About Science Me
Who Am I?
My name is Rebecca, Becky, Bec, or Brrrkakaka if you just like making silly noises (of course you do). I was born and raised in England which is why I spell words like "colour" and "aluminium" the good old-fashioned way. I moved to New Zealand in 2007 and today I run two websites, two kids, and two pets. I have a long backstory in writing and a part-done degree in Biology, stalled not unironically by having babies. I blame their dad, Pete, the multi-talented git who also created the game Battlecruisers.
What Else?
Jesus, I don't know. I like learning and regurgitating details about the natural world; understanding humanity through fiction; getting slowly, painfully, incrementally better at piano, guitar, and chess; arts and crafts with my girl Kea; comedy and skits with my boy Fox; podcasts speculating about the AI revolution; and purging existential terror through long walks on the beach with my Pomeranian, Rosie.
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How Do Jellyfish Have Sex?
Jellyfish mastered sex long before us. Frankly, we're the ones odd-balling it with our penises, vaginas, and miserable childbirth.
The Origins of Language
Of all 21 species of humans that have walked the Earth, we seem to be the only one who developed complex spoken and written languages.
Viruses: Genes Gone Rogue
Viruses are runaway genes that meddle with our cells, also known as mobile genetic elements, intracellular parasites, or freeloading gits.
The State of Climate Change
An overview of natural and man-made climate change, including past, present, and forecast data on global temperatures and sea levels.
Neuralink and You
A Link is a coin-sized panel of microchips, a battery, and 3,000 electrodes along hair-thin neural threads. And it goes inside your skull.
The Life of Isaac Asimov
Asimov's Nightfall is an archetypal social science fiction, moving away from gadgets and towards exploration of the human condition.
How Does DNA Work?
DNA isn't just a blueprint for embryos; you're expressing your DNA right now all around your body as if you have a clue what you're doing.
Who Owns Your Organs?
It's not you—it's me. Besides a pseudo-compassionate breakup line, it's also the answer to an ethical minefield of a question that arises when you die.
12 Rules for Life Illustrated
12 Rules for Life is a psychological manifesto from a man who's making a giant existential omelette and breaking more than a few eggs in the process.
The Life of Elon Musk
So you have this dream of changing the world? For Elon Musk, this isn't enough. His ambitions are multiplanetary.