Climate Disruption: What We Can Do Now
The Earth has warmed by almost two degrees Fahrenheit since 1880.
Why does this matter? Is the pace of global warming acelerating, and can humans do anything to stop it?
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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, check out C2ST in the news, and more! Use the Filter Media options below to browse C2ST’s content and discover something new!
We graciously thank The Brinson Foundation for their generous sponsorship of the C2ST Science Communication Internship in 2021-2024. As a result, an incredibly talented group of diverse STEM undergraduate and graduate scholars at area colleges and universities researched and developed over 100 blogs.* Enjoy-If you like, please share!
*As of 10.25.24
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How We Treat Cancer
Cancer is scary. We all know someone who has battled cancer. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, killing a half million people of all ages nationwide each year. For many, simply being diagnosed with cancer can feel like a death sentence.
Searching for energy superhighway superconductor
By Bill Burton, UIC News
Originally published at: https://today.uic.edu/searching-for-energy-superhighway-superconductor
Theoretical physicist Dirk Morr ponders unusual condensed matter materials which scientists hope will one day yield a high-temperature superconductor that could be used in an “energy superhighway” to transfer energy in the form of electricity over great distances without any losses.
“Power must be generated near where it’s used,” says Morr, professor of physics. But renewable sources are often remote. Wind power, for example, would be much more feasible if the electricity generated on huge “farms” could be transferred to cities without loss of energy. Unfortunately, the highest-temperature superconductor yet known works only below a chilly minus-160 degrees Fahrenheit.
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How We Treat Cancer
Cancer is scary. We all know someone who has battled cancer—roughly half of us will receive a cancer diagnosis in our lifetime. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, killing a half million people of all ages nationwide each year.
Cancer Experts Talk Transformation in Treatment and Care
By Paul Caine Producer, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight
Originally published at: https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/02/24/cancer-experts-talk-transformation-treatment-and-care
With President Jimmy Carter’s seemingly miraculous recovery from a metastatic melanoma that had spread to his brain after treatment with a newly approved drug, it’s tempting to hope that medical science is finally winning the battle against this so-called “emperor of all maladies.”
So what is the state of current medical research and treatment for the many varieties of cancer that plague us?
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ChicaGO Science with Mary Bauer, C2ST and HDMZ
Let’s go explore ChicGO Science! In this third installment of our series, we join Lagunitas head brewer Mary Bauer.
