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Not so good find in a Melibe stomach
As the title shows, I made an unpleasant discovery yesterday while examining the contents of a dissected Melibe‘s stomach: Glass shards I took this out of an individual that I had fed six hours...
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Consumption of Scientific Information
When discussing vectors for consumption of scientific information, I think that one needs to recognize the difference between how scientists and how lay readers consume information. I do enjoy reading...
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As a 21st century internet junkie, I have to say I kind of enjoyed this assignment (“no I’m not wasting time on facebook, I’m doing homework!”). It was very interesting to look myself up online, and...
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Check out the photos page to see some cool photos of a Melibe brain. On a side note, does anyone know how to add new posts to a page other than the main one? Thanks!
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Public outreach ideas
As evidenced by our discussion last week, one good (and probably safe) audience for any of us is grade school students. One obvious reason is that by reaching out in this way we can help educate a...
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During class yesterday I tried to imagine how I would explain my project to a drunk guy at a bar, and initially I was pretty unhappy with how it sounded. I felt that this description took a lot of the...
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To open access or not to open access?
I, like most everyone else, feel that open access is the better method of publication, as it truly fulfills the spirit of science. Open access allows us to share our research quickly, getting out to...
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Ethics in scientific communication
I was a little unsure of how exactly to approach this assignment, so I decided to go the safe route and select one of the suggested topics. I chose Andrew Wakefield and the MMR vaccine, in part...
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Visual Communication Part 1
For this assignment I chose to compare two visuals that depict the same topic, figuring that the effective styles/methods will be more evident. The two images, taken from course websites, describe...
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Visual Communication Part 2
I struggled for a while trying to figure out a good visual for this project. Earlier this year Liz suggested that I label the organs/parts on one of the Melibe photos that I had posted, which is...
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