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Continue reading "50 States of Science: The Gateway to Science in North Dakota takes hands on STEM to the next level."
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Continue reading "THE ABSTRACT: Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” is a flawed cinematic tour de force."
Continue reading "THE ABSTRACT: Colson Whitehead’s “Crook Manifesto” booms with virtuosity. What more can you ask for in a book?"
Continue reading "50 States of Science: The Hastings Museum in Nebraska is as intoxicating as a pitcher of Kool-Aid on a hot summer’s eve."
Continue reading "THE ABSTRACT: Tessa Hadley’s “After the Funeral and Other Stories” is yet another masterful notch under her belt."
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Continue reading "THE URBAN FOREST: A surprise visit from a yellow mushroom in my 10th floor balcony."
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Continue reading "THE ABSTRACT: Sarah Rose Etter combines surrealism and potent storytelling in “Ripe.”"
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Continue reading "50 States of Science: Deep in the heart of Georgia, the Tellus Science Museum beckons."
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Continue reading "THC-O was tested to see if rumors of psychedelic properties are true. They aren’t (sorry)."
Continue reading "THE ABSTRACT: “Joy Ride” is just plain naughty."
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Continue reading "THE ABSTRACT: “Blue Jean” is a powerful testament to courage that is timely and necessary."
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Continue reading "EXPEDITIONS: Green sea turtles around the Scarborough Shoal are gentle, majestic, and endangered. But there’s hope…"
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Continue reading "THE ABSTRACT: Fast X is Fast and Furious without apology and that’s fine by me."
Continue reading "Conversations with Pang Ke: Unraveling the Mysteries of Horodyskia And How Ancient Macrofossils Shed Light on Early Eukaryotic Evolution."
Continue reading "SCINQ BASICS: Mussels taste great, are full of nutrients, and were used to flay early English colonists in America (supposedly)."
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Continue reading "SCINQ BASICS: Monosodium glutamate brings the shine to everything it touches."
Continue reading "CONVERSATIONS: Dr. Henry Mahncke discusses neuroplasticity, BrainHQ, and how Tom Brady kept his mind sharp."
Continue reading "Conversations with John E. Moses: Novel shapeshifting vancomycin shows potential against resistant bacteria."
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Continue reading "Just a Touch of MS (Excerpt from “The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries”)"
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Continue reading "Xiaowei Zhuang: A Trailblazer in the Field of Single-Molecule Biology."
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Continue reading "THE ABSTRACT: In “First Two Pages of Frankenstein,” The National return to form."
Continue reading "Nergis Mavalvala: A Beacon of Innovation and Inspiration for Asian-American Scientists."
Continue reading "A bittersweet visit to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum."
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Continue reading "Dr. C. N. Yang: A Remarkable Physicist and an Inspirational Asian-American."
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