Uncategorized - Talk Science To Me https://www.talksciencetome.com When science has a story Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:40:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.talksciencetome.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-tsm-logo-512-32x32.png Uncategorized - Talk Science To Me https://www.talksciencetome.com 32 32 159279938 Why Don’t Animals Have Wheels? https://www.talksciencetome.com/2023/09/01/why-dont-animals-have-wheels/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:40:34 +0000 https://www.talksciencetome.com/?p=5413 As children, we learn about the various kinds of simple machines that underly most human constructions. Levers, pulleys and inclined planes all serve to help humans turn force in one direction into motion in another or otherwise make it easier to move objects. The six kinds of simple machines (levers, pulleys, wedges, inclined planes, screws… Read More »Why Don’t Animals Have Wheels?

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]]> 5413 The Precision You Mean: Trans-inclusive Language In Science And Medicine https://www.talksciencetome.com/2021/10/21/the-precision-you-mean-trans-inclusive-language-in-science-and-medicine/ Thu, 21 Oct 2021 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.talksciencetome.com/?p=363 As science communicators invested in the ability of science to achieve a better, more informed, less ignorant world, we aim to balance the need for specific scientific language and the desire to make science accessible to a broader audience. Scientific terms exist because scientists, engineers and other specialists need language to efficiently describe complex and… Read More »The Precision You Mean: Trans-inclusive Language In Science And Medicine

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]]> 363 Bullet Chess Affects Your Brain. So Does Everything Else. https://www.talksciencetome.com/2021/10/20/bullet-chess-affects-your-brain-so-does-everything-else/ Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:53:31 +0000 https://www.tstmarchive.talksciencetome.com/?p=4990 Fancy a game of chess? It’ll only take a minute.  Bullet chess is a variant of the classic game where each player is given 3 minutes or less total to play all of their moves.  Languid, nuanced tactics are often foregone in favor of rapid, instinctive movements that can outrun your opponent’s calculation. Failing that,… Read More »Bullet Chess Affects Your Brain. So Does Everything Else.

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]]> 4990 So, Your Social Media Presence Is Being Overrun With Covid Denialism https://www.talksciencetome.com/2021/06/07/so-your-social-media-presence-is-being-overrun-with-covid-denialism/ Mon, 07 Jun 2021 18:53:00 +0000 https://www.talksciencetome.com/?p=570 Stop me if you’ve heard this one: over the last 15 months, your social media presence has become overrun with “COVID denialists,” anti-vaxxers, and other outspoken skeptics of accepted science.  They co-opt your comment threads to spread conspiracy theories and harass people who support vaccines, wear masks, and believe SARS-CoV-2 exists. Maybe you don’t even… Read More »So, Your Social Media Presence Is Being Overrun With Covid Denialism

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