Articles for biologists & chemists

For some reason, scientific terms tend to leave many people in awe – even frightened at times. For example, if you were to tell your colleagues tha...

Let’s talk about dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO). This colourless and odourless chemical is extremely dangerous and yet we all come into contact with it...

Plant cultivation is a science in itself. No wonder it also has many fans among nerds. And especially when you spend a lot of time at home gaming, ...

No wonder protons are such strong forces of attraction - their positivity is irresistible. And it's the same thing with people, so why don't you ta...

It's the small things that make us happy... For chemists it's the good old periodic table. You probably already know it by heart, but it ...

In 1989, Phil Katz thought that you could really make money with compression. He was not entirely wrong, because the invention of the ZIP format ma...

Contrary to our stereotype, we nerds don't just gamble 24/7 (even if we would like to!)… although it is true we can get absolutely absorbed in our ...

Without natural sciences, we would know next to nothing about the inner workings of the universe and our bodies. If you take a closer look at how c...

At first glance, Batman and chemistry don't have much in common – except maybe that both are more popular with nerds than with the average populati...

To answer the question about life, the universe and everything else, you don't need a huge computer or millions of years of time. Chemistry can pro...

Star Trek was –(and still is) –ahead of its time. Spock and co. in The Original Series were the first to give us touchscreens, flip-phone communica...

There are a few things that one can never expect: The next person to die on Game of Thrones, the Spanish inquisition or the Element of Surprise (Ah...

Forget all the beauty tutorials in magazines and on the internet: Only a healthy dose of radiation will bring out your natural glow! This sticker c...

Legal doping in the shape of a pin: Simply press it and imagine waves of the happiness hormone flooding your system. And all that without side effe...

Ah! This was the sound the researcher who discovered the Element of surprise made when he realized what he had accomplished. In addition to its con...

Feeling stressed out and in need of some extra energy? Simply press the pin to release a dose of the stress hormone adrenaline. Oh, and don't forge...

The fearsome Emperor Scorpion looks like a fighting machine that was specially built for the battlefields of a steampunk universe. At first glance,...

This is what you get when you cross a steam engine with a beetle: steampunk battle beetles. So you'd better watch out when assembling these insects...

Did you co-worker eat your lunch again? Or did your roommate "forget" to clean the bathroom and kitchen the tenth time in a row? Sounds like it's t...

This pin warns other people not to get too close to you. Or that the bag on which it's fastened contains things that shouldn't be eaten any more...

Never trust an atom. They make everything up. This pin will let you display your love of physics, The Big Bang Theory or just bright colours. But p...

This pin will leave everyone radiating with happiness. Possible side effects include spontaneous development of super powers, gills or third eyes.

High blood pressure? Stress? Maybe you just need more serotonin. This pin will use the placebo effect to give you exactly this when you need it. :)

Even though this pin does not contain any caffeine, it will hopefully fill you with additional energy. Or you can use it as a reminder that you wan...