Squabbles broke out online this week over a report that female-named hurricanes have historically killed more people than male-named ones. The intrepid Ed Yong dove into the research behind the headlines on his Not Exactly Rocket Science blog, and, uh…people reacted. Commenters commented. Twitterati tweeted. Clearly, this called for a lolcat.
Our hoomin scicomm friends killed it on the interwebs this week, so all we needed to do was line up a few science kittehs to illustrate their great stories. First up, Bethany Brookshire (@scicurious) in ScienceNews explains the science behind gluten sensitivity, including the meaning of FODMAPS, which are, alas, some kind of carbohydrate and not maps to the fud.
Next, Matthew Francis (@DrMRFrancis) explains in Slate why quantum mechanics does NOT explain human consciousness. He can also explain why different kittehs spin in different directions, which may be more useful.
Finally, over at BoingBoing, Maggie Koerth-Baker (@maggiekb1) delivers a masterful explainer (with gifs!) on the science of faceplanting. If I have a tiny quibble with this piece, it’s that kittehs generally look upon faceplanting as more of an art.
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Ta-Da! Enjoy your beautiful garden-grown lolcat.
It’s that time of year, when students finally enjoy the rewards of all their hard work. In case it all seems like a blur, here’s a quick refresher. 
Well, done, graduates! Someday you, too, may be a tenured Chemistry Cat!
The Finch and Pea 