Monthly Archives: June 2018

Strange Science: Sleeping Trees

Posted on June 29, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

By surveying trees via a 3-D technique known as terrestrial laser scanning, scientists have determined that trees have sleep cycles. These sleep cycles have to do with the transport of water from the ground into the leaves, something that was … Continue reading →

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That Man Behind the Curtain: May 2018

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Mad Scientist Journal

May was mostly focused on finishing review of submissions for Battling in All Her Finery and getting the Summer 2018 quarterly together. Otherwise it was a pretty slow month in many ways. The Money Aspect Amounts in parentheses are losses/expenses. … Continue reading →

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Review of Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers

Posted on June 27, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers, edited by Sarena Ulibarri (World Weaver Press, 2018), is a collection of 17 solarpunk short stories, which World Weaver Press defines as “a type of optimistic science fiction that imagines a future founded on renewable … Continue reading →

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Now Available: Mad Scientist Journal: Summer 2018

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Mad Scientist Journal

Familial love, giant death bees, and notes for teaching assistants. These are but some of the strange tales to be found in this book. Mad Scientist Journal: Summer 2018 collects thirteen tales from the fictional worlds of mad science. For … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Mycologist

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Maria Leticia Gonzalez Santos, as provided by Katherine Cowley Art by Liz Argall In my defense, I was trying to save the planet. A group of graduate students discovered a fungus in the Amazon that could digest … Continue reading →

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Strange Science: Why Do Clowns Frighten Us?

Posted on June 22, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

Many people experience coulrophobia, the fear of clowns. Did you know that there are a number of possible reasons for this phobia? One theory is the “uncanny valley” effect, where something is identifiable as human, but with just a little … Continue reading →

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Books from Mad Scientist Alumni

Posted on June 20, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

Several of our MSJ alumni have recently released books that may be of interest to our readers. Cat Rambo has released the second book in her fantasy Tabat Quartet Series, Hearts of Tabat. Though this is the second book in the series, … Continue reading →

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A Distant Honk

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Zoe Torres, as provided by Holly Schofield Art by Luke Spooner The footprints were as big as my snowshoe, the narrow heel a crisp outline, the impression not more than a couple of hours old. The tracks … Continue reading →

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Strange Science: Sonic Attacks?

Posted on June 15, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

In 2016, U.S. diplomats in Cuba claimed to have been attacked with some sort of sonic weapon. And just recently, a U.S. employee in China made similar claims. However, scientists who study sound and its impacts doubt that these incidents were … Continue reading →

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Review of As Told by Things

Posted on June 13, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

As Told by Things (Atthis Arts LLC, 2018), edited by E. D. E. Bell, is a collection of twenty-five stories told from the perspective of inanimate objects. The stories range in tone from humorous to dark, and all are short … Continue reading →

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