Author Archives: Guest Post

The Tool Maker

A story about how a blacksmith learned to forge new tools in the fight against cancer.

When Everett Stone was a teenager, he thought he had found his career – blacksmithing. But life rarely takes us in a direct line between point A and point B. For most people, it is full of unexpected twists and turns. So it was for him on a path to becoming a leading cancer researcher at The University of Texas at Austin. (more…)

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Microsoft makers recreate iconic Apollo 11 hatch for 50th anniversary of historic moon landing

For a month, a dozen people worked long hours on a big project inside one of Microsoft’s vast model shops. They designed, measured, drilled, turned, hammered, welded, shaped, painted, tested and redesigned again and again. The final product was unveiled on a festive stage, but it wasn’t another Surface, Xbox or HoloLens device. (more…)

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How the Brain Finds Meaning in Metaphor

UA researcher Vicky Lai studies how the brain processes different types of language, including metaphors.

You can grasp a hand. You can also grasp a concept.

One is literal. One is metaphorical. Our brains know the difference, but would we be able to understand the latter without the former? (more…)

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Wie Galaxien in Haufen ihr Gas verlieren

Internationales ForscherInnenteam untersucht den Gasverlust von Galaxien im Sternbild Virgo

Galaxienhaufen stellen im Universum die größte Masseansammlung dar. Mit ihren 1.000- bis 10.000-fach größeren Massen als jene der Milchstraße ziehen diese auch heute noch Materie ihrer Umgebung an. In der Folge stürzen Galaxien als Gruppen oder einzeln sowie Gas in den Gravitationstrog eines Haufens. (more…)

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MU study finds eating breakfast with parents is associated with positive body image for teenagers

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Parents hoping to raise teenagers with positive body image might just find helpful tools in the kitchen every morning. A new study from the University of Missouri says consistently eating breakfast as a family might promote positive body image for children and adolescents. (more…)

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Archäologie: Was die Kelten tranken

Eine neue Studie deckt die kulinarischen Gewohnheiten der Kelten auf und zeigt, was vor 2600 Jahren auf dem Speiseplan stand.

Neue Einblicke in den Speiseplan der Kelten: Einem internationalen Team von Forschern angeführt von der LMU und der Universität Tübingen ist es gelungen, die Ess- und Trinkgewohnheiten der Kelten aufzudecken, die im ersten Jahrtausend vor Christus Mitteleuropa besiedelten. (more…)

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