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At the #NASAtweetup for the Last Shuttle Launch
I originally posted this article at Scientific American on July 13, 2011. The above Pecha Kucha talk was presented at the Staerkel Planetarium in November 2011. Imagine a dark haired little girl of not quite four years old, playing outside in a cotton dress in the warm dusk of July 30, 1969, in Albuquerque, New […]
My Little Black Book of Scientists I Love
On a very warm and muggy July 30, 2010, outside of Krannert Theater on the U of Illinois campus, Joanne gave a live presentation to an audience of 400 people for the Champaign-Urbana Pecha Kucha 20 slides 20 seconds each! I play a time traveling beauty who can visit any scientist I wish. Find out […]
Blood Cell Bakery
Can cookies describe what a doctor is looking for in a CBC, complete blood cell count? With the capable artistic hands of Ms. Humble from Not So Humble Pie and my cell biology knowledge, they can! Learn about the formed elements of blood: red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (lymphocytes, monocytes, basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils) and platelets […]
The Science of Botox
Science of Botox 1: Clostridium (Above) The first in series of four videos describing the science of Botox to the layperson. This video focuses on the organism that causes botulism, Clostridium botulinum.
Chemistry of Mascara
I have some vague recollection of first learning about chemical bonds and hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity of molecules sometime in high school. Important chemistry concepts indeed. My curiosity about mascara (which is one of two MUST HAVES for me in the make-up department, the other is more crucial: under eye concealer) and especially my new affection […]
Moon Day Mood Music
This was originally posted at my Scientific American blog. Today’s Monday Music Video is not a music video per se, but instead features three songs from a soundtrack to an excellent movie about the Apollo missions.
13 years ago Image, psivid, Space, Video • Tags: Al Reinert, Apollo Lunar Program, Ascent, astronauts, Brian Eno, For all Mankind, Moon, movie, Weightless