Looking for videos to create a youtube playlist to entertain a group of science-minded teenagers for about 30 min that are largely visual. Sound is fine but the bulk shouldn't be someone talking to the class like an instructor - visualizations are best - ideally they should look really, really cool. Class is engineering focused, but chemistry, robotics, wobbly bridges, comp-sci, biology, are all welcome.
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posted by The Whelk
on Mar 24, 2013 -
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I'm wondering if anyone can shed some light on the daily experience of a university researcher in either psychology or the basic sciences as well as a meta-review of the job as a whole.
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posted by marsbar77
on Mar 14, 2013 -
5 answers
What is this thing my cat brought to my porch?
http://i.imgur.com/cejZcGe.jpg It appears to be something between an animal fetus and organ. When I turned it over it looked the same on the other side. There were no visible eyes/mouth/features. It was larger than a quarter and there was no blood present. A possum visits regularly, and the area has many moles, birds, and raccoons.
posted by Locative
on Mar 1, 2013 -
18 answers
What is the longest amount of time a single cell (whether on it's own or in an animal/plant) can live without either splitting or dying?
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posted by xarnop
on Feb 13, 2013 -
11 answers
I'm trying a analyse a set of biological data for a research project and I'm having trouble finding the appropriate statistical tests to use.
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posted by snoogles
on Feb 12, 2013 -
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I recently accepted a sales position within a company that sells laboratory equipment. (i.e. centrifuges, GC's, HPLC's, Thermal Cyclers, etc) I have no previous lab or science experience, so learning about a myriad of highly technical products/methods is a quite challenging. My main challenge comes from the fact that I need to engage in conversations with scientists, chemists, biologists on a daily basis. With no previous lab experience, I've been having a hard time talking to them on technical level.
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posted by AMWKE1984
on Feb 8, 2013 -
11 answers
What are some non-institution-specific scholarships or grants for someone who wants to do primate research this summer?
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posted by lemoncakeisalie
on Feb 6, 2013 -
4 answers
We're buying a house (still negotiating, hence the anonymity), and we have learned that the level of lead in the water is slightly above the expected range. Not knowing whether this is a big deal, I've tried to do some math to figure out whether being over the threshold is an object of legitimate concern (or whether the range is the fruit of a hyperactive regulatory state) and the process has led me to even more questions.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 29, 2013 -
14 answers
What statistical test should I use to determine if there is a significant difference in the percent change in the presence of bacterial species observed among five groups before and after treatment.
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posted by waving
on Dec 18, 2012 -
19 answers
Science grad school application filter: I have informally (but explicitly) accepted a graduate assistant position (in conservation biology) at my current undergraduate institution. I am now having second thoughts and am wondering what, if anything, I should do about it. Help me, Hive Mind! I don't know what to do!
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 28, 2012 -
8 answers
Lab workers: With which brand of pipette driver / pipettor should we stock our lab?
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posted by metaBugs
on Nov 3, 2012 -
7 answers
What are some of the best technical blogs out there in conservation biology, biogeography, evolutionary biology, and ecology?
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posted by Scientist
on Oct 29, 2012 -
4 answers
Besides gametes, are there any other animal cells or cell groups that live and function outside of the originating animal?
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posted by moonmilk
on Oct 19, 2012 -
16 answers
I am a college freshman in my
school's the College of Letters of Sciences. Currently, I'm pursuing a B.A. in Computer Science. I'd like to pursue a more technical understanding of software engineering as it applies to biological system, but need help maneuvering the many subfields.
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posted by ptsampras14
on Oct 3, 2012 -
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I am applying for tenure-track molecular biology faculty positions in the US. My skills are also in high demand in industry. Offers for faculty jobs I apply to now should come anywhere from late Feb to early May with a lot of flexibility on how long I have for acceptance. I suppose that biotech industry positions will have a much shorter timescale from application to their decision and how long I have for mine, but I'm not entirely sure. If I want to maximize my options in the spring, when should I start inquiring about industry jobs?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 3, 2012 -
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I am a senior undergraduate biology student who wants to become a conservation biologist and a professor. I work part-time in a lab at my university, and my principal investigator recently made me an offer that on the face of it seems pretty great. Should I take it?
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posted by Scientist
on Sep 24, 2012 -
28 answers
What after bio-statistics software experience is most attractive to future employers?
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posted by waving
on Sep 6, 2012 -
5 answers
Why is there such an extreme variation in the way humans perceive and react to the same ambient temperature? Especially in the way I perceive it relative to everyone else around me?
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posted by rhiannonstone
on Jul 30, 2012 -
20 answers
Some people have divots or dimples on their low-lower backs, just to the east and to the west of the base of the spine. What are those called? And what causes them?
posted by mochapickle
on Jul 29, 2012 -
4 answers
Post-college, pre-graduate school: I recently finished my undergrad program, and have found myself at a stand still. Any good organizations to help move my future along?
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posted by Stan Grossman
on Jul 18, 2012 -
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Wondering whether I should go for the PhD that I wanted when I went back to school, or whether it's more sensible to stay where I am and do a Master's first.
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posted by Scientist
on Jul 1, 2012 -
18 answers
What is happening in the body when food poisoning occurs? Are the symptoms defensive actions or purely symptomatic?
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posted by distorte
on Jun 25, 2012 -
13 answers
A couple months ago I found a very long document talking about academic networking. I believe it was written over 20 years ago but still seemed incredibly relevant. As a young student trying to get his footing in academia, I'd love to find this networking primer again, as well as other things to read that would be helpful.
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posted by Strass
on Jun 14, 2012 -
5 answers
Was reading about microchips that are designed to allow a few mistakes (known as '
Sloppy Chips'), and pondering equivalent kinds of 'coding' errors and entropy in biological systems. Can a fair comparison be made between the two?
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posted by 0bvious
on Jun 5, 2012 -
4 answers
Neuropharmacologyfilter. Brief me on the practical basics (and the theoretical rudiments) of what it means to have a chemical in one's "system."
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posted by foursentences
on May 27, 2012 -
5 answers
I'm doing a PhD in molecular biology, and I want to get a broader feel for my options when I graduate.
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posted by jlibera
on May 26, 2012 -
2 answers
How and why do we become accustomed to smells? What makes some odours personally super-pungent one day and unnoticed 'background noise' later on, despite the smell remaining objectively unchanged?
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posted by peacay
on May 19, 2012 -
7 answers
What is the current state of interdisciplinary research between biology and economics?
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posted by gauche
on May 16, 2012 -
4 answers
Why are there no lobsters the size of horses or horses the size of shrimp?
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posted by jeb
on Apr 25, 2012 -
23 answers
I need recommendations on a PhD program in ecology/conservation biology/interdisciplinary studies. I am a biology student who has strong nontraditional interests in cross-disciplinary work, popularization of science (i.e. making science relevant to non-science people), creating social and political change, and examining the relationships between humans and the biosphere from a holistic, non-anthropocentric perspective. Any ideas?
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posted by Scientist
on Apr 14, 2012 -
21 answers
I need to take Human Anatomy and Physiology as pre-req's for Occupational Therapy school. Those courses require that you have taken Bio 101 with a Lab, which I did not take in college (graduated in 2006). My questions are: how lost will I be if I do not take Bio 101 first (college classes sure are expensive!), and is this something that the community college where I want to take Anatomy will even check?
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posted by imalaowai
on Mar 31, 2012 -
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Evolutionary biologists: I'm trying to recall the concise explanation a professor gave in an evolution and ecology course about why dragons just plain did not exist.
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posted by hegemone
on Feb 6, 2012 -
13 answers
What's some great new bioscience themed art? The more hands-on and interactive the better. Mapping genetic sequences to procedurally generated pictured is all good and well, but does seem a bit trite and decorative these days. What's out there these days saying something in the intersection between wet labs and the gallery?
posted by nicolas léonard sadi carnot
on Feb 2, 2012 -
3 answers
I can recall a text-book case of introducing a species (deer) into a new environment, where a lack of natural predators caused a population boom, followed by local extinction. I remember most of the details but I can't find the actual cite. Please help!
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posted by ianso
on Jan 20, 2012 -
4 answers
Question from my seven-year-old son: "Are a hummingbird's wings the fastest thing on something that breathes?"
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posted by winston
on Jan 13, 2012 -
28 answers
Looking for an awesome primer on genetics! It should start somewhere around the highschool level, and continue through to some college-level material. Bonus points if it touches on some recent developments and research. Oh! And readability is key.
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posted by Afroblanco
on Jan 13, 2012 -
5 answers
I want to know how deep and how wide the roots of various plants will normally grow. Trees, gourd vines, wheat, clover, tomatoes, garlic, cilantro, marigolds, everything. I want to make sure my raised beds are high enough and also want to prevent plants from choking each other out.
posted by gray17
on Dec 15, 2011 -
4 answers
What are some article length studies readily available on the internets that summarize the evidence for evolution?
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posted by holdkris99
on Dec 1, 2011 -
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