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Mercedes in a cloud of tire smoke. By Top Gear. http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/this-weeks-wallpapers-top-gear-series-18-13-03-2012?imageNo=4

Putt-putt go vroom-vroom: A look at torque and horsepower

November 19, 2013by Tom Ulrich Leave a comment

Making the car go, versus making the car go FAST!

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Uncategorized, What it does, What it is
MERS-CoV electron micrograph by the NIAID on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons license. http://www.flickr.com/photos/niaid/8618697423/

MERS-CoV: for the next few weeks, the most important virus in the world [Updated]

October 16, 2013by Tom Ulrich Leave a comment

Millions of people are congregating on the Arabian peninsula right now, as a new and as yet untreatable virus is emerging.

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What it does, What it is, Where it comes from
Fruits and Vegetables at Pike Place Market by Eric Hunt on Wikimedia Commons. Used under Creative Commons license. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fruits_and_Vegetables_at_Pike_Place_Market.jpg

What is this fiber we’re all supposed to eat more of?

October 1, 2013by Tom Ulrich Leave a comment

Celluloses, lignins, pectins, and more: Let’s take a look at the chemistry of fiber.

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Lingo, What it does, What it is, Where it comes from
Gas mask practice Hallow School 1940s by muffinn on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons license. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwf2005/7220236222/in/photolist-c12AFq-8r4uKt-desbq9-9bXU1D-9bXU1H-a9uAt5-9syTRm-aCKKZX-9y5KQY-8CrXen-bCqpmm-9ws1F6-ac5zHJ-ea5xfv-bWP4px-bmjVg9-bhUwnk-aCHHbS-aCF1aZ-aCF1tB-aCHGU5-aCF23R-aCF1oz-aCHHyd-aCHJ1j-aCF2pc-aCF2wx-aCF1HM-aCHGyC-9mJftK-aiyXu7-8kYzSa-9T73E4-7AibaD-aCHHEh-aCHHgQ-aCF1Nc-aCHHWd-aCF2sX-aCHHtL-cuwCfw-9sAbdS-9svUyM-9syTPY-9pxXk6-9syTNW-9syTN5-8cwDmR-7AibH2-aJSGyM-9n4tPS/

Death on the wind

September 17, 2013by Tom Ulrich Leave a comment

With events in Syria over the last month, chemical weapons like sarin are back in the news. That’s some science that you don’t want on you.

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How it works, What it does, What it is
Meditation by Moyan Brenn on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons license. http://www.flickr.com/photos/aigle_dore/7912377858/in/photolist-d4c1gU-91S7Vw-8rrNtd-9jGM5S-8qj2XH-9Naxdm-e1MWYA-8Midu9-fsqBBb-fsbfti-fsqz9f-fsbfd4-fsqznG-fsbg1Z-fsbhmF-fsqAL9-fsbfKn-fsqBmN-81sasc-dWLo1P-91S8jq-dWLkWB-91S8dW-dWLoat-9dagm1-c5ZKoQ-92r3cU-btUHJe-99KKcx-aFdav3-cGmjRw-e1MX89-fpGjpk-bAkzWr-bDt9Ff-9EG83k-9EG8cX-9EG88z-91P1QP-dWS3yG-dWS3gC-bU1Mcc-dWS3nU-dWS39W-dWLoet-bF78rs-aMnPS4-dHNnAJ-9tARE8-aht7Wt-db7mnM/

Managing the modern world: The science of compassion meditation

September 3, 2013by whasenk 3 Comments

Compassion meditation provides a mental “technology” for maintaining a open, caring attitude in the face of modern pressures. How does it work?

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Guest blogger, How it works, What it does, What it is

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