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sciencepunk | May 23, 2011So a few weeks back we had a super-nerdy science party, and I thought you might like to know how to mount your own. So here's how to make delicious desserts that look like bacterial cultures. This works builds on previous research carried out by Rehorst et al.
You'll need:
Petri dishes
Jello
Rice pudding
Angel Delight
Lab notebook
Protective clothing
Rum (optional)
Jelly sweets
Food colouring
Icing for decorating cookies
And any of the following: cocoa, brown sugar, maple syrup, cake decorations, chocolate drops...
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1. Collect your ingredients. If you're…
sciencepunk | April 20, 2010Setting nerdy hearts a-flutter across the internet is current rumour that Zooey Deschanel will play Ada Lovelace in an upcoming film about the world's first programmer.
Gizmodo has the scoop:
The casting of Zooey Deschanel isn't completely confirmed, with Production Weekly tweeting she's "in talks to play Ada Lovelace in "Enchantress Of Numbers," Bruce Beresford plans to direct the period drama this fall"
Which is as good an excuse as any to take a few minutes and bask in the sublime wonder of this video:
Hat tip: @carmenego