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Glass Microbiology by Luke Jerram
SARS Corona Virus by Luke Jerram Artist Luke Jarram has created glass sculptures of some of the deadliest diseases known to man including HIV, E. Coli and Small Pox. The incredibly intrincate...
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Merry Christmas Microbes Tree Ornaments
Merry Christmas Microbes Tree Ornaments – $24.95 In true geek fashion you can now trim your tree with very merry Christmas Microbes Tree Ornaments. The set comes with Common Cold, Brain Cell, Kissing...
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Calculator Words
In my day, middle school math class was pretty boring, and led to some remarkable goofing off. (I’m sure math class isn’t like that today; surely no modern kid would waste time in school.) For me,...
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The Late Movies: Lin-Manuel Miranda Raps on The Electric Company
Lin-Manuel Miranda came to my attention when he rapped about Alexander Hamilton. Miranda is the Tony award-winning star, writer, and composer of In the Heights — and he has what we call in the...
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A Small Mystery Hidden In Five Postage Stamps
In 1993 the Royal Mail in Great Britain issued a set of five se-tenant stamps to honor the legendary fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. The stamps depicted iconic scenes from The Reigate Squire,...
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11 Words With a ‘Q’ But No ‘U’ Acceptable in Words With Friends
At this very moment, someone is Googling “Words With Friends words without vowels,” and there’s a good chance they’ll land on this story I posted last year. If your problem isn’t a lack of vowels but a...
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The Late Movies: Geeking Out on “The Edge’s” Guitar Rig
Today in 1961, Dave Evans (known as “The Edge” of U2) was born. In the 51 years since, The Edge has become known for his layered, echoing guitar lines. He famously developed an ultra-complex guitar...
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The Resistance of Astronomers to New Paradigms
By Eric SchulmanAlexandria, Virginia AbstractIn this paper we explore the resistance of astronomers to new paradigms. 1. IntroductionIn the classic work The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Kuhn...
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Most of us are aware that you can trademark a slogan, a logo, and a name, but did you know that it is also possible to trademark a sound? Of course, in order to get approval from the United States...
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