• Science in Fantasy, Part 1

    Brielle frantically dabbed the tip of her pen on her tongue and went over her math again. If she was about a thousand meters away, her firebolt, when cast at a thirty-degree angle, would require a velocity of about 120 meters per second. But, she had to take into account...

  • Medusa Staring Contest

    A snap behind a nearby tree catches her attention. The figure, scaled and fanged, lowers her most recent catch, a field mouse, from her lips. Another, tentative snap. It sounded too big to be a fox. Too small for a stag. Unlikely to be another gorgon; they don’t move through...

  • Vaccines- Part 2

    “With this vaccine, we shall cure the disease!” “Er… actually, vaccines don’t ‘cure’ things, they are preventative-” “With just a single dose, everyone will be immune to the virus!” “Sooooo, it may take more than one dose depending on the nature of the virus-” “We will become invincible!” *“Actually, with...

  • Vaccines- Part 1

    “I got the vaccine!” “Awesome! That’s amazing! I’m still waiting to get my dose!” “Yeah! I can’t wait until I get superpowers!” “…Wait, what?” “You know: the RNA vaccine goes in, changes your DNA, and then there’s a chance you could get a super gene!” “It… doesn’t do that.” “BEHOLD!...

  • If You Eat A Mermaid...

    ”If you eat a mermaid, is it cannibalism?” ”Doesn’t it depend on which part you ate?” ”What? No! Just because you ate the part that ‘looked fishy’ doesn’t mean you didn’t eat a mermaid! You have to determine if eating any portion of the mermaid is cannibalistic!” ”Then the next...

  • Viruses- Part 3

    “OH NO! They’ve been bitten by the infected! What do we do?!” “Relax. The incubation time for viruses is at least a day or two, most longer. We’ve got time.” “But we could be next!” “Okay… Have you been bitten?” “No?” “Did you remove your facemask? Forget to wash your...

  • Viruses- Part 2

    Normally, this is where I put a funny little dialogue intro. But, as we are in the midst of a pandemic as I write this, I think it would be pertinent to clarify some things before we start (not only as writing tips, but also as a public service announcement):...

  • How to Talk Science

    “I utilized the Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis to isolate the polypeptide of interest, which I then scrutinized with the protein immunoblot protocol…” “Dude, what are you talking about?” “…I ran an SDS Gel to separate our conglomeration of proteins and then I examined the protein using antibodies-” “I...