Science and Engineering

Are scientists fallible? Is science? Contributions of forgotten scientists of the past and of #WomeninScience in the future. The funny side of science and engineering. Some of the challenges facing how science progresses and some of the new projects trying to address them. Profiles of labs knitting the future and stories from scientists at work. © 2020 Tanay and Sach ___ Film quote, presumed under Fair Use: Voices of Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern from Jurassic Park (1992). Dr. Ian Malcolm and Dr. Ellie Sattler on a  tour of the island, musing aloud their thoughts on humans toying with nature. Telescope icon by icongeek26. =  =  = Links: Steam-power is 2000 years old https://www.britannica.com/technology/aeolipile ‘Algorithms’ come from Uzbekistan https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/91544/how-algorithm-got-its-name Iraqis were among the first scientists in today’s sense http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7810846.stm When they blew smoke up you to save you from drowning https://gizmodo.com/blowing-smoke-up-your-ass-used-to-be-literal-1578620709 Stonehenge building not such a mystery https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/05/23/stonehenge-wasnt-so-hard-to-build-after-all-archaeologists-disco/ The real housewives of the Enlightenment https://www.nature.com/scitable/forums/women-in-science/ever-heard-of-marie-anne-lavoisier-58817208/ https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Library-and-Information-Services/Exhibitions/Women-and-Geology/Mary-Buckland Some of Newton’s more dubious thoughts https://listverse.com/2018/07/26/10-strange-stories-from-isaac-newtons-descent-into-madness/ Some of Einstein's more dubious thoughts https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/14/world/einstein-travel-diaries.html Trying to avoid all GMO food? Might be harder than you thought. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/05/05/404198552/natural-gmo-sweet-potato-genetically-modified-8-000-years-ago Who’s paying for this research? https://listverse.com/2019/01/18/10-ridiculously-elaborate-scientific-studies-no-one-asked-for/ When not to trust experts https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/unknown-unknowns-the-problem-of-hypocognition/ Responses to crises in science publication https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-07325-2 Goodbye to animal testing! http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190122-how-bodies-on-a-chip-can-transform-animal-welfare Insects inspire the best robots https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613886/robot-bee-solar-powered-flying-drones/ Why Russia has more women in science than common in the West https://qz.com/1746284/socialist-countries-employ-more-women-in-math-and-science/ Story Collider podcast http://StoryCollider.org One of the best Twitter handles in Science https://www.statnews.com/2019/04/15/in-mice-twitter-account-hype-science-reporting/ Astrobiology with Neil De Grasse Tyson and Richard Dawkins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RExQFZzHXQ Profile of Berkeley rock star scientist Dr. Jennifer Doudna https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/faculty/jennifer-doudna One of the cooler labs out there https://media.mit.edu

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