Why are there so few Women in STEM?

Women are underrepresented in engineering and most STEM fields because, for most of history, they were deliberately excluded.

We Are Small, But Mighty

For this month’s guest post, Lauren Nelson, aka @ashortscientist explores our space in the Universe.

The Science Geekette’s Study Tips

After high school, a five year undergraduate masters and half of a MBA, I have become pretty skilled in the art of studying! Here I pass on to you my best study tips…

Happy Birthday, World Wide Web!

“You can’t propose that something be a universal space and at the same time keep control of it” – Tim Berners-Lee

Your 3D Digital Body and the Future of Online Shopping

Could a digital 3D model of your body make online shopping easier?

Predatory Journals and Peer-Reviewed Articles

Predatory Journals will publish work without proper peer review and charge authors sometimes huge fees to submit. They target scholars through mass emails, publish low quality papers, and list scholars as members of the editorial boards without their permission.

Is It Time To Cut Funding for CERN?

CERN’s researchers have recently applied for funding so that they can build a new collider, but critics are questioning if it is time to invest in other fields.

Where are the Aliens? A look at the Fermi Paradox

For this month’s guest post I asked Lia Rovira – my Astrophysics correspondent – to write about whatever she wanted! Her discussion of the Fermi Paradox is equal parts informative and hilarious!

What would hurt more, looking into a laser or looking at the sun?

Don’t try this at home. Please.

The Future of Solar Panels

The next step in solar panel technology and the 13 year old behind it.