It’s been a while. Here are the coolest science things that happened in the last 7 months: November 12, 2014 / the Philae lander 10 years and 6.4 billion kilometres after it was first launched, the Rosetta spaceship reaches its hyperbolic trajectory with the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta then Russian-doll launches a smaller landing ship called the Philae lander […]
[NSFW if your boss is a snoot] In the spirit of my last post about how estrogen imbues women with a higher tolerance to pain, I am endeavouring to bring you, my faithful feminist followers, a special gal-centric #Humpday post. I wanted to write a tongue-in-cheek #Humpday post with a video of what sex looks […]
Estrogen imbues women with the ability to conceive and foster the spark of life, and the capacity to withstand the pain of childbirth. Does the pain protection offered by estrogen give all women a higher general threshold of pain? Estrogen is a actually a trio of hormones: estradiol, estriol, and estrone. They perform a variety of important functions for […]
Vancouverites engage in a lot of dangerous activities. People are always skiing and hiking and and paddleboarding and slacklining and doubles-kayaking to and fro. Our active lifestyle means that along with tiny dogs and multi-prefix coffee drinks, slings and crutches are common accessories for many West Coasters. Though the science of healing has always fascinated me, […]
#notallmenVancouver I’m writing this because I’m upset at the wealth of male prejudice in Vancouver, and the #notallmen conflict inspired me to talk about it. I keep watching local men respond to #notallmen, lashing out in blind fits of diluted misogyny. It’s like watching an indignant child swing a rake around your living room: it may seem silly […]