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Checking Out Taxidermy?
If you’ve ever found yourself in need of a taxidermy animal so you could take it to class and/or study it, you’re in luck if you find yourself in Anchorage, Alaska. You’ll need a library card, but the Alaska Resources … Continue reading
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Tagged Awesome Finds, science education, Zoology
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Strange Science: Reassessing Viking Burials
A team of scientists has been reassessing Viking burials from the settlement of Birka in east-central Sweden, and in doing so, have determined that one of the Viking warriors buried there was a high-status female warrior. Thanks to osteology and … Continue reading
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Tagged Archaeology, Genomics, Osteology, Strange Science
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Books, Stories, and Awards for Our MSJ Alum!
Our MSJ alum have a lot of new things to be proud of! Nathan Crowder has recently self-published his super creepy horror novel, The Lictonwood. He’s also self-publishing some of his previously published stories via Kindle. We especially love “Deacon … Continue reading
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Past Calculations
If you liked this week’s story about game theory, here are a handful of other stories you might enjoy! “Two to the Power of One” by Melanie Rees (calculating survival) “A Date to be Remembered” by Stuart Webb (recalculating a … Continue reading
Strange Science: Wine on Mars
Georgian scientists are experimenting with new ways to grow grapevines, with an eye toward eventual vineyards on Mars. As plans solidify for manned expeditions to Mars, some believe that colonies might not be too far in the future, and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Oenology, Strange Science, Viticulture, Xenobotany
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Awesome Finds: My Kingdom for a Panel
If you’re a Shakespeare fan, you might be interested in My Kingdom for a Panel, a Shakespearean graphic novel anthology. Featuring 26 re-imagined and illustrated Shakespearean tales, this graphic novel anthology looks absolutely awesome. They’ve also got a couple of cute … Continue reading
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Tagged Awesome Finds, Graphic Novel
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Review of Gunsmoke and Dragonfire
Gunsmoke and Dragonfire (Aradia Publishing, 2019) edited by Diane Morrison is an anthology of stories that mash up fantasy with westerns, resulting in a collection of 25 stories where the good guys don’t always ride white horses … but they … Continue reading
Music and Mad Science
Music and mad science aren’t things that always go together, but we’ve published a few stories over the years involving these two topics. “Cryptoid Sonics: An Investigation into the Uses of Cryptozoological Sounds” by Andy Brown (applications for the sounds … Continue reading
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Tagged MSJ Time Machine, Science of Music
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Strange Science: Medical Technology Informing Artifact Analysis
Medical technology can be used for a multitude of applications, including helping art historians and archaeologists learn more about artifacts. Recently, five pieces of art held by the Art Institute of Chicago were imaged using axial tomography, known to most … Continue reading
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Tagged Archaeology, Medicine, Strange Science
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Throwback to Other Strange Things in the Ground
While we haven’t published many stories dealing strictly with archaeology at Mad Scientist Journal, we have a few, along with several others detailing other oddities of this planet we call home, and a few a bit farther afield. “Within the … Continue reading
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Tagged Archaeology, MSJ Time Machine
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