Hackerspaces and Hacking Science

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A little over two years ago the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan was crippled by a massive undersea earthquake and subsequent tsunami. As the accident unfolded there were questions about how much radiation was being released and how to determine …

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My Top 3 Geology Education Models

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My Top 3 Geology Teaching Models

I love models.  Specifically dynamic analog models.  I love building something and then seeing it work.  And apparently, lots of other people enjoy them, too.  There’s something about seeing something work in real life …

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MSF Scientific Day 2013

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Does blogging help patients cope with the lengthy and toxic treatment for multidrug resistant tuberculosis? Do humanitarian responses to crises fail to take sufficient account of the plight of elderly people? Is giving money more effective than giving food supplements …

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This Week in PLOS NTDs and PLOS Pathogens: Tracing the Justinianic Plague; Prudence in Diagnosing Rabies; the Functions of PolyP; Thermal Treatment for Leishmaniasis; and More

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The following new articles are publishing in PLOS NTDs this week:

Chronic American cutaneous leishmaniasis is expensive and difficult to treat using conventional techniques that have major adverse side effects. In this paper Dr. Braulio Valencia and colleagues outline a

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Spotlight from the CUGH Conference 2013: Innovative Technologies

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I recently attended the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference in Washington DC from March 13-16, 2013. I found the talks on Innovative Technologies most interesting, in part because technologies have a large impact on the everyday lives …

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PLOS Pathogens heads back to Brazil this month for Keystone Symposium on the Innate Immune Response in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease!

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We are pleased to announce that PLOS Pathogens will be attending the Keystone Symposium on the Innate Immune Response in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease at Universidade Ferederal de Ouro Preto (UFOP) in lovely, historical Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil from …

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The Rhinoceros: Saving an Icon

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8526743557_5c3a36734eThe rhino is an iconic animal. With their tough demeanor and unforgettable horn, what’s not to love?

This majestic creature has been on earth more than 9.2 million years, according to a recent PLOS ONE article, where researchers describe a …

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Your computer screen, from an angle

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We can probably agree that this rectangle is pink.

 

Now, keep the rectangle on display, and stand up so that you’re looking down at your screen from a sharp angle. If you have a laptop, you can tilt your …

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Turning the World Upside Down

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Isobel Braithwaite shares her thoughts on the recent launch event of the Turning the World Upside Down online platform.

A couple of weeks back, I attended the launch event of the new Turning the World Upside Down (TTWUD) website, …

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Confessions of a D Orbital

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OleuropeinaOrganic chemistry has changed! Not the science, but the way it’s taught.

SUNY Stony Brook, Fall semester, 1973. 500+ wannabe doctors pack into the lecture hall, squinting as a small figure up front slaps down overheads, scribbling CHNOPS atoms …

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