Awesome Bacteria Soap Will Keep You Nice and Clean

By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] Valentine’s Day is over, but it’s never a bad idea to stock up on gift ideas for that geeky girl or guy in your life.  I just discovered these while browsing Etsy and HAD to share them with the [GaS] community! These were crafted by Houston-based CleanerScience.  As a microbiology […]


Captain Tightpants and Crew on the Science Channel

If Valentine’s Day taught us anything this year, it was that sexy geeks love Nathan Fillion. Now we know, if ever there was doubt, that the Science Channel loves sexy geeks: according to a very quiet notice on their Programs page, Joss Whedon’s (heartbreakingly short-lived) sci-fi western series Firefly will be airing there, beginning March […]

Jeopardy computer dominant but not perfect

The IBM computer “Watson” has established a clear lead after two days of its gameshow challenge against Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. But thankfully for those fearing 2011 may be the year the machines take over, it has made a couple of flubs. The three-episode challenge is an attempt to test IBM’s abilities […]