What does it take for nerds to have fun? For the Perpetual Notion Machine nerds, that means finding some noteworthy science news and discussing it. This week, PNM nerds Kelly Schwartz, Josh Mitchell, and newcomer Joe Skarlupka ask each other pertinent multiple choice quizzes on a few of them. Such as, a clinical trial on […]
Nerds Having Fun! (#5)
Some of us Perpetual Notion Machine nerds like to have fun reporting and commenting on recent science stories in the news. But tonight’s episode, discussing the recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, isn’t much fun. PNM’ers Josh Mitchell, Ary Clarke, and Kelly Schwartz, along with PNM engineer Kevin Lauterjung, describe the […]
Finding Bacteria on Insects for New Antibiotics
You should be aware that we have a health crisis! More and more bacterial diseases, such as Staphylococcus and Strep pneumonia, have become resistant to those antibiotics that previously killed the disease. The current strategy is to find new sources of antibiotics in nature. Soil has been the major source, but some scientists, including right […]
