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    so you want to science

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    Cindy Wu
    May 29
    It was preordained that I be directed towards the Cretaceous

    It was preordained that I be directed towards the Cretaceous

    I met Ralph Johnson last summer in Montana. This weekend Ralph reminded me that the first thing we did together is find the nearest tallest…
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    Cindy Wu
    May 8
    How to Science 2: Making Hypotheses and Testing Them

    How to Science 2: Making Hypotheses and Testing Them

    How we know what we know about the natural world
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    Bayleigh Murray
    May 4
    A Very Simple and Pure Process

    A Very Simple and Pure Process

    This was originally posted as a Lab Note on Experiment. You can join us for the 2017 Field Expedition by registering at experiment.com…
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    Cindy Wu
    May 1
    growing one hundred paleontologists

    growing one hundred paleontologists

    This was originally posted on Bold with annotations. If you want to join us on the dig this summer you can register at experiment.com…
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    Cindy Wu
    Apr 25
    We are a products company

    We are a products company

    We pride ourselves in supporting researchers at the most nascent stage of the idea. There will be a place online where all science starts…
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    Cindy Wu
    Apr 5
    How to Science

    How to Science

    4 Tips for Crafting an Experiment Proposal
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    Bayleigh Murray
    Mar 22
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    Sequencing the Firefly Genome — How Did the Firefly Get Its Glow?

    Sequencing the Firefly Genome — How Did the Firefly Get Its Glow?

    It is an outrage that there are not more romantic tributes to the glory of the firefly. One electronica song, a music festival, a TV series…
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    Bayleigh Murray
    Nov 28, 2016
    The Sour Beer Microbiome — Exploring Tiny Fermenters

    The Sour Beer Microbiome — Exploring Tiny Fermenters

    Humans are gravely outnumbered. In a single handful of fertile soil, there exist more microbes than humans that have ever lived on the…
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    Bayleigh Murray
    Nov 10, 2016
    The Pumpkin Time Capsule — A Gateway into the Roaring Twenties

    The Pumpkin Time Capsule — A Gateway into the Roaring Twenties

    The sumptuous pumpkin, with its gracefully cascading partitions, is the poster child of autumn. Renowned for its ability to turn into scary…
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    Bayleigh Murray
    Nov 3, 2016
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