Science, Bitches! | Issue 25

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 29th September 2013

Exams are looming, stress is building, the Central Lib will soon be overflowing, and the stress-relief method that got us through the rest of the semester – that favourite student pastime, the weekend booze-binge – will shortly be abandoned in favour of Saturday nights hitting the books. Within a Read more...

Science, Bitches! | Issue 22

Posted 1:51pm Sunday 8th September 2013

In keeping with Critic’s theme, this week we’re talking gaming. While lots of games feature science and sci-fi driven plotlines, this week we’re highlighting the inverse: scientists who are using gaming to assist in their scientific discoveries. Believe it or not, you might be able to help cure Read more...

Science, Bitches! | Issue 19

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 11th August 2013

Science has cloned a human! Well, kind of. Scientists in Oregon have successfully cloned human cells for the first time. Using a technique called Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT), they removed the DNA from a donated egg cell, replaced it with DNA from an adult cell, and allowed the egg cell to Read more...

Science, Bitches! | Issue 16

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 21st July 2013

This week, we’re bringing our scientific slant to the evolution of human sexual behaviours. It’s obvious that some of our sexual behaviours are different to those seen in most animals, so how did this come about? Does size actually matter? Humans certainly sport larger penises relative to Read more...

Science, Bitches! | Issue 08

Posted 5:13pm Sunday 21st April 2013

It’s time for a column about evolution. Don’t worry, I’m not going to preach about the problem with creationism – that debate has been going on for years, and by this point most people know evolution is real, and a few will never be convinced otherwise. Aside from the occasional “Challenge to Read more...

Science, Bitches! | Issue 05

Posted 6:30pm Sunday 24th March 2013

If you’ve been to any of the cafés about town lately, I’m sure you will have observed the following puzzling phenomenon: the letters “GF” on various cakes and menu items. No, that doesn’t stand for “available on girl-friend bread”; those little letters mean “gluten-free.” “Of course!” you say. Read more...

Science, Bitches! | Issue 02

Posted 5:18pm Sunday 3rd March 2013

Human beings are capable of some pretty weird things when it comes to sex, as attested by the sordid tales of sexual misadventure to be heard on the North Dunedin grapevine. But the sleazy stories you overheard at your Monday morning lecture are nothing compared to the crazy copulations that go on Read more...