MOS: The Stolen Quote of Sharon Begley
“But Mrs. Auntie SciBabe,” I hear some of you thinking really hard at me from across the internet, “who is Sharon Begley and why is […]
Month: October 2023
MOS: The Project Alpha Hoax
If you don’t believe psychic abilities are real, congratulations, it almost certainly took you far less effort than it took the US government to accept […]
MOS: The Giant African Land Snail
Well, we haven’t had an invasive species story for like four minutes. We were due for snails of unusual size. Today’s Moment of Science… Death […]
MOS: Sanctorius the Shitbagger
As an analytical chemist, I have to pay my respects to some early innovators in the field of instrumental analysis. So let’s hear it for […]
MOS: The Birth of the Chainsaw
I’m feeling particularly festive today. So we’re gonna talk about my favorite non-Hitachi power tool originally designed for use directly on a woman’s crotch. Today’s […]
MOS: Quetelet’s Index
When your doctor is evaluating your health, they have a bunch of numbers to look at. Blood pressure. Heart rate. Cholesterol, white and red blood […]
MOS: Kaprekar’s Constant, 6174
Let’s talk about Kaprekar’s constant because it’s just fucking neat. Today’s Moment of Science… 6174. What do mathematicians do? Well, if you were Dattatreya Ramchandra […]
MOS: Das Institut für Sexualwissenschaft
It’s Pride Month, and let’s talk about some good news. The twenties are proving to be a time full of progress. Tolerance! LGBT rights! Sexual […]
MOS: Marilyn Vos Savant & the Monty Hall Problem
Welcome to the Mrs. Auntie SciBabe Gameshow, where there is always a mathematically correct answer to my games. I have three doors and behind those […]
MOS: William Sidis, the (other) Real Will Hunting
It’s hard to say for sure if there’s been one singular smartest person ever. How do we even measure- do we use raw IQ test […]