Scientists
esiegel | May 20, 2008Some of you who've been following astronomy for awhile might remember this report, where a group of astronomers reported finding a giant "void" in the Universe.
What is a void? Well, galaxies are distributed pretty randomly, but because of gravity, they cluster together. A small example is our local group which looks like this,
and a larger example is the Virgo cluster, which is about 1,000 times as massive as our local group, and looks like this:
Well, a void is the opposite of a cluster, where you have a large volume of space that's simply empty of galaxies and matter. This press release…
grrlscientist | March 6, 2008tags: Scientists for Better PCR, humor, viral marketing, streaming video
I am a scientist who does a lot of PCR, and so I found this example of viral marketing to be really amusing. "Scientists for Better PCR" a Bio-Rad Music Video for the all new 1000-Series Thermal Cyclers [2:13].
"The PCR Song" by "Scientists for a Better PCR" was done by the good folks at Bio-Rad to promote their 1000 Series Thermal Cyclers (a PCR machine). This is probably the best geek ad I've ever seen and will provide laughs to all (especially those who remember when PCR meant dipping your DNA samples into individual…
grrlscientist | February 14, 2008tags: valentine's day, scientist valentines, holidays, holidaze, e-cards
Since I have you to wish me a happy valentine's day, I thought I'd share a selection of scientist valentines with you, so a new one will pop up every two hours! I hope you like them! (Okay, this is the last one).
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grrlscientist | February 14, 2008tags: valentine's day, scientist valentines, holidays, holidaze, e-cards
Since I have you to wish me a happy valentine's day, I thought I'd share a selection of scientist valentines with you, so a new one will pop up every two hours! I hope you like them!
Thanks to Ironic Sans.
grrlscientist | February 14, 2008tags: valentine's day, scientist valentines, holidays, holidaze, e-cards
Since I have you to wish me a happy valentine's day, I thought I'd share a selection of scientist valentines with you, so a new one will pop up every two hours! I hope you like them!
Thanks to Gia's Blog.
grrlscientist | February 14, 2008tags: valentine's day, scientist valentines, holidays, holidaze, e-cards
Since I have you to wish me a happy valentine's day, I thought I'd share a selection of scientist valentines with you, so a new one will pop up every two hours! I hope you like them!
Thanks to Ironic Sans.
grrlscientist | November 28, 2007It has recently come to my attention, thanks to a friend and long-time reader, that according to a recent Harris poll, firefighters, scientists and teachers are considered to be the most prestigious professions by the public, while bankers, actors and real estate agents are perceived as the least prestigious professions.
Since the survey was first begun in 1977 by Harris Interactive, the most significant change since the survey's inception is that, with the exception of teachers and clergy, the perceived prestige of every one of the original 11 occupations has actually decreased over the…