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The Science of Sharing Information: The A, B, Ts of Storytelling
And, the explosion of information across scientific and technical fields over the past few decades has created a world overflowing with data. Scientific publications,...
Genetic Engineering: Woolld you, or woolldn’t you?
Imagine a tiny mouse with long, golden-brown fur that looks like it belongs on a woolly mammoth! As of a couple months ago, you...
Vertigo: Living like you’re on a perpetual rollercoaster
From ages 6-10, my uncle took my cousin and I to Navy Pier every summer. It’s July, school is out, the sun is shining,...
The Pot That Keeps on Giving: Perpetual Stew
Image adapted from "Perpetual stew laughing" taken by Annie Rauwerda is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Would you eat stew from a pot that’s been cooking for...
Possible New Therapies for Deadly Neural Tube Defects!
Neural Tube Defects (NTDs) are a type of birth defect that can impact the brain, spine, or spinal cord during the early stages of...
My DNA Replication Rap! Effort to Teach Students Science In Ways...
Continuing from the previous post, I want to highlight more raps that I have been creating to teach students basic science related topics. In...
A Look Back At How America’s Covid Response Failed
Do you remember the days of 2020? Do you remember the uncertainty, the anxiety, and the constantly changing advice? Do you remember waking up...
The science and history of the PB&J sandwich
The PB&J sandwich is a humble combination of sweet, salty, and creamy. Where exactly did this classic sandwich originate, and what are the details...
Matcha Magic
What is matcha?
Matcha is high-grade green tea grounded into powdered form. It comes from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant.
Compared to other teas,...
Cracking the Code: The Towers of Hanoi
Now that we have developed a fundamental understanding of how different counting systems, especially binary, work, we can begin to understand the optimal solution...