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Making sense of science with a podcast

Futurum

Making sense of science with a podcast Published: After being bombarded with health-related questions about the COVID-19 pandemic, immunologist Dr Aimee Pugh Bernard and physician Dr Toni Eyssallenne decided to host a podcast called Help! We want to be a trusted source for facts surrounding all things pandemic-, science- and medicine-related.

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Plant polymers as plastic alternatives

Futurum

With these lessons learnt, the team is now setting up a company which will have the resources and flexibility to work with other companies on short timescales. © Dr Maria Spencer About biological engineering Biological engineering integrates concepts from life sciences with practices from engineering.

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Bird Nest STEM Activities and Challenges

Carly and Adam

As educators, we are constantly on the lookout for innovative ways to integrate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) into our classrooms. One such engaging method is through the use of literature-based STEM challenges, which not only foster a love for science and engineering but also promote literacy.

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Cultivating Healthy Learners: Student Nutrition & the Human Body

PCS Edventures

Well, to put it simply, biology is the study of living things. Biology Online.). By studying biology and understanding the importance of homeostasis, we can better maintain that internal equilibrium. Studying biology makes for better learners. If you’re reading this, you’re a living thing. degrees Fahrenheit.

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Living in a material world: the importance of materials science and engineering

Futurum

Living in a material world: the importance of materials science and engineering. WHAT IS MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING? Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) is the field that deals with the science of making, characterising and testing all types of materials. Published: TALK LIKE A MATERIALS SCIENTIST AND ENGINEER.

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Why This College Student Created a Coloring Book to Celebrate Black Women in STEM

ED Surge

The idea came to Asemota, who is in her final semester as a biomolecular science major with a computer science minor, during the doldrums of pandemic lockdown isolation in 2020. How did you get involved with computer science and coding? Through that process, I fell in love with computer science. You should switch.

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Best STEM Summer Camps in Dallas 2024

The Maker Mom

Programs cover several topics in coding, science, robotics, electronics, and mathematics. The self-paced, flexible scheduling allows your kids to learn in their free time, after school, and during scheduled breaks. Kids can learn about biology, chemistry, physics, anatomy, and biotechnology.

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