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Sourdough Science
Sourdough Science
From gelatinous goo to crusty deliciousness
Rosie Alderson
Dec 28, 2020
The Microbial Space Miners
The Microbial Space Miners
Microbial astronauts may be key to sustaining life on earth
Rosie Alderson
Dec 11, 2020
Predicting Doomsday with the Poisson Distribution
Predicting Doomsday with the Poisson Distribution
Learning to think like a statistician!
Gato Quantico
Dec 9, 2020
Our Planet Is Like A Big Peach
Our Planet Is Like A Big Peach
And we are living on its peel
Diego Tonini
Dec 6, 2020
Those Little Secrets Behind that Large Screen
Those Little Secrets Behind that Large Screen
A general introduction about digital signage — that TV-like thing.
Nilla Chen
Nov 14, 2020
A Day Is — And Isn’t — 24 Hours Long
A Day Is — And Isn’t — 24 Hours Long
The science of how we measure the length of one Earth day
Farah Egby
Nov 9, 2020
A Long, Long Time Ago, In A Really Close Galaxy…
A Long, Long Time Ago, In A Really Close Galaxy…
Life began on a small planet orbiting around a small star
Diego Tonini
Nov 7, 2020
Why Do Tea Leaves Gather At The Center Of A Cup After Stirring?
Why Do Tea Leaves Gather At The Center Of A Cup After Stirring?
The science behind a counter-intuitive everyday observation
Sumit Joshi
Oct 27, 2020
Cold Isn’t Real, Neither is Zero-Gravity
Cold Isn’t Real, Neither is Zero-Gravity
A brief explanation of two seemingly simple but misunderstood concepts
Kyle Herring
Oct 19, 2020
The Cell, The Germ, And The Virus
The Cell, The Germ, And The Virus
Looking at the microscopic side of life (and smaller)
Diego Tonini
Oct 12, 2020
We Are All Made Of Stars
We Are All Made Of Stars
But there are more atoms in us than stars in the universe
Diego Tonini
Oct 8, 2020
The Solar System Is Made Of… Nothing
The Solar System Is Made Of… Nothing
Distances in space are much bigger than we usually think
Diego Tonini
Oct 4, 2020
What Decides How You Look?
What Decides How You Look?
A Basic Introduction To DNA
Gato Quantico
Sep 21, 2020
Inside An Insect You’ll Find A Heart And Blood
Inside An Insect You’ll Find A Heart And Blood
But they’re so different you might not recognise them
Farah Egby
Sep 20, 2020
Rain-aroma Chemistry
Rain-aroma Chemistry
Pertrichor: a perfume concocted by nature herself.
Rosie Alderson
Aug 26, 2020
How Is Plasma Donation Different From Blood Donation?
How Is Plasma Donation Different From Blood Donation?
Can plasma therapy help us in the fight against COVID-19?
Vaibhav
Jul 7, 2020
Video Games May Improve Surgery Performance
Video Games May Improve Surgery Performance
Can video games make you better at your job? If you’re a surgeon, the answer appears to be “yes”.
Ramsay Lewis
May 21, 2020
How Contagious Is A Virus?
How Contagious Is A Virus?
The spread Of A Pandemic
Josh Spano
May 11, 2020
A Close-Up View Of Wood Across The Grain
A Close-Up View Of Wood Across The Grain
A 0.5 mm section photographed with a USB digital microscope
Farah Egby
May 7, 2020
COVID-19 and the Self-Organization Machinery
COVID-19 and the Self-Organization Machinery
Can we stop the coronavirus from forming?
Yasmin Andersson
May 2, 2020
How Soap Works
How Soap Works
The science of how soap removes dirt and can break viruses apart
Farah Egby
Apr 28, 2020
COVID-19: A Kingdom for a Vaccine
COVID-19: A Kingdom for a Vaccine
How to Fight an Invisible Enemy
Yasmin Andersson
Apr 15, 2020
A Cookie Under The Microscope
A Cookie Under The Microscope
A 0.5 mm section photographed with a USB digital microscope
Farah Egby
Apr 14, 2020
Volcano Activity: Use A Simple Chemical Reaction To Make A Mini Eruption
Volcano Activity: Use A Simple Chemical Reaction To Make A Mini Eruption
A 10-minute science experiment you can do at home
Farah Egby
Apr 13, 2020
What If A Treatment for COVID-19 Already Exists And We Just Don’t Know It?
What If A Treatment for COVID-19 Already Exists And We Just Don’t Know It?
Invent to prevent: broadening the range of molecules and targets we test could save us from future pandemics
Yasmin Andersson
Apr 12, 2020
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