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Monthly Archives: February 2020
Strange Science: The Question for 42?
If you’re familiar with The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, then you know that 42 is “The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.” But the computer that provides this answer can’t also provide the question. Mathematicians, … Continue reading
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Hands-On Labs Wins Education Award
Hands-On Labs, a service that provides digital content and lab-grade materials kits, has been awarded the 2020 Education Innovation of the Year award in the international Cloud Computing Awards. You can read more about this here!
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Awesome Finds: A Mendelian Genetics Game on Kickstarter
They’ve already reached their funding goal many times over, but fans of genetics might want to check out Genotype: A Mendelian Genetics Game currently funding on Kickstarter to get a copy of it! It’s a board game for 1-5 players … Continue reading
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More Quantum Physics
If you enjoyed Monday’s story on quantum physics, here are a few more from our back issues that you might also like! “Product Review: Chronochill” by Franko Stephens (the problems of a multi-dimensional refrigerator) (available in MSJ Winter 2019) “The … Continue reading
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Fiction: Purely Mental
Excerpts from the Journal of Dr. Waller, as provided by Franko Stephens Art by Errow Collins July 27th, 2022 First journal entry on my first day of freedom! It’s weird, writing on paper. I haven’t used a pen since the … Continue reading
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Strange Science: Unidentified Flying Drones?
Western Nebraska and Eastern Colorado have been beset by large drones that fly at night. And no one seems to know where they’ve come from. The drones, with wingspans of up to 6 feet, were first spotted around Christmas. They … Continue reading
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MSJ Editors at Foolscap
Mad Scientist Journal‘s editors will be attending Foolscap in Seattle this weekend, February 7-9. Co-editor Dawn Vogel will be on a panel about Publishing in the Digital Age on Friday evening. On Saturday, she’ll be interviewing Foolscap Guest of Honor Cherie … Continue reading
Review of The Key of Astrea
The Key of Astrea by Nicholas Marson (Maple and Pine, 2019) is a young adult adventure novel with elements of fantasy and science fiction blended together. With some characters that you want to root for, and others that you will … Continue reading
Awesome Finds: Valor Volume 3
Back in January 2018, we talked about Valor volume 2, which was funding on Kickstarter at that time. Volume 3, the final book in this comics anthology trilogy, is already funded on Kickstarter. But if “adapted, re-imagined, or invented fairy tales” … Continue reading
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Fiction: The Edge of Gravity
An essay by Ellan Vannin, as provided by Arnout Brokking Art by Luke Spooner On the day of the race I arrive at the track early, the area already filled with frantic activity. Down by the kraals, the animal handlers … Continue reading
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