Just the FAQs

The following MadSci FAQs organize answers to some commonly asked questions. What we list below represents only a few completed FAQ lists. If you don't find what you're looking for, try our search engine, the MadSci Circumnavigator which provides browsing and search functions, or the MadSci Library which provides links to a number of useful science sites.

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
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

Just the FAQs

General FAQs

Science-Fair related FAQs