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A.Word.A.Day lists words from chemistry
In early june, the theme of the week for A.Word.A.Day was words from chemistry. Every week day, A.Word.A.Day chooses one word from the immense English vocabulary, defines it, explains its etymology and...
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The dawning of medical history museums
Wet specimens on display at Copenhagens Zoological museum. Photo by the author. As science changes our relation to our bodies and our mortality there is a need for a new kind of medical history...
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Twelve dance videos nominated in the final of Dance Your PhD
The finalists have now been announced for this year’s Dance Your PhD contest – three each in the categories Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Social Sciences. In total, 21 dances were submitted from all...
View ArticleSarah Sherwood, IRB Barcelona: “We wanted to do it in a different way, and...
[CRASTINA SHORTS] Scientists at IRB Barcelona wanted to raise awareness and support for research into cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes. The result: a very professional and captivating video, full of...
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Winners announced in third Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards
The winners of the third Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards have been announced. The selected winners form an impressing collection of infographics, visualizations, tools and animations. Our...
View ArticleSwedish tech students present their traditional advent calendar
For many years, students at the Faculty of Engineering of Lund University in Southern Sweden have maintained an advent calendar tradtion. In this web based calendar, every window contains a scientific...
View ArticleMirja Hagström “Instead of getting annoyed, is there anything I can do about...
[CRASTINA SHORTS] During Swedish Christmas time, a botanical misconception keeps irritating biology interested people year after year: the stuff Swedes put in their candle holders is not ”white moss”...
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Inari Kolu—early career geneticist and experienced singer-songwriter
Here at Crastina, we have a weak spot for side projects. In a series of interviews, we will present some young scientists who not only pursue a career in the academic world but who also are passionate...
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Scientific Sketching—amazing artwork in the bio labs of IDIBAPS, Barcelona
An urban life drawing event in Barcelona inspired the staff at IDIBAPS, a center dedicated to research in the field of biomedicine. In the fall of 2014, the doors to the labs were opened for drawing...
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The-best-poster-ever-made interview: James O’Hanlon, Macquarie University
I was quite delighted when I stumbled upon the research poster which you see below the other week. For years, I have searched for the Holy Grail of research posters, and suddenly it was there, designed...
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