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Faith in God can be an issue. Most of the scientists around here won't accept it as a basis of their existence. Often enough, faith stands in ...

Patience is a virtue, they say. But they never tell you how to become patient and achieve a state of absolute relaxation. So it looks like we've go...

You can only get through long nights of programming with lots of coffee/coke/Penguin Peppermints... ;)

Gaze lovingly at the main active substance of your favourite beverage. It might give you an extra dose of concentration and attention ;). Whether y...

Contrary to our stereotype, we nerds don't just gamble 24/7 (even if we would like to!)… although it is true we can get absolutely absorbed in our ...

Star Trek was –(and still is) –ahead of its time. Spock and co. in The Original Series were the first to give us touchscreens, flip-phone communica...

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The kitchen can be a dangerous place - you handle acid, sharp blades and high heat and trigger chemical reactions. There should be a lot more warni...

When it comes to charms, we nerds usually think of powerful spells in pen-and-paper games, the counterpart to the Strange Quark or simply a certain...

The average nerd prefers his coffee black. No milk, no sugar, no frills. But from time to time, a latte macchiato, crema or some other fancy form o...

It’s perfectly normal if you don’t get along with everyone you meet – some things are just not meant to be. It sucks, however, if there are other r...

Magnesium reacting with oxygen is observed in chemistry class in school, by most people. Magnesium reacts with oxygen in a highly exothermic reacti...

If you're interested in the inner workings of our universe and what makes it tick, you'll sooner or later encounter the periodic table. In this han...

Over the last few decades, geeks and nerds have managed to conquer most parts of everyday life and we can proudly display our interests by wearing ...

There are different techniques you can use to help you with your chemistry lessons. One way is with the help of jokes: Helium comes into a bar. The...

Everything used to be better back in the day – all you had to do was remember four elements! Since antiquity, however, not only has the definition ...

It's the small things that make us happy... For chemists it's the good old periodic table. You probably already know it by heart, but it ...

Did you know that you can make a lot of money with compression? And we’re not talking about the inventors of WinRAR (who are most likely still wait...

When the gel in your Plantarium Super or your Plantarium Garden Lab has run out and you have either repotted or eaten your plants, you can simply s...

Cold hands are just the worst. They're not only extremely uncomfortable, they might also prevent you from using your smartphone! And that's somethi...

We all know the saying that cooking is an art and baking is a science. After all, even the most messed-up dinner can be salvaged, whereas just a mi...

Forget everything your chemistry teacher told you*: "Don't drink from the test tubes"; "Be careful with fluids"; "Don...

Even though the neurotransmitter serotonin is involved in a multitude of complex processes within the human body, people tend to call it the "happi...

Nerds talk nerdy, and, if you want to get laid, well, pull the right levers and persuade your wonderwall by uttering some real geeky stuff that wil...

Sadly, our everyday lives have a lot of potential for negative thoughts. But it’s important we don’t let negative experiences impact the rest of ou...

In physics, you can find many renowned scientists and theorists that are good role models. But the smallest role models are often overlooked in the...

You call it “baking”, we call it “experiment observing the qualities of different chemicals under the influence of continuous heating”. And for tha...

You call it “baking”, we call it “experiment observing the qualities of different chemicals under the influence of continuous heating”. And for tha...

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Just as the natural science this mug is dedicated to, the Science Mug: Chemistry likes flashy entrances. The equation for the oxyhydrogen reaction ...