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Tag Archives: University of Wisconsin
Worms’ Molecular Mimicry Infiltrates Enemy Lines and Eventually Our Bloodstream
Every minute of every day there are billions of intricate acts of origami happening right under your nose. While they’re nowhere near as fun to look at as thousands of paper swans or a startlingly attractive contortionist, they are much … Continue reading
Posted in Wisconsin
Tagged biochemistry, blood flukes, immune system, proteins, University of Wisconsin
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More Bang For Your Buck
So I just thought I’d bring up another plus about Big Ten schools today. Besides most all of them being in the top 50 in research expenditures every year, they’re also overwhelmingly state schools. Which means their cheap. Don’t believe … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin
Tagged college, Indiana University, money, northwestern university, Purdue University, tuition, University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska, University of Wisconsin, value
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Through Charles Darwin’s Looking Glass
“Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place.” So the Red Queen told Alice in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass in a wildly fantastic world where most of the rules … Continue reading
Meditation Changes the Brain’s Pain Game
The brain is an amazingly plastic piece of machinery. As a baby, it has a ton of connections going every which way creating an incredible number of neural conduits. Then, as we age and learn, these connections are slowly pruned … Continue reading
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Tagged brain, fMRI, meditate, meditation, pain, University of Wisconsin
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Physicists Find Chemistry at the Surface of Friction
Anyone who has ever had an introductory class to physics – most likely in high school – has at least heard of the term static friction. And on the surface, it makes sense. Why yes, of course, two objects pressed … Continue reading
Does the Federal Government Smell Fishy? It’s not Fishy Enough.
As the presidential election draws closer and closer, you’ll find a lot of people debating over the role of government. What services should it provide to its people and what should be left to the states, or to no government … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, fish, government, University of Nebraska, University of Wisconsin, wildlife
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Successful Women Translates to Successful Everyone in Mathematics
A study from the University of Wisconsin made headlines recently all across the country when its authors used data from global surveys to show that women are not intrinsically inferior to men when it comes to math. I couldn’t understand … Continue reading
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Tagged education, gender equality, mathematics, STEM, University of Wisconsin
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Why Stress Jumbles the Brain
Last week, I wrote about how a greater capacity for working memory actually hinders children with math anxiety. In short, their large mental capacities allows their brains the luxury of worrying, which detracts from their other mental calisthenics. Maybe they … Continue reading
Like Humans, Bees’ Knees Crawl with Distinct Bacteria
If you read this blog – or any scientific blog, for that matter – on a consistent basis, then you’ve probably already heard of the Human Microbiome Project. In short, your body’s cells are outnumbered 100-to-1 by microorganisms living on … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, colony collapse syndrome, honeybees, microbiome, University of Wisconsin
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Big Ten Science 
How the Angry Can Be More Influential Than the Informed
Last week I posted a piece related to nanotechnologies, the use of tiny particles only a handful of nanometers across. I also noted that there is a bit of debate out there about just how safe these emerging technologies are. … Continue reading →