My Memories of Nebulae is Fuzzy

I used to harshly judge people who lied to their children about where they came from; but, one day I thought about it: “Your dad and I drank too much alcohol and nine months later you came out of the same place that pee does” is not a scenario that inspires confidence in a six-year-old. […]

Again With the Science Mule?

Q. What’s new, Science Mule? A. The University of Florida announced that their newest mRNA cancer vaccine actually kills several types of tumors in mice. This will be a comfort to those who don’t want their mice to die of cancer. Q. It’s always about cancer. Got anything else? A. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, […]

What am I Gonna do with All this Strontium?

I was in a hurry when my four year old asked, “Daddy, 38 is how many?”. I handed him the nucleus of a strontium atom and told him to count the protons. ♠ Strontium 90 has a half-life of twenty-six years so if you spill some, just wait five hundred years and most of it […]

Q and A with Science Mule

Q. What’s new in the field of Food Science? A. Glad you asked, scientists have recently found bird flu viruses in our pasteurized milk. Biologists say there is no need for panic but if you were going to panic anyway, now’s a good time. Q. How about some GOOD news? A. Okay. Chemists have found […]