Emily Deschanel was a guest yesterday on the Ellen Degeneres Show. I found out about it too late to post to make sure you watched, but I’ve done the next best thing. I found a clip of her appearance on the show for you to enjoy. So you didn’t have to miss it after all.
She’s so cute in this interview. She tells Ellen about how she watches the show and when she saw Ellen in a restaurant, she reacted as if she already knew her…then she realized that they had never actually met. Very cute. She also tells how she …read more

Recently, I showed you a video clip of an interview with Bones’ forensic expert, Donna Cline. Now, Mania has done their own interview with her and there’s some very interesting stuff in it. Here’s an excerpt:
Is BONES your first television project?
No, mostly I do features, but then I received a call to do the storyboards for THE X-FILES. I was their storyboard artist for the last three seasons and during the course of that time, around the end of THE X-FILES (which we were all very sad about) someone from JUDGING AMY called and asked if they could recommend an …read more

With all the story line and character development responsibility going to the writers, there’s still the very important need for technical forensic knowledge to keep the show believable. For Bones, that’s the role of Donna Cline. Here’s a very interesting video interview where she tells about her work for the show:

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I just ran across this interesting article about a century-old serial murder mystery. As I read it, I had to instantly think of the show Bones. What a great idea for a plotline! In the real-life investigation, they are planning to use DNA to try to determine the identities of victims, but with all the bones and other forensic evidence, I could easily see this story adapted for Tempe and the squints to investigate. See if you don’t agree:
The story is one of the serial murderer, Belle Guinness in 1908 LaPorte, Indiana. She is reputedly, the most prolific female serial …read more

Here’s an interesting interview with Kathy Reichs about writing her books, the character Temperance and about the show.
Here’s part 1:

And here’s part 2:

Game Theory is the method that Zack suggests for understanding Epps’ moves in "The Blonde in the Game". It recurrs throughout the episode.
So, what is Game Theory?

Game theory is a hybrid branch of applied mathematics and economics that studies strategic situations where players choose different actions in an attempt to maximize their returns. – From wikipedia

Game theory was the prime theme in A Beautiful Mind.
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From FOX, the glossary of terms for Episode 2.02, "The Mother and Child in the Bay", supplemented with my own bits of research.
manubrium – The upper part of the sternum, shaped like a handle.
adipocere – A brown, fatty, waxlike substance that forms on dead animal tissues in response to moisture. Also known as ‘grave wax’ or ‘mortuary wax’. [Wikipedia]
serotonin – An organic compound, C 10 H 12 N 2 O, formed from tryptophan and found in tissue (brain, blood and gastric mucous membranes). Regulates mood, sleep, vomiting, and many disorders such as depression.
Pomatomus saltatrix – Also known as bluefish. A …read more

Glossary of terms used in the Bones episode 2.01, "The Titan on the Tracks", provided by FOX, and supplemented as indicated.
Diarrhetic; Diarrhœtic – A medication producing diarrhea, or a purging. This is not the same as a Diuretic, which sounds the same, but causes a fluid imbalance and usually just makes you pee more.
Casu consulto – Latin for “Accidentally on Purpose.” [on Warren Lynch's ID bracelet]
laudanine – (organic chemistry) C20H25NO4 An optically inactive alkaloid derived from alkaline mother liquors from morphine extraction; is obtained from certain varieties of opium. From laudanum.
reticulin – A scleroprotein present in the connective …read more

Considering Temperance Brennan is an anthropologist, maybe some of you would like to know what an anthropologist is, besides someone who simply looks at bones.
Well, the best thing to start with is a definition (Wikipedia):

Anthropology (from the Greek word άνθρωπος, "human" or "person") consists of the study of humanity (see genus Homo). It is holistic in two senses: it is concerned with all humans at all times and with all dimensions of humanity. Anthropology is traditionally distinguished from other disciplines by its emphasis on cultural relativity, in-depth examination of context, and cross-cultural comparisons.

An anthropologist is basically someone who studies people …read more

Bones is one of three great new shows applauded for teaching people about science. Along with House and Numb3rs, Bones is helping to educate as well as to entertain – by showing us characters who are ambitious, curious, and incredibly smart challenging problems even they find difficult.
According to the National Post, these three shows put science on a pedestal and shows us that solving problems is as much about the science as it is the curiosity to find the answer. And, this curiosity is why we find the shows so appealing.

The forensic anthropologist on Bones (Emily Deschanel as a severe, …read more