The Neutrino Hunters by Ray Jayawardhana For those without an advanced degree in science jargon, neutrinos are elusive, tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny little particles who rarely interact with matter. MATTER of fact... *pause for laughter, followed by immense self-loathing*... trillions of neutrinos pass through the human body each second, and have done so every day … Continue reading The Neutrino Hunters

Before I start, I have to make one thing perfectly clear. I fucking love Batman and Robin. It‘s so bad. But its enjoyment value exceeds any of the other Batman films made, in my humble opinion. The endless insufferable puns, its campy action scenes, the incredibly ominous architecture of Gotham wreathed around eyeless statues. But … Continue reading Mr Freeze’s Freeze Gun

That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles by Dr. Joe Schwarcz When a chemist writes a book with this title, you know he is going to explain to you in chemical terms, exactly, how the cookie crumbles. Dr. Joe Schwarcz, renowned science promoter and professor at McGill University in Montreal, has decades worth of experience dealing … Continue reading That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles