Science Digestive
Blog URL http://sciencedigestive.blogspot.com
Located Cardiff, South Glamorgan United Kingdom
Tags comedy, science, satire, analysis, Humour, Neuroscience, Stand-up
A comedic but accurate analysis of the latest articles and incidents from the Worlds of Science and Comedy by Dean Burnett, the UK's only Stand-Up comedy neuroscientist
Latest Blog Posts
- How I (accidentally) got the BNP to confess they are causing climate change on Oct 28, 2009 in offensive comedy Climate change merchandise racism comedy politics nick griffin BNP
Recently, I accidentally strayed into the world of investigative journalist. This is an unusual thing to do, so let me preface it. I am just coming to the end of my Neuroscience PhD, so have been busy over recent months. I also do...
- Alternative Alternative medicine on Oct 18, 2009 in Homeopathy Bad Science Ben Goldacre pseudoscience alternative medicine health humourology comedy science
I used to write in this a lot didn't I? Strange, I forgot I had it recently, hence the quiet spell. Anyhoo, how are you? Fine? Good, I'm glad you're not dead or anything. Recently (well, several months ago now) I read Bad Science, by Ben Goldacre. In...
- Phileas Fogg is a fat bastard on Sep 1, 2009 in carnival phileas fogg entertainment weight Indian Valley. garw
Not so much a Science Blog, mosre personal one, but it's interesting I think.A number of people have been asking about some of my more surreal sounding comments regarding my experiences of late. Allow me to enlighten you as to the antics I got up to,...
- Society, Socialising and Salamanders on Aug 4, 2009 in controversy alcohol PsyPAG bingo society axolotls Socialising comedy conferences
Right, I've been asked why a lot of my posts recently have focussed specifically on Axolotls. This is a fair point, and as is my want, I will answer it in a long rambling fashion.I've been to a lot of conferences recently, and throughout my adult lif...
- First Offence. on Jul 28, 2009 in Richard Herring offensive comedy Scandal culture sexism Guardian racism Brendon Burns science bigotry
This will probably be a long one. It will probably be one of many on the same subject recently, so feel free to ignore it if you’re a serial blog reader. Have a read of this article, written by Brian Logan. It’s long, but stick wit...
- It's like there's a party in my mouth, and everyone's on fire on Jul 27, 2009 in neuroscience magma spice Food curry lava heat scoville scale Indian pain London
Here's something that I have 'learned' recently, which I feel I should share with you.There's a theory, and I've yet to confirm it, about why we like eating spicy foods. Logically, we shouldn't. Spicy food works, generally, via capsaicins, chemicals...
- A week in my life... on Jul 22, 2009 in rats personal physiology humourology Dean comedy article communication science
I was recently asked to submit an article about a typical week in my life for the Journal of Physiology quarterly magazine. Apprently, it's regula feature about people of interest to the world of Physiology. As a Neuroscientist and comedian, that sor...
