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The Physics of Baseball

Chicago Council on Science and Technology and the Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Center present Just in time for opening…

8 years ago

How Captured CO2 Could Provide The Energy-Storage Solution Everyone Is Looking For

Scientists in China and the United States are working on a novel way to kill two birds with one stone:…

8 years ago

Local science community rallies around opposition to Trump, plans march

In Illinois coffee shops and theaters, scientists and science fans gather to plan a march. At government offices they fret…

8 years ago

Tales From the Sea: How do Baby Fish and Other Marine Species Find Forever Homes?

How do fish and other marine species find forever homes? How long do they remain drifters? Adults spawn and release…

8 years ago

March and the Birth of Another Giant of Science

It will be the 138th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s birth on March 14. Einstein once wrote to Freud: “[Great men]…

8 years ago

Why in the World Haven’t We Cured Alzheimer’s by Now?

According to popular media, there seems to be a new cure/treatment/fad for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) every few months. But sadly,…

8 years ago

Dr. Herman B. White: Particle Physics & Romantic Love

Dr. Herman Brenner White was the first African-American physicist hired by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. He is also the first…

8 years ago

February and the Birth of Scientific Giants

February is an especially good time to think of the scientific method and its deep connection to truth.  It’s also…

8 years ago

The March for Science: An Opportunity to Mobilize

Many within the scientific community have expressed fear that a March for Science, like the Woman’s March, will become divisively…

8 years ago

Sexy Stems: Aphrodisiac Plants that Cause Love to Bloom

Since our conception as a species, humans have relied on plants for every aspect of our existence. Plants provide us…

8 years ago