Look, a butterfly!

Some of you may have heard about the federal government’s proposal to implement mandatory internet filtering at the ISP (internet service provider) level. I wanted to post about the proposal’s champion, Stephen Conroy’s, recent TV appearances regarding the filter, however, I thought it best to provide a short historical recap of the proposal, before […]

I find this appalling:

3 Billion years ago cyanobacteria appeared on the planet, changing the course of life on earth. Scientists call this event the Oxygen Catastrophe.
This video discusses the appearance of cyanobacteria and the effect it had on the evolution of life over the next 3 billion years.
Suitable for an introduction to evolution, endosymbiosis and the appearance of […]

Some potentially useful approximations
* 1° is approximately the width of a little finger at arm’s length.
* 10° is approximately the width of a closed fist at arm’s length.
* 20° is approximately the width of a handspan at arm’s length.
These measurements clearly depend on […]

I’m going to post my super easy, super yummy cupcake recipe soon, but in the meantime, I wanted to link to this fantastic recipe for a mini chocolate cake in 5 minutes. I admit that I haven’t had the chance to make it yet, but it looks great and makes me laugh.