School of Fail

Human Cells in SPAAAAACE!

JoeO — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:00:00 -0700

A new photo of human cells in space taken on the International Space Station looks more like art than science. The image, titled "Goldfinger" by scientists, reveals a monocyte immune cell as a hauntingly translucent, reddish-orange object tipped with green accents.

Really Bad Science Jokes

JoeO — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 06:00:00 -0700

You Will Burn For This

NickCB — Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 -0800

Poor Penny

JoeO — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:00:00 -0700

This University Lecture Gets a Surprise Interruption By a Snoozing Student

kacerosky — Tue, 31 May 2016 04:00:00 -0700

Vote for Glorious Leader for School Council

JoeO — Tue, 27 May 2014 10:00:00 -0700

Hooray for Substitutes

JoeO — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 05:00:00 -0700

Electron Microscopes to Are Noisy to Increase Their Resolution?

JoeO — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 05:00:00 -0700

Plans for the next generation of electron microscopes have been dealt a blow by the discovery of an unexpected source of noise that could frustrate efforts to improve resolution to well below the size of an atom.

More Proof There Are Vampires In Transylvania

JoeO — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 09:00:00 -0800

...researchers from the historically Transylvanian city of Romania, called Cluj-Napoca, announced the first-ever artificial blood that could be used without fearing life-threatening side effects of prior models. The new artificial blood relies not on hemoglobin, like typical artificial bloods, but hemerythrin — a protein extracted from sea worms that is then mixed with water and salts.

Japanese Dorms Are Weird

JoeO — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 04:00:00 -0800

One Strange Presentation

JoeO — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:00:00 -0700

Always Nice to Be Recognized

NickCB — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:00:00 -0800

Speech 101: Taking Over The World

JoeO — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:00:00 -0700

As Soon as Your Mom Drops You Off at School

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And Everybody Just HAS To Agree

NickCB — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:00:00 -0700

Every time.

You Win For Coolest Kid Ever

NickCB — Sat, 26 May 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Damn Those Eye Floaters

JoeO — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 04:00:00 -0800

I Need to Take This Class

NickCB — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:00:00 -0800

The Internet Is Our Education

NickCB — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 04:00:00 -0700

BB-8 is the Cutest Visitor to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago

kacerosky — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 05:00:00 -0800

This Chemistry Teacher Has Some Amazing Classroom Quotes

ichc.chrispeeler — Fri, 29 May 2015 08:00:00 -0700

New Research Suggests Cats Know Their Owners Voice, But Just Don't Care

JoeO — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 06:00:00 -0800

A new study from the University of Japan has confirmed this, showing that although pet cats are more than capable of recognising their owner's voice they choose to ignore them - for reasons that are perhaps rooted in the evolutionary history of the animal.

But I'm the Reincarnation of Him!

NickCB — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 05:00:00 -0800

Aww Sweet! Who's a Genius? I'm a Genius!

NickCB — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:00:00 -0700

More Crazy Facts!

JoeO — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 08:00:00 -0700

Voyager 1's Launch Anniversary

JoeO — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:05:00 -0700

On Sep. 5th in 1977 the Voyager 1 space craft was launched into our solar system.

How Do You Roll?

JoeO — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:00:00 -0800

Happy Pi Day!

NickCB — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0700

In celebration of Pi Day, today's assignment is to name as many digits of Pi as you can without peeking. The person who gets the most wins 3.14 internetz and an A for the day.

Reason #285947372 to Be a Science Geek

JoeO — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 03:00:00 -0800

Can Humans Feel Temperatures?

JoeO — Fri, 31 May 2013 10:00:00 -0700

His Efforts Were Fruitless

Wed, 11 Jun 2014 06:00:00 -0700

First Day of School

Mon, 10 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0700

How to Address Amy Poehler at Your Graduation Ceremony

JoeO — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 11:00:00 -0700

Do Fish Drink Water?

JoeO — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 07:00:00 -0800

You're Forgetting the Part on the Weekend Where You Have a Hangover

NickCB — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:00:00 -0700

One More and It'd Be a Love Triangle

JoeO — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Dirty Filthy Snowballs

JoeO — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 05:00:00 -0700

A Super Fun Science Experiment

JoeO — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 04:00:00 -0700

So Close

JoeO — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 07:00:00 -0800

If You Have to Ask, You're Not Nerd Enough

NickCB — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:00:00 -0700

We grammar geeks have a reputation to uphold here.

Why Does Everyone Care that "i" Is Less Than "3u?"

JoeO — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Uranus Is Massive

JoeO — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 06:00:00 -0800

Seeing a White Dwarf Explode!

JoeO — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:00:00 -0700

When a white dwarf explodes as a type Ia supernova, its death is so bright that its light can be detected across the Universe. A new observation using the Hubble Space Telescope identified the farthest type Ia supernova yet seen, at a distance of greater than 10 billion light-years.

Simple Science Increases MPGs

JoeO — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 04:00:00 -0700

Who Needs Free Water?

JoeO — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:00:00 -0800

Well, That Makes Sense

JoeO — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 04:00:00 -0800

Your Plan Has Been Foiled

JoeO — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:00:00 -0800

We Couldn't Agree More, Carl

JoeO — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 04:00:00 -0700

Now to Determine the Plant Sentence

NickCB — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0700

At Least Cut Your Damn Hair

NickCB — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 05:00:00 -0700