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Seeing Beneath the Surface: The Power and Limitations of PET-CT Imaging
When doctors want to see deeper into your body, PET-CT is a popular choice. It is a super powerful imaging tool that is widely...
Origami & Bio-inspired Design
You’ve probably seen pictures of origami before, or even folded some yourself! Origami is an ancient art form that originated in China in the...
Daguerreo-what? The Chemistry Behind Early Photography!
Before smartphones and DSLRs were everywhere, photography was a physical, hands-on process. I’ll give you a quick overview of the chemistry behind the first...
The Science Behind AI
When I wrote my first line of code in 8th grade, I found a passion that would grow with me through high school and...
Biology bucket list: algal blooms
Greetings biophiles! What do algal blooms, great white sharks, and okapis all have in common? They’re all absolutely fascinating and they're all on my...
Mistaken concepts: the taste buds
OK, kids, we need to talk. No, you’re not in trouble. The people in trouble are health, anatomy, and psychology teachers who try to...
Let me check in the back: how 3D printing will revolutionize...
Allow me to transport your mind for a moment. The year is 1999, being an “internet company” is still a viable business model, and...
Baaah Bye, Kudzu!
Would you ever think sheep could be used in the place of a lawn mower? How could an animal do the same job as...
The Horny Human’s Siberian Adventure: An Evolutionary Tale of Anthropological Proportions
Let me set the mood for you: you’re an anatomically modern human living in mountains of Siberia. The year is circa 80,000 BC. Siberia...
The movie “Contagion” is so realistic it’s boring
I have been looking forward to seeing the movie Contagion since it came out last year and I finally got to see it last...