Call for science-inspired art
A rant about right-brain/left-brain pseudoscience and a call for science-inspired art. Scientists can be artists (and artists can be scientists)!
Jun 23
Jun 8
Nerd Nite comes to Tokyo
Jens checks out Nerd Nite in Tokyo — swords and physics and brains oh my!
Jun 1
Organ regeneration in the lab
Interview with Takashi Tsuji, team leader of the Laboratory for Organ Regeneration at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology
Mar 7
From evolutionary morphology to Godzilla
I recently spoke with RIKEN scientist Shigeru Kuratani about evolutionary morphology, sci-fi monsters, the genius of Alien, and more.
Feb 25
Award-winning 3D images of living cells
An interview with Yuko Kiyosue, discussing the 3D images of living cells that gained her and her colleagues a recent award.
Dec 11
Science communication symposium
Friday I participated in a small symposium that focused on science communication (for institutions in Japan). We discussed using social media as a means to self-publish wow! and amazing! research findings. Here are some of my thoughts about how useful this plays out in Japan.
RIKEN at a Glance
30-day trend
- November 26, 2020
Bacterial drug resistance studied by robotic E. coli evolution - October 16, 2024
Protein antigens in meat, milk, and other foods suppress gut tumors - December 27, 2015
Black smokers and electroecosystems - February 15, 2022
Green hydrogen production for fuel cells and fertilizers - January 13, 2022
How does gravity affect antimatter?
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