Innocentive, for those of you who don’t know, is a company/community where science types can go to get cash awards for solving problems in science. Innocentive likes to call this the ‘open sourcing of science’ which makes for good PR, but a closer description might be ‘outsourcing the R&D dept.’ As full disclosure, I’ve been [...]
Archive for the ‘crazy’ Category
Innocentive and the Oil Spill: Don’t chase ambulances
Posted in crazy, misc, science, tagged innocentive, innovation, media, oil spill on July 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A bit of non-chemistry levity
Posted in crazy, misc, science, tagged amy bishop, crazy, mules, parachutes, pseudoscience on February 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
After the continuing insanity of Amy Bishop as related by the media, I needed a bit of amusement. For your … mostly my … enjoyment: ‘Crazy Water’ and ‘Flying Mules’. Crazy Water: Popular Science is *still* running an ad for a ‘High Bond Angle Water’ machine, which will restore your water’s puny 104 degree bond [...]
Four chemistry sites worth checking out
Posted in crazy, science, tagged chemistry, time-waste on January 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s now a friday, so in the spirit of giving, I’d thought I’d suggest four sites you hardworking grad students … yeah right, you got your plans set for friday night yet? … or nose-to the grindstone professional chemists .. how professional can you be with internet access at work? … could browse with a [...]
