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Tired of eating food? Here’s an alternative
If you could get all of the nourishment your body needed by consuming a carefully proportioned mix of vitamins and minerals, would you do it? And would you give up regular food? That is what 24-year...
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Vostok Fuel: a Cocktail for Yuri’s Night
Tomorrow, April 12th, we celebrate Yuri’s Night, the anniversary of the first manned spaceflight by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in 1961. More than 300 parties are taking place in over 50 countries...
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The Physics and Chemistry of Emulsions and Blender Mayonnaise
I am a big fan of mayonnaise. I like it on my fries, on my burgers, and combined with different ingredients to create a variety of amazing sauces. Even if you don’t like mayo, I think you should agree...
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AI: Give your money to whomever you like on Kickstarter
My fellow contributor Seelix shared an article with us this morning called “Stop Giving Your Money to Rich People on Kickstarter” in which the author criticizes a) people who contribute to Kickstarter...
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Bare Paint: Conductive Paint
Bare Paint is the result of collaboration between artists and engineers at the Royal College of Art in London. While the idea of conductive paint is not new, this product is the first meant for home...
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Baking Gluten-Free Bread, Part 1
I think we can all agree that bread (and its many cousins like pizza dough and bagels) is pretty delicious and amazing. Consequently, people who avoid gluten in their diets can miss out on some pretty...
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Baking Gluten-Free Bread, Part 2
Last week, I wrote about the science of baking and what it means for gluten-free bread. Today, I’ll share some experiences of actually baking the stuff! This post was generously sponsored by Donnie as...
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Illustrated Anatomy: Third Edition
We’re sticking close to home with today’s edition of Illustrated Anatomy and telling the story of a new tattoo on my arm, designed by my fellow contributor Brian G! As I was falling asleep one foggy...
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Artist-Designed Mini Golf Course at the Walker Art Center
Hello from Minneapolis! I arrived early this morning for SkepchickCON, and since I had some time to kill, I decided to check out the Walker Art Center. I’m a big fan of contemporary art, and everything...
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The Cueva Ruso Cocktail
As part of our fundraiser for SkepchickCON, I auctioned off three original cocktails. The follow post is for one of the winners, Data Jack. Thank for your generous contribution! The Cueva Ruso...
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Etched decanter auction + The Amazing Skepchick Cure-All
Photo by Mindy Townsend A huge thank you to everyone who came to our SkepchickCON panels at CONvergence, as well as everyone who stopped by the Skepchick Sideshow party room. I’m excited to announce...
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“Dear Daily Mail…” (NSFW)
NSFW because boobs. Yep, that’s the whole article, minus photo and video. Click through to AFP’s blog for the photo. If you’ve been reading Mad Art Lab for awhile, you probably know that we have mixed...
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What does 200 calories look like?
There’s a pretty cool post over on Wise Geek of photos of 200 Calories’ worth of different foods, arranged in order by weight from least Calorie dense (you need a lot of it to get to 200 Calories) to...
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Hot! Capsaicin, Chili Peppers, and Jalapeño Jelly
Cayenne. Photo by Amy Davis Roth This post was inspired by a recent series of photos taken by Surly Amy of peppers she is growing at her home. The heat in peppers is an evolved mechanism that...
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Hangout on Air this Wednesday: Mad Art Lab Goes to the Movies!
Photo by Julie Michelle and doctored by Anne S Join us this Wednesday, August 14th at 8 PM Central/6 PM Pacific for a live online chat with some of your favorite Mad Art Lab contributors and some...
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Nerrd Lines
MAL contributor and cosplay guru Seelix as Dark Phoenix. Photos by Paul Cory Robin Thicke’s recent hit “Blurred Lines” is more than a little problematic (this excellent gender-swapped parody by Mod...
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“Breaking Bland:” the Story of MSG
A while back, I wrote an post about the much-maligned, flavor-enhancing food additive MSG, its history, how it tastes, and where our unsupported concept of its harmful nature comes from. If my post...
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Secular Woman Membership Awards
Secular Woman has announced the winners of its 2013 Membership Awards! We would like to recognize the recipients, and also to recognize our hero and captain, Amy Davis Roth, who made the actual awards....
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Hot Cocoa to help Light the Night
Congratulations to the Skepchick teams for raising over $2,500 for Light the Night and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! I promised to create a warm non-alcoholic beverage in honor of this...
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A toast to sparkling wine!
New Year’s Eve is upon us, which means it’s time to break open the bubbly! Want to drop a little knowledge along with your toasts? Here’s a rundown on this most festive of beverages (including a video...
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