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  • Double X Science panel at GeekGirlCon 2012

    Double X Science is without discussing who it is. After a review of who all the people on that particular slide are and what they have to do with Double X Science, three questions were asked by the moderator: In November of 2011, Emily founded Double X Science, Emily what was your motivation in founding the site and what was then and is now your vision for it? As mentioned, we have content from editors, other sites and contributors. Ray was the…

    Authored by on August 14, 2012

  • 100 Years

    venting aging.  If we look at the cellular level, scientists discovered that complete copying of DNA is dictated by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase, which earned 3 scientists the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 2009. The unique DNA sequence in the telomeres protects chromosomes from degradation. When telomeres are shortened, cells age. Eventually, the telomeres will shorten, and cells will age and die. Unfortunately, extending telo…

    Authored by on October 19, 2012

  • Biology Explainer: The big 4 building blocks of life–carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and nucleic acids

    …molecules themselves break down into a surprisingly small number of building blocks. The proteins that make up all of the living things on this planet and ensure their appropriate structure and smooth function consist of only 20 different kinds of building blocks. Nucleic acids, specifically DNA, are even more basic: only four different kinds of molecules provide the materials to build the countless different genetic codes that translate into all…

    Authored by on June 8, 2012

  • After Newtown missteps, journalists get guidelines

    …almost twice as likely to say that they don’t want to live or work near a person with mental illness if they read an article about a person with mental illness involved in a mass shooting, according to a study published March 20 in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Interestingly, this tendency is the same even if the article avoids any mention of mental illness. This may be because this link between violence and mental illness is deeply engrain…

    Authored by on March 27, 2013

  • Diversity in Science Carnival #14: Women’s History Month–Exploring the role of women in the STEM enterprise

    …and I close with a quote from it. It’s a letter by Chitra Thakur-Mahadik, who earned her PhD in biochemistry and hemoglobinopathy from the University of Mumbai and served as staff scientist a Mumbai children’s hospital for 25 years. She wrote to her younger, “partially sighted” self that, “The future is ahead and it is not bad!” She goes on to say, “Be fearless but be compassionate to yourself and others… be brave, keep your eyes and ears open…

    Authored by on March 29, 2012

  • Historical Physicists

    Featured today are 10 more women who broke boundaries by their presence in physics. They lived from 1711 to 2000. While I again limited information to one paragraph, I tried to highlight how they got their start, what universities, family members, and scientists were supportive of them. For these women, without the support of fathers, mothers, husbands, and mentors (all male with one exception) their life in science would not have happened. Whil…

    Authored by on February 21, 2012

  • Modern Astronomers

    …an excellent science communicator, researcher, andleader.  She earned her B.S . from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii in the 1980s. At NASA she led the imaging team of the Voyager 2’s encounter with Neptune and became known for her science communication for it.  She returned to MIT as a scientist for nearly a decade. Among her honors, she has received Vladimir Karpetoff Award , Klumpke-Roberts Award,…

    Authored by on January 19, 2012

  • Modern Chemists

    Our next installment of notable women in science brings us to chemists. Many of these women were born in the early part of the 20thcentury and forged their paths in tough times. All are still inspiring others today. Presented in no particular order: Catherine Clarke Fenselau is a pioneer in mass spectrometry.  Born in 1939, her interested in science was apparent before her 10th grade. She was encouraged to attend a women’s college, whi…

    Authored by on April 23, 2012

  • How to find science near you

    …ion that may help you satisfy your science craving. The big one, Science Online, is an annual meeting in North Carolina of scientists, science educators, science communicators, and science enthusiasts. The next meeting (in 2013 as of the writing of this post) has a planning wiki up, and a Twitter account. Science Online has spawned several local science online groups. According to the Science Online Now site, NYC, Seattle, Vancouver, and the…

    Authored by on May 28, 2012

  • Historical Chemists

    ation not able to be presented in 140 characters. Each woman could have multiple pages written on her; however, I have limited each to a paragraph. I hope you look up more on these women.  The International Year of Chemistry 2011 recently wrapped up, so I’d like to share a little more about some historical women in chemistry. Miriam the Alchemist By Michael Maier (1566-1622)  The first historical woman in chemistry is perhaps Miriam th…

    Authored by on January 10, 2012

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