Biology
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Migraine Aura
Migraines are somewhat mysterious, vicious, angry infiltrators that can cause debilitating pain and a myriad of other symptoms. If you…
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A Unique Way to See Sea Turtles
About a year ago our family went on a Caribbean cruise, and one of the stops was Grand Cayman. At…
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Giraffe: A Pain in the Neck for Science?
Did you know that the giraffe’s neck is proof of a god of some sort? Neither did I until a…
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Crowdfunding Science
As a scientist just beginning her career, the prospect of fishing for federal grant money in an increasingly overfished and…
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“Breaking Bland:” the Story of MSG
A while back, I wrote an post about the much-maligned, flavor-enhancing food additive MSG, its history, how it tastes, and…
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Book Review: Do You Believe in Magic? by Paul Offit
I read this book a month or so ago, but we’re having a Chicago Skeptics Book Club for it tonight,…
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I Spy with My Little Eye…
I swear, every time I start writing a Mad Art Lab photo post, I always get sucked into a swirling…
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Hot! Capsaicin, Chili Peppers, and Jalapeño Jelly
This post was inspired by a recent series of photos taken by Surly Amy of peppers she is growing at…
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