Monthly Archives: March 2011

Measles Outbreak Hospitalizes Four Children

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 1

Yes, and it could have been prevented. The outbreak happened in the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis. Since measles immunization is highly effective at preventing measles, how is [..]

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Teaching Electricity and Magnetism: Part II

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 2

This is the second part of my posts about teaching Electricity and Magnetism (EM). Part I can be found here, which dealt with the confusion of students in [..]

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Teaching Electricity and Magnetism: Part I

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 3

When I was a physics TA, there were two topics which always got the students easily mixed up. The first was

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Sweeeeeet Aurora Video

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 0

I think auroras are one of the coolest things on the planet. Along with bacon and beer. This video was featured on the Astronomy Picture of the Day [..]

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Land Mine Detection With Stuff That Smells Good

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 0

At the March meeting of the American Physical Society, an abstract was presented entitled “Detection of Nitro aromatics via fluorescence quenching of pegylated and siloxanated 4, 8-dimethylcoumarins”. The [..]

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Hey Canada, Who Should You Vote For?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 5

I know, I know. This is a science blog, not a political blog! But elections are quite important to the world of science as well and deserve attention. [..]

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It's the Juno Awards!

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 2

I love music; almost as much as science! Yes, the Canadian version of the Grammys is being broadcast tonight. The Junos celebrate excellence in Canadian music, though “excellence” [..]

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The Beauty of Science

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Ryan | Permalink 1

Scientists don’t like pseudoscience because it diverts attention away from the awesomeness of the natural world. The natural world instills a sense of wonder in scientists because of [..]