General FAQs
- Commonly asked questions of MadSci
- THE most common question: Why is the sky blue?
- Some more philosophical discussions about Life.
- Answers to a few of the more bizarre questions we have received.
- Careers in science
- What is it like to be a scientist?
- Why did I decide to become a scientist?
- The Body
- The gastrointestinal tract: stomach, intestines, digestion..
- Body fluids: Regurgitation (vomiting/throwing up)
- The heart and circulatory system
- The lungs
- Blood types
- Hiccups, sneezing and yawning..
- Fingerprints
- Questions concerning CAFFEINE!
- Effects of caffeine on people.
- Effects of caffeine on plants.
- Effects of caffeine on Daphnia.
- Questions concerning Colors
- "What is light?"
- "What is color?"
- "What are the colors of the rainbow?"
- "What gives things their colors?"
- "How do we perceive colors?"
- The Earth!
- Basic questions about the earth
- Continental drift, plate tectonics and seafloor spreading
- Reversals of the earth's magnetic poles
- Hurricanes
- Engineering Questions
- Car engines and fuels
- Questions about Evolution
- "Why is it called the "Theory of Evolution?"
- "What is evolution?"
- "How does evolution occur"
- "Where do new species come from?"
- Distingishing between perpetual motion and Perpetual Motion Machines
- Perpetual Motion
- Perpetual Motion Machines
Science-Fair related FAQs
- Anthocyanins Prevalent plant pigments useful for:
- Easy to extract pH indicators
- Pigment chromatography
- Pigment chromatography
- Bacteria
- Growing bacteria
- Isolating bacteria from different sources
- Specific bacterial species, including E. coli, streptococci, and microbes found in deep sea thermal vents.
- Normal Flora Questions concerning your own personal ecosystem.
- Bread Molds
- Questions concerning Catalase
- Catalase Enzymatics
- Catalase Applications
- Catalase in Various Organisms
- Questions about the water-flea Daphnia
- Dan Berger's Food Batteries FAQ!
- Questions about Nail Polish
