by Matthew Cobb
At last, Ollie and Pepper (and all their feline friends) have their very own scientific magazine!
First announced over at Meme Base/Dropping the Science, Scientific Americat is in need of new features, and I think WEIT readers are well placed to help the editors with potential stories. Among those suggested by readers of Meme Base are “Schroedinger’s Cat – you don’t know if the article is in the magazine until you open it” and “When We Were Gods — The halcyon days of ancient Egypt.” Post your ideas here and we will send them on to the team of Scientific Americat.
Via @BoraZ and @Laelaps on Twitter
Heh; catifying Sci Am could only improve it.
“Why ‘Green Fluorescent Protein’ mice should be released into the wild”
“An introduction to quantum felid theory”
Brilliant!
The Vet.
Predictive techniques with probability analysis to allow early hiding.
“Schroedinger’s Cat – you don’t know if the article is in the magazine until you open it”
Perhaps better:
“Schroedinger’s Cat – it, in fact, is both IN the magazine and NOT in the magazine until you open it”
http://xkcd.com/45/
Please tell me I’m the first to alert everyone that the third panel of xkcd’s respond to mouse-overs.
All xkcd strips do that.
Using fuzzy logic to build a better mousetrap.
I think you mean furry logic.
What is “insomnia”? Does it really exist?
The Eradication of Dogs: Some Strategies.
The Historical Bastet: a Reply to Agnostics
Legalize Catnip Now!
The New Hairball Department at the Meow Clinic. (and why it took so long to cough up the funding for it)
“Biology of catnaps – practice makes purrfect.”
“The Catrophic principle – why the world is compatible with good owners.”
“Catalog of Fishes.“
<blockquote?“Biology of catnaps – practice makes purrfect.”I believe that Dutch catnip specialists are working on a conventional breeding programme to increase the strength of herbal catnip available to the purrfect public. After the corresponding breeding programme that developed “skunk” cannabis in the early- to mid-1990s, the naming of the proposed “super-catnip” is open for grabs.
Volunteers for the quality-control phases of the breeding programme are being sought, and the readership of “Scientific Americat” are invited to apply.
(This is a parody of the true development of “skunk” ; and I have to take my hat off to the self-control of the testers in not smoking all their best crosses. Impressed.)
Headline:`
‘Wanted: Dead and alive – Schrödinger’s cat’.
““Felidae abhorret vacuum” – why a cat will expand to fill any surface or container it deems as “mine”.”
“The science of lolmen – hooman pidgin is catering to the kitten in us.”
http://xkcd.com/231/
You’ve razored away pretty much all the unnecessary duplication of entities there, William.
Touché!
Is it just wishful thinking on my part, or does it seem cat lovers far outweigh dog lovers, when it comes to us atheists? Wish someone would do a study on that…
It’s because no authoritarian likes cats.
Special feature:
‘Trying to organise cats is like herding atheists’
Reproductive rights and our human oppressors: Neuter THIS!
Noms – why hoomans no eat dat muk themselfs?
Blofelt kitty – a biografi
The feline distemper vaccine: does the science support the vaccine/crazy cat link?
Teleportation – how a cat can be “missing”, then appear right in front of you.
The speed of sound – a cat can hear a can of tuna before it’s opened.
I’ve concluded that this happens because even cats that normally deign to come when called consider that they have “come” as soon as they can see the caller, regardless of how well camouflaged they might be.
Aerodynamics of the dead: Why mice can’t hover even if you provide an air lift.
“Lasers:
Must catch red dot
Want want dot run!”
http://xkcd.com/729/
Speaking of feline teleportation: my cat Cuddles (aka “Little Girl” and “Little One”) spends a great deal of time shooting death stares to one or another of the various treat containers spotted around the house. I’m convinced she’s trying to use feline telekinesis to make the lid fly into the air, followed by a cloud of cat treatz for her to gobble as they fall to the floor.
So far no luck! Poor Cuddles! Here, Cuddles, have another treat.
Cuddles is an extremely affectionate cat but only on her own terms. Other times, she’s the Grand Mistress of the Stare of Hate. She offers lessons to those with difficulty hating: “Cuddles Teaches the Two-minute Hate”. Just like something out of Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Meow.
The Petter Principle #5: Cats will expand to fill the space available.
Evolution or Creation: teaching the controversy.
http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2009/9/19/128978755169496781.jpg
Breeds of lab mice — we do a taste test.
“A Slight Misunderstanding…” Ceiling Cat speaks!
Paper bags: wormholes to another universe?
Human vision limitations: why they step on us at night
Litter box sifting: What are they doing with our turds?
Nature abhors a vacuum cleaner
Agency And Intentionality: Why It’s Never An Accident When The Cat Falls Off The Chair
We Support the Open Door Policy
“Feline-Human Emotion Mapping: Why Our Embarrassment Is Their Amusement”
Customizing Your Roomba
Litter Tray Design: Avoid Thinking Outside the Box
Mystery: Why Vets Have Yet to Offer Tuna Flavoring Option in Feline Oral Medications
The Door: What’s Really on the Other Side?
LOLcat: iz moar than dialect?
The controversial field of Mewbonics.
The Felithropic Universe:
Why intelligent life must have four legs