Category: SCIENCE
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The Marketing Adventurers League is Coming!
Are you having adventures (or misadventures) in marketing? Do you want to join a supportive community of side hustlers/small business owners/new business owners looking for advice on how to get established and scale their business? If so, the Marketing Adventurers League is for you. Join the waitlist here to be the first to hear when…
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Misadventure: How I became a chemistry teacher
I have no science A-levels, no science degree and, until 2011, no real interest in, or understanding of science. I scraped 2 Cs in GCSE Double Science at school. I am also a qualified chemistry teacher. Legally, in England, I can teach up to A-level science. And I don’t, because I really shouldn’t. The fact…
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Dishwasher full of weird red stuff? Fix it!
Two years ago, I was staying with some friends who, incidentally, had our old dishwasher. It was a cheap slimline model which perfectly suited my husband and I as a couple with no kids (I think these days I’d go for a full-size model as we now cook with more plates and bigger pans). I…
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Fussy toddler? 10 easy ways to feed them healthy stuff!
If you listen to some people, all toddlers only eat alfalfa, olives, hummus and organic homemade raw vegan baby recipes that take only ten hours to make. Mine isn’t like that. He likes fish fingers and biscuits. It’s been pretty easy to get into bad habits this year, as budgets have been squeezed beyond breaking…
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Breastfeeding with hyperemesis gravidarum
This article will talk about how I have continued breastfeeding with hyperemesis gravidarum. Hyperemesis gravidarum is a debilitating form of extreme morning sickness which affects 1-2% of pregnant women. If left untreated it can be deadly. As well as the physical problems, one difficult aspect of having hyperemesis gravidarum is the absolute lack of support…
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How to access your Gmail emails from China without a VPN and 7 other solutions
This article will cover how to read your emails without a VPN, even if you use Gmail, and 7 other solutions to internet access problems caused by the Great Firewall of China. What is the Great Firewall? Basically, China has some concerns about the data security of specific western companies and they have blanket banned…
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How to get rid of a double chin: 4 proven causes and methods
It can be daunting looking at a double chin in the mirror, especially if you’re skinny or not very overweight. You might be thinking, “why do I have a double chin?” and “what’s the cheapest way to get rid of a double chin?” Here’s the truth about your double chin: It’s not necessarily to do…
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Teaching in China: My experience at an international school
Guest post by Dr. Jason Szulc from Scientificanow.com Jason worked in China as a physics teacher at an international school in Jiangsu Province for two years. Here, he gives his experiences on what it’s like as an expat living and working in China. The recruitment process I didn’t really apply for a job in China,…