John Dooley

Ever find yourself becoming nauseous in the close company of gushing, overeager lovebirds? Besides the fact that the couple may be overtly exchanging saliva and groping each other with the modesty of zoo apes, your disgust could have something to do with fragrance sensitivity. Hypersensitivity to airborne chemicals and other social contaminants (perfumes, cosmetics, lotions, […]

Of all the sciences, Physical Science is at the top of my list when it comes to fun. In high school, I repeatedly took a PS class taught by Mr. Guyon; an old, gangly, lab-coat-wearing-bald-man-with-horn-rims, who drove a huge, well preserved gangster-style black coupe. At the start of each semester’s class, Guyon would load a […]

The December issue of The Atlantic Monthly reports a disturbing new group of body-modification aficionados, whose need for artistic self-enhancement teeters on insanity. While many pathetic hipsters and hotties toy with the body art sound barrier (implants, branding, tattoos, piercing, and genital mutilation), apotemnophiliacs all over the world are travelling at the speed of light […]

In his new book, Parasite Rex, science reporter Carl Zimmer reveals stunning information about bizarre parasites, and the evolution of predatory creatures. Zimmer details the effects parasites have on their hosts–as well as the strategies hosts have developed to combat them. The book is rich with examples that would rival any sci-fi masterpiece. “Every living […]

Recently, Chicago “artist” Eduardo Kac struck a deal with the National Institute of Agronomic Research (a French biotechnology center) to create a new kind of rabbit. Using a process called zygote microinjection, scientists pocketed Kac’s cash, and injected modified protein cells from a fluorescent species of jellyfish (Aequorea Victoria) into a fertilized rabbit egg cell. […]

Once again, the Russian intelligentsia have made complete fools of us stupid Americans. While we’ve wasted our time and resources developing micro-processors and mapping human DNA, Russian scientists have perfected Sapogi-Skorokhody, or “Fast-Moving Magic Boots.” After nearly 30 years in development, the internal combustion boots (a cross between leg braces, stilts, and lawn mower engine […]