Category Archives: silliness

Podcath part III: sci-fi audio drama edition

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Radio drama is making a big comeback in the form of podcasts, with plenty of high quality science fiction to choose from. Here are some of my favourites. I’ve been a science fiction fan since I first read John Wyndham’s … Continue reading →

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Missed opportunity

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Cath@VWXYNot?

From my Facebook feed: It should totally be called a beehemoth! Whoever first called it a wasp moth sucks!

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Conspiracy deathmatch

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I realized recently that, in the best tradition of fighting fire with fire, it’s possible to counter some conspiracy theories by invoking other conspiracy theories. The best two examples I’ve come up with so far are as follows: The anti-vaccination … Continue reading →

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Street signs

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My sister and I had very active imaginations when we were kids. We acted out plays with our stuffed animals, pretended we were time travellers, and frequently visited Narnia – but what we really loved was solving mysteries. Fuelled by … Continue reading →

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Accelerate the progress of your research by using this one weird old tip!

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(Photo and title by Sonja Babovic; used with her permission) Other geeky things that made me laugh recently: Mad science looks pretty similar to normal science As does Lego science  

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Excellent juxtapositions make me feel good

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The placebo effect is truly fascinating – the top article of this pair describes how it can trigger the release of dopamine in people with Parkinson’s, or opioids in people expecting a painkiller. I hope we can find a way … Continue reading →

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Note to self: keep notes to self private

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Two recent conversations sparked by cryptic notes I scribbled on post-its: At home Mr E Man: “Cath, what’s an e-Pig?” Me: “What?” Mr E Man: “On this post-it, look. ‘e-Pig meeting’” Me: “OH! That’s my short-hand for epigenetics” Mr E … Continue reading →

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Graphzilla

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I looked at one of my progress tracking graphs for one of my projects right after telling my colleague that Mr E Man had worked on the new Godzilla movie, and what I saw can not be unseen.   Eep.

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Destroying the last shreds of Mr E Man’s anonymity for the sake of a good pun

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Me: “Have you seen my bookmark?” Him: “It’s in your hand” Me: “…” Me: “No, not ‘have you seen my book, Mark?’. I meant ‘have you seen my bookmark, Mark?’” (Mark will continue to be referred to as Mr E … Continue reading →

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Rearranging the desk chairs

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Once a fortnight, we have a team meeting in the boardroom of our main research building. It’s a room that’s much in demand, so we often have to wait a few minutes past the hour before we can get in … Continue reading →

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