The mask I wore to two Halloween parties last night. (Click for larger view.) I got the raw mask at a costume shop and then built some interior support into it to have it sit over my glasses without pressing on them uncomfortably… Then I inked and painted some symbols on it. The idea? People often get scared when I mention science or being a scientist at a party anyway**, so why not go with the flow, for a change? So put some science right on the face, and watch ’em run screaming…
I’m pretty sure not a soul got the joke except me. Oh well, it was a fun evening anyway…
-cvj
**They usually immediately start saying how much they hated science at school…. etc. On the other hand, there also many cases of quite the opposite – people being really excited to talk about science, and even if they hated it at school they got really interested later on through books, tv, etc…
I am trying to compare some scientific reports for my website. Is there a reputable source for independent analysis on current “science in the news” web based news stories and Press releases? I keep seeing different websites reporting on the same Science story differently. Each one claiming that their spin on the story is legitimate. I find myself spending a lot of time on research
that may already be available someplace.
Any Ideas where to start?.
Thanks !
Hi dave,
I enjoyed it. It was full of great challenges, and always had something new and interesting to learn. I’ve been interested in doing physics since I was something like 8 or 9. You can read more about that at this link.
Best,
-cvj
what was your experience of physics and math at school, when did you really excited about it?
I showed this to my daughter and she thought it was great!
🙂
-cvj
Very cool Halloween mask, LOL 🙂
I would belong to the second group of people wanting to talk about what is written (and which scary equations are missing ;-P …) on the mask 🙂
Cheers