In this guest post, NYU PhD student Minjung Kim reviews Mario Livio’s book on the blunders that shaped science. What do Charles…
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The Student Blog The Scientific Method: It’s OK to BlunderRead more
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Art Stunning Critters, Silent KillersRead more
Science students (like me) and research scientists are often attracted to the aesthetic beauty of the physical and natural sciences at both…
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The Student Blog Changing scenario of Indian science: Emerging opportunities in Life sciencesRead more
The history of Indian science and technology is very rich and old starting from ancient Indus Valley Civilization to today Higgs boson…
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The Student Blog Cutthroat Trout and Carnivorous Plants: Exploring Sagehen Creek Field StationRead more
It is peculiar to stand eight feet underground in a forest, watching as three trout swim by in lazy loops. This is…
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The Student Blog Students 4 Best Evidence: A network for students interested in evidence-based healthcareRead more
In this guest post, David Carroll, a medical student at Queen’s University Belfast introduces us to a new, online network for students…
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The Student Blog The immune system and the human body: we’re not aloneRead more
It’s something you need, and it is given to you at birth. It’s something you eat, but you don’t think about eating…
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The Student Blog If someone hits a paywall in the forest, does it make a sound?: The Open Access ButtonRead more
In this guest post, David Carroll and Joseph McArthur, medical and pharmacology students at Queen’s University and University College London, respectively, describe…
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The Student Blog The Magnifying Glass Ceiling: The Plight of Women in ScienceRead more
Scientists frequently reference a quote attributed to Einstein: “You do not truly understand something unless you can explain it to your grandma.&rdquo…
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The Student Blog On being ‘right’ in scienceRead more
This post will be cross-posted on Berkeley Science Review The other day I was standing around with a few friends arguing about…
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The Student Blog Climate Change: Closing the Knowledge Gap by Opening Access to ResearchRead more
In this guest post, Sara Lindenfeld, a former PLOS employee on her way back to school for environmental graduate studies at Duke…
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The Student Blog PLOS Research Predicts Climate Change “Winners and Losers”: Slide ShowRead more
A glimpse out the window shows the effects of climate change on the weather – but how will the rising seas and…
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Animals Bdelloid Rotifers: Sex,Take 2Read more
This article is being cross-listed on The Berkeley Science Review. Check out some other really interesting pieces there! Isaac Newton, one of…