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Join the West Virginia Local Science Engagement Network and WVU Science Policy Organization for a fun, three-part event series on improving science communication skills. Attendees will hear from seasoned tale tellers and learn how to communicate complex scientific ideas in a clear and engaging way. Workshops will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 20 and April 18 in the Mountainlair, Greenbrier Room.
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2 years ago Read more at WVU ENews

The science panel that advises the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission has planned a virtual meeting for 10 a.m. Friday, March 15. The public can listen to the meeting online through WebEex or by calling 1-415-655-0003. Members met Feb. 29 to continue the conversation on inlet hazard area boundaries and sea level rise that has been carried through the last handful of panel meetings.
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2 years ago Read more at Island Free Press

Advertisement This rare experience might make you wonder why all these millions of years of evolution have not given us eyes adapted for direct sun-gazing. In such moments you will be tempted to look at the curious sight of our favorite star being not all there, but you can only do so safely if you wear eclipse glasses that filter out most of the solar radiation. The phenomenon of “eclipse blindness” has been known since ancient times.
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2 years ago Read more at The Washington Post

The first episode of the second season has just been released. Each episode will bring together guests from both academia and the practitioner and policy worlds to apply cutting-edge scholarship to real-world challenges. Dr. Nakissa Jahanbani is joined by a panel of guests with deep expertise and experience on the subject.
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2 years ago Read more at United States Military Academy West Point

Nature spoke to three scientists involved in the film’s production. Cillian Murphy picked up the best actor award for his portrayal of Oppenheimer. The film has been lauded for its accurate portrayal. Robbert Dijkgraaf, a theoretical physicist, was the director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
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2 years ago Read more at Nature.com

“007 Science: Inventing the World of James Bond” is a showcase for the incredible and the ridiculous. It’s a collaboration between MSI and EON Productions, the British family business that makes James Bond movies. There’s so much everyday tech in this show that Simmonds insists was introduced to movie audiences via Bond — pagers, cell phones, bulletproof vests, eyeball scanners.
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2 years ago Read more at Chicago Tribune

This adhesion hysteresis is caused by the surface roughness of adherent soft materials. Researchers at University of Freiburg, University of Pittsburgh and University of Akron in the US have now discovered this phenomenon. This phenomenon can be fundamentally observed in soft, elastic materials; adhesive contact is formed more easily than it is broken.
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2 years ago Read more at Technology Networks

Chris Kerr Karin Kirk is a freelance science journalist who has built a career on icy ground. She balances her work as a science writer and climate educator with her job as skiing instructor and ridge guide. If you can bring your science into your hobby, the best thing the ski industry can do is to be service educators.
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2 years ago Read more at Nature.com

Scientists have discovered a universal pattern of brain waves in multiple primate species, including humans. This pattern of electrical activity is seen in the six layers of tissue that cover the outside of mammals' brains, known as the cerebral cortex. The slower brain waves, which reflect those conscious thoughts, are called gamma rhythms and range between 50 and 150 hertz.
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2 years ago Read more at Livescience.com

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2 years ago Read more at Nature.com