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Why Don’t Animals Have Wheels?

Alyssa Gonzalez — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:40:34 +0000

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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Fear of Brave New Worlds, or Uninspired Headline Writing?

Amanda — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 21:18:00 +0000

Summer 2016 marked the 85th anniversary of novelist Aldous Huxley completing his manuscript for Brave New World. The widely read novel, a dystopia of happiness-led oppression (in contrast to the fear-controlled populace in Orwell’s 1984), anticipates global adoption of advances in science and technology such as subliminal learning and reproductive medicine. Published in 1932, the book is still a… Read More »Fear of Brave New Worlds, or Uninspired Headline Writing?

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Boo! Zombies are real!

Amanda — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 17:16:13 +0000

With Halloween just around the corner, how about a little creepy science for the season? Zombies are real. Yes, you read that one right. The undead do exist, and not just in fiction…but maybe I should clarify before you dive right back behind the sofa. Relax; it’s not a whole-body reanimated dead-to-alive apocalypse, just a… Read More »Boo! Zombies are real!

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Enchantment and wonderland: 4D LABS

Amanda — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 18:07:28 +0000

Scientists aren’t as uptight or as mad as the stereotypical personalities shown in popular media. No, they buy burgers for the BBQ, drop off dry cleaning and use public transit—just like everybody else. I know for a fact that some even go “squee!”…but not so much over kittens (okay, maybe about kittens too). So, how… Read More »Enchantment and wonderland: 4D LABS

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Around town: The 6th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Amanda — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:00:37 +0000

Conferences are great places to hang out if you’re a scientist. The buzz of knowledge fills the air, and it’s often the only chance you get to brainstorm with like-minded enthusiasts in your field. By the end of the conference, you are high on knowledge transfer and giddy with sharing the science…and exhausted. But then… Read More »Around town: The 6th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

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Client showcase: UBC Chemistry grant proposals

Roma — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:50:40 +0000

The University of British Columbia (UBC)’s Department of Chemistry is housed in one of the most beautiful buildings on campus (which you may have seen in one or two X-Files episodes). But even more beautiful is what goes on inside the building: it’s home to world-class researchers whose work has contributed to groundbreaking discoveries and… Read More »Client showcase: UBC Chemistry grant proposals

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Caveat lector or reader beware!

Amanda — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:33:14 +0000

Repeat after me: correlation does not imply causation In April, the Journal of Neuroscience published the paper that apparently everybody had been waiting for—definitive proof that even recreational cannabis use messes with your head. As soon as the publication embargo lifted, the headlines screamed into action, suggesting the danger to developing brains from just a… Read More »Caveat lector or reader beware!

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$1,000 genome is here (at last)

Amanda — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:38:43 +0000

Last week, San Diego life sciences equipment developer, Illumina, announced the arrival of the $1,000 genome. According to their stats, running an entire human genome through one of their fast process HiSeqX 10 sequencing machines could spit out the US$1,000 result in a day. Although commercial companies already offer personal partial genome analysis for a… Read More »$1,000 genome is here (at last)

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NASA launches MAVEN, there is much rejoicing

Jakob — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 23:18:28 +0000

We’re talking about water on Mars! Again! I think even hardcore Mars nuts might be getting tired of this, which is kind of a shame because it is really interesting. With varying caveats, we’ve known for a long time that Mars had water. More recently we got confirmation that it still does. But a lot… Read More »NASA launches MAVEN, there is much rejoicing

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