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Short Stuff: DNA Data Storage
One of the more futuristic things around right now on Earth is research into encoding data into strings of genetic code.
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2 years, 11 months ago
Why Manners?
Keeping your elbows off the table, keeping your fingers out of the gravy boat – at some point these became very important rules of etiquette. But wha…
2 years, 11 months ago
Selects: Pterosaurs: Not Flying Dinosaurs
Almost everything you know about pterosaurs is wrong. They weren't birds, they weren't flying dinosaurs and they weren't all pterodactyls. Which make…
2 years, 11 months ago
What's the deal with intermittent fasting?
Could eating at only certain times of the day lead to weight loss? Possibly!
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2 years, 11 months ago
Short Stuff: Rube Goldberg
Everyone knows what a Rube Goldberg machine is, but what do you know about the cartoonist who they're named after?
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3 years ago
The Saga of Milli Vanilli
For a moment Milli Vanilli was the hottest musical act in the world. Then came the news that it was just that, an act, and the fall came swiftly and …
3 years ago
Selects: How Color Works
Science doesn't have a good explanation for why we sense color, yet it is everywhere and affecting us all the time. But why should minutely different…
3 years ago
The Semi-Recent History of Exercise
Humans exercising for better health has not been around that long. Today we dive into this fun history as we cover why and when we started this now c…
3 years ago
Short Stuff: Pollen Count
If you watch the news and hear the pollen count is high for some particular type of plant then it’s high time you learned how they do that.
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3 years ago
What is the Bechdel Test?
The Bechdel Test is a is a measure of the representation of women in film. You'd be surprised how many movies fail.
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3 years ago