Dr. Phyllis Zee, Chief of the Sleep Medicine at Northwestern Hospital, warned the audience at Horner Park on Wednesday, August 15, that we cheat sleep at our peril. Dr. Zee’s excellent presentation was the first instance of C2ST’s collaboration with the Chicago Park District in the “Science in the Parks” series. Watch the video here.
Dr. Zee explained that three scientists recently shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work in the early 1980’s identifying the genes and protein molecules that drive our twenty-four-hour biological clocks, often referred to as our “circadian rhythm.” Every cell in our bodies has the clock mechanism, and all these clocks are coordinated by the master clock in our brains. The mechanism interacts with light and dark. It keeps us awake and productive (usually) during the day and early evening, and puts us to sleep at night to rejuvenate our systems for another day.
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By C2ST Staff
Hello! Here’s what’s happening in the world of STEM this week.We’ve got a helicopter on Mars, a potential AIDS vaccine, and unfortunately, the death of Yahoo Answers. Seems pretty momentous, doesn’t it? Let’s see what else is going down.
Continue reading “C2ST Weekly: The C2ST Gala + Artificial Wombs”
By Laura Tran, C2ST Intern, Rush University
While the idea of growing babies outside of the body in artificial wombs sounds like something out of a work of science fiction, research has brought it much closer to becoming reality. Over the last decade, research groups have been exploring the possibility of artificial gestation (pregnancy) in a number of different ways. Continue reading “Artificial Wombs: From Science Fiction to Reality”
By C2ST Staff
Good afternoon. Here’s what’s happening in the world of STEM this week.Scientists are drinking wine that they left in…space…for a year, astronomers are pondering the possibility of alien life on planets with subsurface oceans, and gorilla adoptions are in swing!
Continue reading “C2ST Weekly: The C2ST Gala + Gorilla Adoption”
By C2ST Staff
Good afternoon. Here’s what’s happening in the world of STEM this week.We’re keeping our eyes peeled for super-strong robots, speed-charging VWs, and of course, gorillas snacking on bamboo (who wouldn’t?). Let’s see what else is happening.
Continue reading “C2ST Weekly: Super Strong Robots + The Future of Chicago Transportation”
By C2ST Staff
Continue reading “C2ST Weekly: The Science Behind Whiskey + Runaway Icebergs”
By Neve Spicer, Guest Blogger
Throughout history, there have been been no shortage of inventions and innovations created by women. In fact, many female-created patents and technologies went on to significantly change and better our world. Despite this, the percentage of women involved in STEM education and employment has been and remains disproportionately low.
Historically, this has in many cases been a reflection of discriminatory attitudes which devalued female contributions, leading to low pay and difficult working environments. Modern STEM culture has wisely made significant moves to try to right the underrepresentation of both women and minorities in science, technology, and engineering fields, including the creation of Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.
