Science
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You call that science!?
We are all fans of science here, and most of us are fans of pop culture (I assume.) So it’s…
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Of Art and Ant Hills
I’ve been watching a slew of videos like the one above of scientists and artisans pouring aluminum, lead, plaster, and…
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Western Science’s Last Breath Before Dying: Hypatia Of Alexandria (Women in Science 49)
By 400 CE, Alexandria was a nervous husk dancing the edge of zealous self-annihilation. For centuries the intellectual capital of…
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Mad Art Cast: Performance Anxiety
This week A gives us an update on the “female Viagra” and Ashley brings us a story about Adele and…
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Hydrogen Rules the Universe: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Composition of Stars (Women in Science 48)
“You are young, and wrong. You must retract.” When fresh-faced zeal confronts experience, it usually loses. Scientists who think they’ve…
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Mano y L. mono
I’ve tried writing this post a couple times now and it always turns out dull. This time I am including…
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The Chemistry of Rose Scent
I created a painting about the chemistry of the scent of roses. Chemist, Dr Ray Burks was my science advisor…
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Lemurs, Squirrels, and Hyenas, Oh My! The Animal Behavior Research of Toni Lyn Morelli (Women in Science 47).
Animal behavior research comes with a sense of urgency all its own. Climate change and human encroachment are enacting a…
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