#science quote

[nerdyfandomedits]

[lonelywretchjervistetch]

We behold the face of nature bright with gladness, we often see superabundance of food; we do not see, or we forget, that the birds which are idly singing round us mostly live on insects or seeds, and are thus constantly destroying life; or we forget how largely these songsters, or their eggs, or their nestlings, are destroyed by birds and beasts of prey; we do not always bear in mind, that though food may be now superabundant, it is not so at all seasons of each recurring year.

Charles Darwin, On the origin of Species, Chap. III - Struggle for Existence, p. 62

[petitjeanofficial]

"Magic's just science that we don't understand yet."

- C. Clarke

[adelicateculturecell]

Journey to the Microcosmos- Flatworms: Simple Wiggly Tubes

Images Originally Captured by Jam’s Germs

Quote Voiced by Jam’s Germs

[art-of-mathematics]

"Matter flows from place to place and momentarily comes together to be you. Whatever you are, therefore, you are not the stuff of which you are made. If that does not make the hair stand up on the back of your neck, read it again until it does, because it is important.”

- Steve Grand

[thanatophobia-thoughts]

If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.

E.O. Wilson

[science-side-of]

Fun fact

One in ten people can smell cyanide (it’s a poison). It smells like bitter almonds, according to those who can smell it.

Please don’t test this out-

[thisiswhatascientistlookslike]

Hi all!

I’m Yan, and I will be contributing to this blog along with Fia. I will be going to uni next year to read Physics and Philosophy, so I will likely be your resident physicist and mathematician, while occasionally dabbling into Engineering. Since I haven’t touched Chemistry for three years now I'm going to be leaving the brunt of that to Fia, and we’ll both try our best at Biology :)

As you can probably see from my chosen degree, I have a passion for both the sciences and humanities. I love maths and problem solving, but also expressing myself in both art and literature. I am a strong believer that my femininity should be an important strength to help me combine the two fields, and not a disadvantage to bar me from opportunities in either or both. I’m very excited to explore how I could combine the two to help raise awareness and be a voice to budding girls in STEM on this blog and help demonstrate how you shouldn’t and don’t have to sacrifice any part of who you are for success.

I also come bearing gifts, here is an International Women’s Day tribute to all you lovely ladies interested in pursuing STEM, hope you guys like it as much as I had a blast drawing it.

[Image description: an illustration of the symbol for the planet Venus, which is commonly used to represent the female gender, composed of various pink pictographs representing areas of STEM (such as a microscope, the DNA, mathematical symbols etc) surrounded by blue floral patterns. On the inside of the ring is inscribed the quote by Émilie de Châtelet, 18th century mathematician and physicist: “Let us choose for ourselves our path in life, and let us try to strew that path with flowers.”]

As a closing note I would like to add that I also dislike any form of belittling women’s achievements and people who chew with their mouth open, but I do quite enjoy peppers.