Hello everyone -- we've published a bunch of compelling pieces since our last email, including multiple video interviews with scientists and stories about the evidence that the age of dinosaurs ended in the spring, the 60th anniversary of John Glenn's historic spaceflight, and the sounds that might fill the skies as drone activity grows. I've personally enjoyed talking to two experts for our Inside Science Conversations interview show, Lindy Elkins-Tanton and Hakeem Oluseyi. Elkins-Tanton discussed leading a NASA mission that's sending a spacecraft to an asteroid and her ideas for improving the culture of science. Oluseyi described how he became interested in Einstein, physics and relativity and how that eventually led to earning a Ph.D. in physics. Our team hopes you enjoy these stories.
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In this episode of Inside Science Conversations Hakeem Oluseyi talks about how he fell in love with science.
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New research points to when massive asteroid impact happened, and why only some animals survived.
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By Charles Q. Choi, Contributor |
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Finding these particles would confirm there are laws of nature beyond the Standard Model of physics, say the researchers.
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When he became the first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn gave the United States a boost in the space race, making him one of the most famous Americans alive.
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By Jeffrey Mervis, Science |
This article is part of a package of stories published this week by Science about the systemic barriers that contribute to the underrepresentation shown by the number of physics degrees awarded to Black college and graduate students. This story references the work of a task force called TEAM-UP that is led by the American Institute of Physics (AIP also publishes Inside Science). The story is a terrific description of the factors that contribute to the imbalance, but I want to point readers to this quote in particular from Mary James, who chaired the TEAM-UP task force: "Black students don't need to be fixed. We know that there are a robust number of African American students capable of doing physics because they are majoring in other STEM [science, technology, engineering, and math] fields. So instead of trying to change them, let's talk about why they are turned off by the environment in physics and work to change that." |
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By Jen Schwartz, Scientific American
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This piece serves as the introduction to Scientific American's March 2022 issue, about how the coronavirus changed the world. It also links to other articles about how the virus has influenced sociology, human behavior, health care, public policy and even science journalism. |
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By Marcus Woo, Contributor |
This year's NFL combine started on March 1. It's an annual event where aspiring pro football players meet with teams and complete a variety of physical tests before the upcoming draft and NFL season. The players will run a 40-yard dash, test their vertical jump and show how much weight they can bench press. Three years ago, Marcus Woo wrote a piece for us about how little the combine actually tells us about who will succeed as an NFL player, but also some of the ways that it can helpful. |
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