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- City Life, Public Service Announcement Apr 9, 2021
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Reopenings, discussions, and ¡WEPA!
Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator
- News & Politics, Feature Oct 16, 2019
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Three organs, one life
The heart, liver, kidney triple crown is something of a specialty for UChicago Medicine. For Daru Smith, a triple transplant was his only hope.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jan 25, 2019
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Big Science investigates the human condition
Hot Kitchen Collective explores both inner and outer space.
- News & Politics, Feature Dec 20, 2018
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The flu explainer Chicago didn’t know it needed
Health is a civic undertaking.
- News & Politics, Feature Nov 13, 2018
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Programs empower young women of color in STEM
High school students connect with role models, receive hands-on training.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 11, 2015
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Why is science still a boys' club? A new book can't tell us.
Instead, The Only Woman in the Room devotes most of its space to documenting one woman's experience 35 years ago.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 2, 2015
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Ted Cruz inches left with climate change comments—even if he doesn't know it
"Climate change is not science," the candidate told Glenn Beck. "It's religion."
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 29, 2015
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Report: Scientists are feeling sort of sulky
Pew releases a study on science and the public
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 11, 2014
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A U. of C. scientist's robotics are helping with that cool comet mission
Tom Economou is a 77-year-old Chicago scientist with a lot at stake in tomorrow's Rosetta mission to land on a comet.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 12, 2014
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Has anyone ever gone into journalism for the prestige?
As usual, the Harris Poll ranks journalists low in prestige
- Arts & Culture, Feature Jan 27, 2014
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How Emily Graslie went from YouTube science star to full-time at the Field Museum
Graslie was a 20-year-old aspiring artist who visited a zoological museum on a whim. Four years later her vlog, the Brain Scoop, earned her an unusual gig at one of the world's largest natural history museums.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 14, 2013
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Ladies get laid for free today
A study has found.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 24, 2012
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Science: female voters will determine this election cycle
Let's don't get hysterical
- Blogs, Bleader May 1, 2012
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More on teaching creationism
Science and faith should both be taught in schools
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 1, 2011
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When our tools wear out their welcomes
Scientific innovation may enhance reliability, but it can also ignore conventional wisdom.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 14, 2011
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Playing music might actually keep you from losing your hearing, or maybe not
You're either improving or destroying your hearing. It's hard to say.
- Blogs, Bleader May 20, 2011
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Moon Rock Over My Hammy
You can't sell moon rocks, even at Denny's.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 4, 2010
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Doomed In The Womb
Avert your eyes, ma!
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 28, 2010
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Through 10/10—Free Performances of QED at Northwestern
Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science presents free performances of Peter Parnell's QED through October 10.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 16, 2010
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The Nature of Existence
Roger Nygard's comic documentary "The Nature of Existence" screens through Saturday at Facets Cinematheque.
- Reader, Matches blog Feb 17, 2010
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Don't Baby, Baby
What do you say? Yeah, I think that just turning and leaving is a pretty good answer
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 25, 2009
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Evasion of the Bodysnatchers
“We’ve secretly replaced the regular cremains at this upscale funeral home with Seamans’ Crystals™. Can these discriminating mourners tell the difference? Let’s find out.”
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 4, 2009
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Welcome back
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 8, 2009
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A more serious kind of Peter Pan Syndrome
A psychology professor theorizes about MJ's sex life.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 30, 2009
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H1N1, swine flu... or Gorgon flu?
Following the heated swine flu nomenclature debate, and proposing on a classicist settlement.
