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Loads of News from Mad Scientist Alumni!

Posted on December 11, 2019 by scarywhitegirl

We’ve got lots of great news from our alumni to share with you! Christine Lucas recently had a story, “Via Dolorosa,” published at Metaphorosis Magazine. She’s also got a short story collection, Fates and Furies, out on December 16th! Cory Swanson, who … Continue reading →

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Strange Science: Protecting Cows from Biting Flies

Posted on December 6, 2019 by scarywhitegirl

Japanese researchers have conducted an experiment on protecting cows from biting flies. They’ve found that by painting cows with zebra-like stripes, the biting flies are dissuaded from biting the cows. Animal scientists believe that zebras may have evolved to have … Continue reading →

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Computer Science Education Week

Posted on December 5, 2019 by scarywhitegirl

Next week, December 9-15, 2019, is Computer Science Education Week. The website provides example one-hour coding lessons for pre-readers through high school levels of kids. Many of the projects involve popular characters from TV and movies, which makes the lessons … Continue reading →

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Review of Why Didn’t Someone Warn You About Prince Charming?

Posted on December 4, 2019 by scarywhitegirl

Jameson Currier’s short story collection, Why Didn’t Someone Warn You About Prince Charming? (Chelsea Station Editions, 2019), is a themed collection featuring stories with gay male protagonists and told in first and second person. While the speculative elements in this … Continue reading →

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Science Experiment Subscription Service

Posted on December 3, 2019 by scarywhitegirl

If you’re shopping for a budding mad scientist, check out MEL Chemistry, which is a subscription kit service that provides science experiments for kids. The kit and experiments are geared toward kids in the 9 to 14 age range, and … Continue reading →

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Strange Science: Accidental Discoveries

Posted on November 29, 2019 by scarywhitegirl

Some of the most fascinating things in the scientific world are the accidental discoveries. Things we take for granted, like microwaves and Play-Doh are included among the many things that experimenters did not set out to create, but realized the … Continue reading →

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Fiction and Non-Fiction News from Our Alumni

Posted on November 27, 2019 by scarywhitegirl

We’ve got a whole bunch of exciting news about fiction from our alumni, plus a great piece of news (non-fiction) from one as well! We’ve previously talked about Kickstarters by the folks at TO Comix Press, and they’ve got another … Continue reading →

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Strange Science: Scientifically Accurate Zombies?

Posted on November 22, 2019 by scarywhitegirl

Zombies are a staple in horror fiction and media, but there are a number of ways in which zombies could be real, based on science. This article from SyFy talks about several scenarios in which zombies might actually rise up, … Continue reading →

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