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Notable Science Losses from 2018
As humans, we have to deal with loss. It is, unfortunately, a fact of nature. It may be a direct loss of a family member or a friend. It could also have been an indirect […]
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A little chatbot to play with for 2019
“Hey, Google. What are the AI predictions for 2019?” “My apologies, I don’t understand.” That’s about all you can expect from the Google assistant, and pretty much most of the smart speakers out there. Don’t […]
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It’s Opposition Night Tonight and a Lunar Eclipse
Keeping on with the space theme this week it happens to be Mars opposition night tonight. The opposition of Mars happens every 26 months. This year it will be the best Mars opposition since 2003. […]
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Name the EXOMARS Rover CONTEST – 10SBD
It’s time for a contest! On Friday the European Space Agency launched its contest to name the ExoMars rover. I’ve entered the contest with dreams of winning. I thought that it would be bloody cool if […]
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Odessa – An Ode to Odyssey for ExoMars Rover
There is a competition that was just announced by the European Space Agency (ESA). @fredrikka just posted about it. The contest? Name the ExoMars 2020 rover. As soon as I read his post a name […]
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Beware of Heracleum mantegazzianum – Giant Hogweed
No, that’s not a spell from Harry Potter. Although it sounds like something from Harry Potter, Heracleum mantegazzianum is better known as Giant Hogweed (still not helping my case.) Oddly enough it actually belongs to the […]
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Science with Quinn: Episode 2
Teaching Science Matters Science with Quinn. In this Episode, Quinn takes us to a Maple Syrup farm.
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Science with Quinn: Episode 1
Teaching Science Matters Teaching Science Matters – Quinn tells us about the discovery of the origins of the Big Bang at BICEP2. Andrei Linde is told in a surprise visit by the project’s Assistant Professor, […]