Category Archives: Random thoughts

Exploring the Bottom of the Sea

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

This is just a bragging post:  My good friend, Eliza Strickland, is a science writer at IEEE Spectrum which is a magazine for engineers and scientists.  With her amazing job, she has the opportunity to travel and report on science … Continue reading →

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Scale of the Universe

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Well, the Cell Size and Scale was pretty cool.  But THIS IS EVEN COOLER! Check it out here! (Thanks to Douglas for sending me the link.)

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An anti-bullying video about the power of mean words

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Not science-related…just being-a-good-human-being related:    

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From a car dismantler to organ donation

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

On Saturday, I was very excited to go to the Lawrence Berkeley Labs for their open house.  However, I ended up spending the day at a place called “Pick and Pull: a self-serve auto and truck dismantler.”  My partner was … Continue reading →

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Don’t use exfoliants with “microbeads!” Even the smallest plastic particles are polluting the ocean!

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

A recent article in ScienceNews talks about the microplastics that are polluting our oceans and threatening marine organisms.  Microplastics are tiny tiny pieces of plastic that can come from products like exfoliants that advertise that they have “microbeads” and laundry … Continue reading →

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For Emily

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

How can you despise these cute little things?! 4 Fun Facts about Sloths via Boing Boing Anything that looks like a miniature, happy Chewbacca just has to be awesome—and sloths do not disappoint. From tooth to poo pellet, the creatures … Continue reading →

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SCIENCE IS REAL!

Posted on October 22, 2009 by

From the band, They Might Be Giants: Hope you all have a great time next week!  Mwah!

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Why the Beach Clean-up was important

Posted on October 20, 2009 by

Thank you all for participating in the beach clean up!  As you heard in the presentation, our oceans are heavily polluted from chemicals, sewage and trash.  The amount of plastic in the ocean is astounding and we’re still gathering data … Continue reading →

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