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Scrambled Science
How much can you learn from the words that make up a scientific paper? When they are in order and presented in the traditional scientific way, a great deal. However, even when they are taken out of...
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The Blast Mosaic
Over the past month or so, we’ve been spending a lot of time with the Blast crew. We’ve had a chance to sit in on their research meetings, watch them set up and perform experiments, interview them and...
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Money Makes The Lab Go Round
Editor’s Note: Lizzie Crouch and Ben Good contributed equally to this article. The Blast research group at Imperial College, London, is unique, from the people who carry out the research to the...
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The Beat of the Scientific Drum
The Blast lab at Imperial College, London, is a percussionist’s dream. During experiments, which examine the effects of explosions on humans, metal plates are bashed upwards under pressure, weights...
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Modeling reality
Mathematical models are convenient ways for scientists to represent, understand and predict what happens in the world outside of the lab. But any model is a simplification of what it represents, and...
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Question, investigate, and share
Editor’s Note: Anna Perman and David Robertson contributed equally to this article. Sara and Gina are collecting baby teeth, to build a palace. Gina: “The experiment has gone so far, without even...
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Back to the future
What did you want to be when you grew up? Did you have a plan to be a fireman? Maybe. An explorer? Possibly. But what about a scientist? Probably not. There are many misconceptions about who...
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Bdelloid Rotifers: Sex,Take 2
This article is being cross-listed on The Berkeley Science Review. Check out some other really interesting pieces there! Isaac Newton, one of the most famous physicists to have ever existed, lived to...
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Scientists Behaving Badly (On Social Media)
By Brett Buttliere Operant conditioning is well established and suggests individuals will continue behavior that is rewarded (for instance with favorites, retweets, or replies). Image courtesy of...
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Why do children believe in Santa? PLOS ONE studies examine how children...
How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa Claus? Evidence shows you were probably about five years old. But why then? Why not three or seven? Before you wrap up a present for your niece or...
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