Brinclhof's Awesome Science

03/21/2024

Wonderful day seeing the Manatee Rehabilitation Services at ZooTampa at Lowry Park. Thanks for the behind-the-scenes adventure.

08/11/2023

30 July - 5 August: It's been a huge week in science. From double supermoons and an historic settlement, to the controversial claim that a room temperature superconductor has finally been created.

Supermoons: https://bit.ly/3QoQQ0L
Henrietta Lacks settlement: https://bit.ly/43WeR2v
LK-99: https://bit.ly/47xKF0P
Voyager 2: https://bit.ly/3Ypc94q
Fragrances boost cognitive function: https://bit.ly/47cxVMG
Electrified cement: https://bit.ly/3qk8zMk

10/27/2021

100 minutes of awesome science -watch it all at once or ten minutes a day.

Dear Earth is an epic global celebration of our planet and what we need to do to reverse climate change. Sprinkled with musical performances, Dear Earth also...

09/22/2021

130 million years ago marsupials roamed the earth along with dinosaurs. Today only marsupials survive. Dr Karl meets Professor Kathy Belov to find out about their secrets of survival and what we are now learning from them. Anyone for koala peptides? 🐨 🦘
🎧 Apple: bit.ly/marsupial-immunity
🎧 Android: bit.ly/marsupial_immunity

Faculty of Science, University of Sydney

01/10/2020

There is science in EVERYTHING!

Apparently it's *checks notes* ?

No idea who comes up with these, but anyway, here's the chemistry of body odours (including flatulence): https://www.compoundchem.com/2014/04/07/the-chemistry-of-body-odours-sweat-halitosis-flatulence-cheesy-feet/

12/25/2019

More Physics of Santa (a highly investigated topic apparently).

Calculations maintain that the laws of physics should prevent Santa Claus from delivering all his gifts and that Santa would burn up in the atmosphere if he tried. The internet magazine, forskning.no, has put together a team of four top researchers to look into the case. The panel’s conclusion is ...

12/25/2019

The Physics of Santa (according to snopes.com)

Article describes the physics of Santa and his reindeer.

12/25/2019

The Chemistry of Christmas trees.

The aroma of pine trees is one that’s evocative of Christmas; one of the responsible molecules, alpha-pinene, has already been featured on the Chemistry Advent Calendar, but here we take a mo…

12/02/2019

01/01/2019

International Year of the Periodic Table 2019

Today is the start of the International Year of the Periodic Table ! Kick it off by checking out six different periodic tables here: https://www.compoundchem.com/2017/02/07/national-periodic-table-day/

12/30/2018

As 2019 approaches, here's a look back at some of the biggest stories in chemistry in 2018!

Larger image and links to stories 👇
https://wp.me/s4aPLT-tyic2018