It’s been said that we sit at the bottom of an ocean of air. While air is much, much lighter than water, there’s still a substantial amount of weight being exerted every square inch by atmospheric pressure. We just don’t feel it because our bodies are generally equalized* with it—much in the same way deep […]
Long time fans may know this already, but my day job is doing front/back end web development for the World Science Festival here in NYC. As such, I tend to disappear when Festival season rolls around. Never fear though, comics will resume shortly, and in the meantime I have a little time to post a […]
I felt it was about time for another installment of a new favorite series here at Sci-ence.org. The laser is a wondrous thing, and scientists who play with them have bestowed upon me material for years to come. Let’s take a look at what they’re doing this time. Seeing Sound: This is a fascinating use. The folks […]
A massive comic today. This was one of those things that started as a twitter joke and began expanding and expanding until it was 3AM and I had to say, “Alright, that’s enough of that.” So before you write to tell me which laser studies I missed (please do, actually, just in case), just know […]
I don’t usually comment on climate change issues. Though don’t worry, it’s not out of being on the side of the “skeptics” or “deniers.” It’s just an issue I don’t follow as closely as others, and as such I haven’t had time to really sit down and research it. But there are some things in the […]
I always knew I wanted a kickass female sidekick for time traveler Vikram Quine, and it came down to spunky, nuclear physicist Lise Meitner or steampunk goddess Ada Lovelace. Oh I know, Ada would be amazing (think of all the gears!). Don’t worry, I’ll work her in there somewhere. What sealed the deal was that […]
Stop. STOP. Before you go defending your hometown as having the “best pizza on the east coast” (Looking at you, Pepe’s. You couldn’t even bother to be open when I last visited. Dead to me.), know that all of your claims to the contrary—every last one of them—are hearsay, conjecture, and anecdotal at best. I’m […]
It’s no secret. The reason I love the Portal games so much is because I feel a kinship with their brand of science fiction, or what I like to call “goofy science“. To elaborate: it’s the way they glorify the concept of science, but turn it on its head to create an entertaining caricature of […]