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  • Sourdough Science

    Sourdough Science

    From gelatinous goo to crusty deliciousness
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    Rosie Alderson
    Dec 28, 2020
    The Microbial Space Miners

    The Microbial Space Miners

    Microbial astronauts may be key to sustaining life on earth
    Go to the profile of Rosie Alderson
    Rosie Alderson
    Dec 11, 2020
    Predicting Doomsday with the Poisson Distribution

    Predicting Doomsday with the Poisson Distribution

    Learning to think like a statistician!
    Go to the profile of Gato Quantico
    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
    Go to the profile of Diego Tonini
    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.
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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)
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    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
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    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
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    Diego Tonini
    Oct 4, 2020
    What Decides How You Look?

    What Decides How You Look?

    A Basic Introduction To DNA
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    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
    Go to the profile of Farah Egby
    Farah Egby
    Sep 20, 2020
    Rain-aroma Chemistry

    Rain-aroma Chemistry

    Pertrichor: a perfume concocted by nature herself.
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    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?
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    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”.
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    Ramsay Lewis
    May 21, 2020
    How Contagious Is A Virus?

    How Contagious Is A Virus?

    The spread Of A Pandemic
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    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
    Go to the profile of Farah Egby
    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?
    Go to the profile of Yasmin Andersson
    Yasmin Andersson
    May 2, 2020
    How Soap Works

    How Soap Works

    The science of how soap removes dirt and can break viruses apart
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    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
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    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
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    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
    Go to the profile of Farah Egby
    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
    Go to the profile of Yasmin Andersson
    Yasmin Andersson
    Apr 12, 2020
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