About Science Me
Welcome, entity! Come a little closer, will you?
Closer...
Closer...
Are you using Google Maps?
Good! That's my roof.
Getting really close. Now, slow down otherwise you'll—
Mmm. Scalpy.
Hello. My name is Rebecca, or Becky, or Bec, or Brrrrakakakaka if you just like making silly noises. Thanks for letting me be the voice in your head for the next few minutes.
It's quite roomy in here, isn't it? No, wait—that's supposed to be a compliment. What I really mean is, I like the way you've arranged all the squishy bits. It's good Feng Shui. No? (No.)
I see you have questions. You're wondering how do viruses change our DNA? And what does DNA do anyway? And while we're on the subject, how do jellyfish have sex?
Good. These are exactly the kinds of questions I evolved to ask, too.
About Me
- Name Rebecca Casale (say: Ka-sah-lee)
- Age FFS. 39.
- Occupation Science Writer
- Websites Science Me (2016-present), Sheltie Planet (2010-present), World of Lucid Dreaming (2008-2016)
- Birthplace London, England
- Residence Auckland, New Zealand
- Interests Science fiction, genetics, illustration, chess
- Tea? Yes please
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How Do Jellyfish Have Sex?
Jellies are ancient animals who mastered sexual reproduction long before us. Frankly, we're the ones odd-balling it with our penises, vaginas, and miserable childbirth.
The Origins of Language
For 300,000 years, our species lived in hunter-gatherer societies that depended on cooperation; a highly social lifestyle that explains the origins of language.
Are We More Than Biological Machines?
If memories and sensations are cities spread across a country, then consciousness is the interconnected network of highways that connect them.
Helium Could Save Our Planet
Huge helium reserves just beneath the Moon's surface could supply nuclear fusion reactors on Earth, offering a clean energy source for the 21st century.
The Evolution of SARS-CoV-2
As the youngest of the coronavirus family, SARS-CoV-2 did his parents proud. Here's where the novel virus came from and how antigenic drift has seen it evolve.
The Life of Nikola Tesla
Despite his extraordinary inventions, the media labelled Tesla a lunatic and a con-man, and at one low point, he even saw his private New York lab burned to the ground.
A Man Walks into a Teleporter
It scans every last molecule in his body and, with a digital backup made, proceeds to annihilates him.
Dogs Are Smarter Than You Think
In some ways, dogs are smarter than our closest primate cousins—bonobos, orangutans, and chimpanzees—due to living with humans for the last 40,000 years.
Meet a Real Life Body-Snatching Parasite
This is Curtuteria australis: a parasitic flatworm that takes over three separate hosts during his convoluted lifecycle.
The Biology of Depression
Biology is a major driver of depression, with neurochemical processes inducing a permanent stress response in the face of life's challenges.