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Blog / En Celebración del Mes de la Cultura Hispana: Entrevista con Científicos Hispanos de Latinoamérica en la Universidad de Carolina del Norte en Chapel Hill

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 / Ana Cartaya /

¡Hola, leyentes! ¿Sabían que del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre se celebra el mes de la cultura hispana en los Estados Unidos? A lo mejor, como yo, eres…

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Ciencia para todos Científicos Hispanos Científicos LatinX Diversidad en ciencia

Blog / Modern Technology, Ancient Past: 3D Modeling in Archaeology

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 / Madelaine Azar / 3

Archaeologists are turning to 3D modeling as a way to study, share, and protect our cultural heritage.

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3D modeling Archaeology Cultural heritage

Blog / The Fungal Frontier of Leather

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 / Melody Kessler /

Fungal leather has recently emerged as a promising alternative to animal-derived and plastic-based leather. This technology warrants further exploration due to its improved sustainability and upcycled production process compared with traditional and synthetic leathers.

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eco-conscious fungi leather sustainability

Blog / What makes antibodies so fab(ulous)?

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 / Odessa Goudy / 1

How can just four different chains be combined in over one trillion different ways?

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Antibody Structure

Blog / Ancient Roots

October 7, 2020October 8, 2020 / Whitney Bell /

Some of the oldest trees in the world can be found here in North Carolina. A bald cypress on the Black River is estimated to be at least 2,624 years old!

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#ancient #baldcypress #BlackRiverNC #carbondating #nature #treerings

Blog / Why are sunsets and rainbows so pretty?

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 / Corban Murphey / 1

Light: we see it every day in buildings, outside, and on our screens. In fact, seeing things at all is just light going into your eyeballs. It’s often taken for…

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atmosphere light Nature Physics

Blog / The Machine Learning Sonata

October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 / Jamshaid Shahir / 2

Machine learning has influenced several facets of our lives, from how we conduct research to even how we listen to music. In this post, let’s explore how machine learning is changing the way we listen to and even compose music.

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big data computer science Machine Learning music

Blog / An Ode to Attenborough

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 / Bree Iskandar /

A poem on the prolific and iconic natural historian, Sir David Attenborough.

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Climate Climate Change David Attenborough Documentaries Earth Nature Profile

Blog / Nutrition and COVID-19

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 / Allison Lacko /

Emphasizing the importance of nutrition in fighting COVID

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COVID-19 diet

Blog / A Tale of Two Political Narratives About Racial Inequality

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 / Manuel Galvan /

Conservatives and liberals offer differing views on the causes of racial inequality. What does the experimental evidence say?

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Discrimination Politics Psychology Racial inequality Racism

Blog / Second From the Sun – A Brief History of Observations of Venus

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 / Mackenna Wood /

New science on Venus’s atmosphere may inspire new missions to explore “Earth’s Sister”, but did you know that probes landed on Venus’s surface in the 1970’s?

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astronomy venus

Blog / How to Change Your Genetics

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 / Irene Chiang /

Making this one change could help reduce your risk for major diseases.

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Food Food Science Nutrigenomics nutrition

Blog / Meditation: Medical Miracle or Mythical Exaggeration?

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 / Sean Gay /

What is meditation? And is it actually scientifically proven to work?

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Anxiety depression Focus insomnia Meditation Neuroscience

Blog / The Art of Science

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 / Riya Gohil /

Science and art may seem like two opposing fields, but some of the best scientists in the world are artists and some of the best artists in the world are scientists.

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Art bioart Science Science and Art Science Art

Blog / Here’s how you can get involved in scientific research!

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 / Mikayla Feldbauer /

Citizen science enables non-scientists to get involved in the scientific process. Keep reading to find out how you could contribute to a research project!

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Blog / Uncertain Food in a Warming World

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 / Kaylee Helfrich /

Climate change will reduce our ability to reliably get inexpensive, healthy, and plentiful food. Our actions today will determine how we eat in the future.

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Climate Change food supply food systems global nutrition global warming government policy nutrition

Blog / Azula’s Flames and Other Mysteries

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 / Daniel Conroy /

Ever wonder why Azula’s flames are blue? Read my detailed explanation that was inspired by scientifically inaccurate assignments of flame colors.

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ATLA Avatar: The Last Airbender Azula black bodies dicarbon fire flames hydrogen luminescence phlogiston The Hype About Hydrogen The Invention of Air

Blog / To Fish or not to Fish??

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 / Syed Masood / 1

Bringing attention to the issue of overfishing, specifically the determent of sharking finning.

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