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Here's the Science Behind Finding North Korea's Nuclear Weapons
Negotiations over denuclearization of North Korea collapsed this morning after North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un insisted the United States lift all…
Extreme, Hydrogen-Crushing Physicists Are Pushing Us into a 'New Era of Superconductivity'
"We believe this is now a new era of superconductivity," Russell Hemley, a materials scientist at George Washington University in Washington,…
Human-centred design can help reduce accidents like the recent Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crash
On March 10, 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 took off from Addis Ababa International Airport in Ethiopia. After only six…
Tennessee teacher converts bus into classroom to bring education to low-income areas
While a teacher at Hardy Elementary School in low-income Chattanooga, Tennessee, Brittany Harris was worried about the low test scores…
Microwaved Grapes Spit Plasma, and Scientists Finally Know Why
If you were to drop a cut grape into the microwave and heat it, something incredible would happen: The little…
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Here's the Science Behind Finding North Korea's Nuclear Weapons
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An uneasy alliance: Indigenous Traditional Knowledge enriches western science
An article I published last year in The Conversation and republished in Smithsonian Magazineabout Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and western science touched a nerve…
It’s taken thousands of years, but Western science is finally catching up to Traditional Knowledge
Our knowledge of what the denizens of the animal kingdom are up to, especially when humans aren’t around, has steadily…
What Is Genetic Modification?
Genetic modification is the process of altering the genetic makeup of an organism. This has been done indirectly for thousands of years…
How to train 21st century engineers for tech discoveries
The year is 1985. Portable CD players like the Sony Discman are the epitome of consumer technology: a battery-operated device that allows…
