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Posts by David Shechner on Overthinking It
David Shechner is a Ph.D molecular biologist who specializes in the biochemistry of RNA. Perhaps predictably, his once-and-future OverThinking tends to focus on matters scientific, though werewolf-related issues are also fair game. One can find his scientific publications here; one can find Shechner himself chasing after his two sons, Frodo and Ziggy. In his spare time, he has no spare time.
Subjecting “Fridge Nuking” to Scientific Peer Review
George Lucas claims Indiana Jones could survive a fridge-nuking. Dr. David Shechner tells us why that’s crap. Science!
X-Men: F—ing Magnetos… How Do They Work?
“Master of Magnetism?” Bubbe, you’ll never get a good-paying job without a Ph.D.
Wolf-People of the World Unite! Socioeconomic Conflict and Classic Horror Creatures
Tired of emo-vampires and pathetic werewolves? It’s the Ruskies’ fault.
Ask A Scientist (About Pop Culture): Call for Submissions
Greetings, Earth-People: Against the advice of some, and as many of you may know, I gladly (if not always ably) serve as the Overthinking It staff scientist™. It’s an odd amalgam of roles, requiring mostly that I be at-the-ready if … Continued
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What’s in a Nickname? Or a Half-Dozen of them?
Would a Founder of Funk by Twenty-Odd other names dance as funky?
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The Great Trans-Atlantic Tax-Themed Song Battle ’09
Hello, America.
Today, we’re going look at taxes as viewed from both sides of the Atlantic, through the lens of pop music. Read on – but if you qualify for the Earned Income Credit (EIC), please make sure to first fill out the worksheet on page 15.
If Doc Brown Were a REAL Scientist
One last attempt to rewrite “Back to the Future” for scientific accuracy. Also, it’s a webcomic, now.
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The Science of Back To The Future [BTTF Week]
A delightful romp through the worlds of time travel debunking, high school geometry, and the Metric System.
Gotta’ Learn to Turn Safesearch Back On
In response to Mr. Stoke’s excellent recent post, I decided to do a little image searching on my work computer. I can’t even begin to understand the result: What terrifies me the most is just how frickin’ sexy I think … Continued
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