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In the olden days, before the internet, the only true way to learn archaeology was through a dig or a visit to a museum. Nowadays, many archaeologists, students, and other experts keep a blog.
link: http://www.engineeringdegreeonline.org/top-50-archeologist-bloggersIn the olden days, before the internet, the only true way to learn archaeology was... more
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In the final episode of this 3 part video series on how to optimize antibiotic use and how to minimize the emergence of drug resistant pathogens, Dr. Linda Tollefson, Assistant Commissioner for Science at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, goes in depth on the use of antimicrobial drugs in agriculture, their efficacy, and adverse human health consequences. Dr. Stuart Levy, professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine, discusses policy, regulatory and funding issues around antibiotic resistance. Both Dr. Tollefson and Dr. Levy take a handful of questions from the audience.
(The series, "Antibiotics: Is a Strong Offense the Best Defense?" was filmed on September 18, 2008 at the Koshland Science Museum in Washington, D.C., for some reason this was never uploaded to Current.tv when Part 1 and Part 2 were. I just wanted to make the series complete.)In the final episode of this 3 part video series on how to optimize antibiotic use and... more
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Bacteria communicate with chemical languages that allow them to synchronize their behavior and thereby act as multi-cellular organisms. This process, called quorum sensing, enables bacteria to do things they can’t do as a single cell, like successfully infect and cause disease in humans.
Bonnie Bassler, Ph.D., the Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University and President-elect for the American Society for Microbiology, has been researching strategies that can interfere with quorum sensing and will hopefully yield novel antibiotics to prevent disease.
In this episode of MicrobeWorld Video we present the full presentation Dr. Bassler gave at the Marian Koshland Science Museum in Washington, D.C. on June 18, 2009. Not only does Dr. Bassler explain the mechanisms of bacterial communication, but she also puts forth her theories on how we can disrupt this communication for human benefit.Bacteria communicate with chemical languages that allow them to synchronize their... more
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Add "falling through ice" to the list of possible causes of dinosaur extinction...Add "falling through ice" to the list of possible causes of dinosaur... more
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Before too long, Potter fans in the UK will have a new museum dedicated to the young wizard and his amazing world. Warner Bros. is looking to make a stake in the British film industry, and is in the planning stages for a Potter-themed attraction across the pond. No, it won't be a theme park, like the one in Florida, but will feature sets, costumes, makeup effects and creature designs from the films.
http://adorablenapalm.blogspot.com/2010/11/weve-got-magic-to-do-just-for-you.htmlBefore too long, Potter fans in the UK will have a new museum dedicated to the young... more
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Kengo Kuma and Associates wins Dundee V&A design competition
The Japanese firm has beaten five other entrants on the shortlist to design the new Victoria and Albert Museum in Dundee.
The museum is to be built out on the River Tay on the Dundee waterfront
Plans to open a V&A offshoot in Dundee were first announced in 2007 by former First Minister Jack McConnell.
Since then the project has captured the imagination of politicians at a local and national level who believe it will not only transform Dundee but also Scotland as a whole.
Mr Kuma said he was grateful for the chance to build what is hoped will become as iconic a structure at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.Kengo Kuma and Associates wins Dundee V&A design competition
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Museum Day, the museums all over the country would be open for the general public; visitors would not have to pay a penny to enter these museums. The Museum Day is being sponsored by multi-national organisationsMuseum Day, the museums all over the country would be open for the general public;... more
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The Kinetic Sculpture is a metaphorical translation of the process of form-finding in art and design. 714 metal spheres, hanging from thin steel wires attached to individually-controlled stepper motors and covering the area of six square meters, animate a seven minute long mechatronic narrative. In the beginning, moving chaotically, then evolving to several competing forms that eventually resolve to the finished object, the Kinetic Sculpture creates an artistic visualization of the process of form-finding in different variations.The Kinetic Sculpture is a metaphorical translation of the process of form-finding in... more
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American Jews for a Just Peace, Jewish Voice for Peace, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, andJews Say No! will hold a rally tomorrow evening September 16th 5:30-7:00 PM in front of the Museum of Tolerance, 226 E. 42nd Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues in Manhattan to protest that institution's alleged Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism in New York City and elsewhere.American Jews for a Just Peace, Jewish Voice for Peace, Jews for Racial and Economic... more
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The gruesome appeal of medical museums is twofold. While dissected cadavers, preserved parasites, and diseased organs fulfill the sick fascination for human oddity in all of us, the fact that it is a “museum” makes visiting them a commendable act of self-educationThe gruesome appeal of medical museums is twofold. While dissected cadavers, preserved... more
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This Sunday September 12, 2010 Shifting the Gaze: Painting and Feminism, an exhibit that explores the impact of feminism on contemporary North American painting for past half century, will open at The Jewish Museum located at 92nd Street and Fifth Avenue. The exhibit will continue through January 30, 2011. Tuesday morning September 7th your New York Jewish Culture examiner previewed the exhibit, which traverses Abstract Impressionism, Pop, and Minimalism through to the present. (Also see the article's slideshow).This Sunday September 12, 2010 Shifting the Gaze: Painting and Feminism, an exhibit... more
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I never in my life thought I’d see a fountain that sends pure mercury streaming down a chute into a pool of .. more pure mercury. You know the mercury that I am talking about, right? The amazing metal that’s liquid at room temperature? The silvery-colored stuff that’s in old thermometers? The liquid that, when you break a thermometer, falls on the floor to make dozens of shiny silvery beads and releases poisonous vapors that results in the entire lab being evacuated while it is cleaned up? Yeah, that stuff.I never in my life thought I’d see a fountain that sends pure mercury streaming... more
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This amusing video shows Jackie and Dunlap talking about Kentucky’s new Creation Museum, the new Billy Graham library, and Murfreesboro’s own Bible Park. Plus, a sneak peek at the new Ben Stiller comedy “Night at the Creation Museum” — must sees, all! [my favorite part was the horse]This amusing video shows Jackie and Dunlap talking about Kentucky’s new Creation... more
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The sleepy hamlet of Beacon, located in upstate New York, is not a fan of pinball machines.
A CNN story details the problems a local man had after opening a retro arcade museum in the town. After 18 months of operation, Fred Bobrow was forced to shutter his operation because of an “arcane” law in town that bans pinball machines within the city limits.
George Mansfield, a member of Beacon’s City Council explained how the law may have come about:
"Arcades in the '70s may have represented something, you know, maybe, that a community wouldn't want on their main street, or that it would attract a bad, you know, kids or whatever."
Read the full article in the link below:
http://gamepolitics.com/2010/08/09/town-where-pinball-illegalThe sleepy hamlet of Beacon, located in upstate New York, is not a fan of pinball... more
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