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Science for Crackpots

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Waldo Krankenstein, as provided by Andrew May Art by Katie Nyborg I know what you’re thinking: “Crackpots don’t need to read textbooks because they already know everything.” You’re right, of course. But this isn’t a textbook, just … Continue reading →

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Carnivorous Fog: Avoidance, Survival, and Eradication Strategies

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Dr. Balini Enoras, as transcribed by K. A. Blaha Art by Dawn Vogel Introduction Since our arrival on this world several years ago, we have adapted to a variety of new and unexpected circumstances. By far the greatest challenge … Continue reading →

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Dying is Easy

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Arthur Weiss, Ph.D., as provided by Franco Raud Art by Franco Raud This is what is known. American Blues guitarist Robert Johnson (1911-1938). Singer of “Hellhound on My Trail,” “Me and the Devil Blues,” and “Cross Road Blues.” … Continue reading →

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In The Absence of Emotion

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

Editorial: Investigations of Neural Imagining and Surgical Removal of Emotional Cortexes Edward P. Muinn1, David G. Bolls,1 Felicity I. Killian1,2 and Diana Rohlman3 1Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2Department of Radiology, 3Groom Lake Publishing Services, Groom Lake, Nevada, United States … Continue reading →

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On the Methods of Preserving and Dissecting Icthyo Sapiens

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Dr. Stephen Mackle, as provided by Carrie Cuinn Art by Leigh Legler Lab Notes, April 23, 1931. The subject has four limbs, but while its skin appears crocodilian, the limbs are not fixed under the body. Instead they … Continue reading →

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The Beginning Botanist’s Guide to Lair Defense

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Lady Jelique D’Avern, as provided by John A. McColley Art by Dawn Vogel The below information represents years of research into the field of cryptobotany, including active experimentation and cultivation. I present an offering to fellow scientists … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein’s Fallacy: Optimizing the Process of Electrically-Based Corpse Resurrection

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Doctor Timothy Straznovic, as provided by David Ferris Art by Dawn Vogel It’s the same old story: scientist cannot find love (or is sterile), scientist seeks progeny, scientist creates life using crimes against nature, and lives happily ever after … Continue reading →

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On Dragon Eyes

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

A Practical Technique for Spectacle Removal in the Royal Dragon (Draco regius) By Simonius Selvius, scholar-in-residence at the University of Heliopolis South, and Harun ibn Saleh Abd al-Bari, senior researcher at the University of the Nile, as provided by Sarah … Continue reading →

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Experimental Eschatology: Key Definitions in an Emergent Field

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Lady Dr. Morag MacChruim, as provided by Zoe McAuley Photo by Dawn Vogel This treatise is intended to define a field of study which has long been the focus of my life: Experimental Eschatology. The term is … Continue reading →

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Zero (or, The Collected Correspondence of Patient Zero)

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay provided by Cameron Suey Art by Justine McGreevy Istanbul, Turkey August 09:12:09 AM I am at a small outdoor cafe just a few hundred yards from the teeming throng of a morning market, just in sight of the … Continue reading →

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