I think I saw a carbon atom. I did! I did see a carbon atom! On two legs! See? I can think just like those science people on TV too! Good. Now, how about we all think like a scientist?

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What’s News:

• Futurism. (2018). This inexpensive battery could revolutionize the clean energy industry. [online] Available at: https://futurism.com/battery-revolutionize-clean-energy/.
• Slashgear.com. (2018). Largest known prime number discovered by GIMPS project - SlashGear. [online] Available at: https://www.slashgear.com/largest-known-prime-number-discovered-by-gimps-project-04513685/amp/.
• Tech.riversip.com. (2018). Most sea turtles now female in north Great Barrier Reef. [online] Available at: http://tech.riversip.com/tech/source/5288.html.
• Washington Post. (2018). Huge snowfall increases over Antarctica could counter sea level rise, scientists say. [online] Available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/01/03/large-antarctic-snowfall-increases-could-counter-sea-level-rise-scientists-say/?utm_term=.abe4857d6551.

For the Masses:

• Essentiallifeskills.net. (2018). Have an Open Mind. [online] Available at: https://www.essentiallifeskills.net/openmind.html.
• Geisen, Michael. Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook. New York: Workman, 2016. Print.
• Operation Meditation. (2013). 8 Benefits of Having an Open Mind and How to Get One - Operation Meditation. [online] Available at: http://operationmeditation.com/discover/8-benefits-of-having-an-open-mind-and-how-to-get-one/.
• Skepticism 101: How to Think like a Scientist. (2013). [Digital] The Great Courses: Michael Shermer, Ph.D.
• ThoughtCo. (2018). How to Be More Skeptical. [online] Available at: https://www.thoughtco.com/skeptical-steps-to-improve-your-skeptical-thinking-249747.
• Wise Bread. (2014). Change Your Life by Learning How to Admit You're Wrong. [online] Available at: http://www.wisebread.com/change-your-life-by-learning-how-to-admit-youre-wrong.

Time Machine:

todayinsci.com

Music:

• You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch by Albert Hague.
• Monody (feat. Laura Brehm) by TheFatRat.
• Bodies by Drowning Pool.