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Break through scientific technique: vegetative electron microscopy

Tired of conventional electron microscopy? Vegans can now do miscoscopy safe in the knowledge that it is ethical. AI slush in science publications. The ground breaking introduction of the technique dubbed Vegetative Electron Microscopy (VEM) was announced by a joint Iranian and Italian team in their 2023 paper. They do not explain what VEM is

By Dr Paul Brady

February 16, 2025February 16, 2025

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Scientists: replacing coffee with green tea reduces will to live

A team from Utrecht demonstrated that replacing morning coffee with green tea reduced the will to live by 85%. Is there no end to the barbarity of scientists?
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By Eli Twonk

January 18, 2025January 18, 2025

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Celebrating the birthday of the inventor of LGBTQ

It was this day in 1643 that Isaac Newton was born at Woolsthorpe Manor. During his life he went on to make many discoveries that have changed the way we understand the world including inventing the LGBTQ+ rainbow.

By Eli Twonk

December 25, 2024December 24, 2024

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Would black people only be famous for sport and entertainment?

Nathan Cofnas is a Cambridge philosopher who styles himself as a ‘Race Realist”. He has stated that in a true meritocracy Blacks would disappear from almost all high-profile positions outside of sports and entertainment. Only in the USA.

By Dr Paul Brady

February 9, 2024February 18, 2024

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Possible cure for global warming – fezolinetant

A controversial theory has established a link between the increasing number of menopausal women and global warming. This new work identifies a significant impact of women having hot flushes on heat input into the environment and a solution.

By Dr Paul Brady

December 21, 2023February 17, 2024

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Official proposal to rename one of the planets

After its discovery in 1781 by William Herschel the seventh planet was named Uranus by Johann Bode. While it seemed worthy to name it after the Greek god of the sky, it has been a source of misery for science teachers for 240 years. They made the mistake of asking the public.

By Dr Paul Brady

July 14, 2023February 15, 2024

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One less reason for drunks to smell of piss

Since the invention of alcohol and urinating standing up, men have managed to splash urine over their legs. Even the invention of the wall mounted urinal with less distance for the urine to fall failed to put an end to piss sodden trousers. At the 75th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics in 2022, a group from Canada may have an answer.

By Dr Paul Brady

November 29, 2022January 13, 2024