma mansoni and Hookworm Eggs in Human Stool” I would include a figure, but this blog isn’t NSFW and it involves a cartoon human doing the number two. Enjoy this fine piece of science.

Dec 31st

133 notes

2 tags

Dec 31st

1,298 notes

colleenagainst asked: Have you ever harmed yourself while doing a scientific experiment?

Dec 31st

282 notes

8 tags

Dec 30th

187 notes

4 tags

Dec 30th

1,513 notes

6 tags

Dec 30th

687 notes

3 tags

Dec 30th

285 notes

3 tags

“When we try to pick out anything by itself we find that it is bound fast by a...”

– John Muir That’s the correct version of a misquote of Muir’s I posted earlier. Thanks to invicemsunt for pointing me to the right version, and it’s a good reminder to always check quotes that you read on the internet :)

Dec 30th

188 notes

“Right away, everyone wants to know what’s to be cut. Whatever you all settle on...”

– Bill Nye on Fiscal Cliffhanging, on the Huffington Post. (via biowithdylan)

Dec 30th

789 notes

2 tags

The Sun Project: solstice check-in →

Hey guys, for those of you following our Sun Project solar photography project from earlier this year, Aaron just posted an update on the solstice and collecting your cameras. As for our cameras? Well, it’s a pretty sad story, and you can see me acting sad about it in the post below: thesunproject: Hey everyone, sorry we’ve been out of the loop the past fall, but, you know, this is a long...

Dec 30th

29 notes

5 tags