Sustainable Energy: Fact or Fiction
The dependence on oil and other fossil fuels for over 80% of our energy and the continued emission of carbon dioxide threatening stable
climate are captured in a single term: sustainability.
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You Can’t Cheat Sleep
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.
C2ST Blog
This is the repository for all things C2ST. You can learn with videos of our past events, read articles concerning cutting-edge research and development in Chicago and elsewhere that will change our lives (generally one new article posted each week), check out C2ST in the news, and more! Use the Filter Media options below to browse C2ST’s content and discover something new!
FRACKING – the quest for energy independence
Fracking is a step in the production of gas and oil by the high pressure fragmentation of shale using water, sand and chemicals. Using fracking to produce shale oil and shale gas has the potential to make the United States largely independent of foreign sources of natural gas and significantly less dependent on foreign sources of oil. The major exploitation of shale oil and gas will depend on dealing with environmental concerns surrounding potential ground water contamination and water depletion that result from the fracking process. Continue reading “FRACKING – the quest for energy independence”
The Science and Policy of Obesity
Before you start you might want to check out the Chicago Public Health Agenda that overviews the latest statistics on the epidemic.
The Genius Spark of Nikola Tesla, Expo at Navy Pier
The Chicago Council on Science and Technology and Belgrade Committee Sister Cities International Present:
The Genius Spark of Nikola Tesla
A traveling exhibit of one of the world’s most celebrated scientists
in its first U.S. visit
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Radiation: From A(toms) to S(ieverts)
By Matej Mavriček, Policy Fellow
Radiation is essentially various shrapnel that is released when an atom or atoms undergoes decay, fusion or fission. In this article, I will discuss the basics of radiation, types of danger of radiation, where it comes from, and a framework of risk with radiation. This is meant to inform some of the possible effects of radiation as a result of nuclear accidents or purposeful detonations.
Uranium, Plutonium & Cake: A Brief History of Proliferation
By Matej Mavriček, Policy Fellow
Proliferation is but the spread of something – a technology or an idea, across a geographical area. We often use the term when the “something” in question is undesirable, viewed as dangerous or infectious. So it seems only fitting that the spread of nuclear technology would be called proliferation.This article is intended as a historical background for the field of nuclear proliferation.
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