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Women in Science: Carrie Derick
For our second foray into the subject of women in science we will talk about Carrie Matilda Derick, a trailblazer in academia, women’s’ rights and a Canadian to boot. She was Canada’s first university professor and seemed to have the calling to teach from early on;...
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In Search of a Better Battery
The battery is not typically a subject that stirs the soul and makes people sit up and listen but there is a lot happening in the world of batteries and the area of renewable energy. Batteries currently (pun completely intended) come in all shapes and sizes and power,...
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Why Did the Passenger Pigeon Die Off?
The passenger pigeon, also known as the wild pigeon, was a beautiful gregarious dove that migrated in flocks so enormous that they seemed to block out the sun when they flew over. Their rapid decline in numbers between 1870 and 1890 is often used as the poster child...
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Maybe the Eyes Really DO Have It
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a fatally degenerative brain disease that is, thankfully, pretty rare but is also extremely hard to diagnose conclusively. The only truly definitive way to diagnose is a brain biopsy after death. That may be changing, at least in the cases...
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Women in Science: Katherine Johnson
Today we are starting a new monthly blog devoted to women in science and their achievements. We start the ball rolling with American mathematician Katherine Johnson who recently celebrated her 100th birthday.Katherine Johnson (nee Coleman) was born in White Sulphur...
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Code Name: Acoustic Kitty
I have to admit when I first read about the topic of today’s blog it had everything I am interested in: cats, cold war intrigue, government conspiracies, did I say, cats? The cold war era was filled with the oddest attempts at trying to find out what the enemy (this...
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This Blog is Very Apeeling (Spelling Fully Intended)
Global food waste or loss amounts to one-third to one-half of all food processed. This is an appalling amount considering there are people out there without anything to eat. This waste can happen at any point in the food supply chain and differs from low-income...
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Hibernating Our Way to Mars
There has been a lot of talk in the past year or so about mans’ eventual (hopefully) trip to the planet Mars and all that that trip may entail. NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and China National Space Administration (CNSA) all have plans in place to make this a...
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Lightning, Sweating Blood, and Other Creepy Things
Hallowe’en is coming and I thought that I might write about the science behind some ghoulish happenings and beliefs. I do not mean to take any of the fun out of the day (who doesn’t love a little fright?) but give you some sciencey insight into a few things. I have...
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