Link Me Up, Scotty - Science and Engineering Edition

Monday, April 25, 2016

Wil Wheaton on how art can inspire science, technology, engineering, and mathematics students to achieve great things. STEAM is the bomb-diggity, y'all. 
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Your neighbors, the invisible microbes that are unique to your community.
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Retired Marine Staff Sergent Tim Chambers holds a salute for over 3 hours in respect for the Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom. He's done it every year since 2006, but this year, he completed his task with a shattered right wrist. Semper Fi, Marine.
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Why it's still a struggle to put women in space. Women (and men) have been advocating for gender diversity in space travel since before the Apollo program, and yet...here we still are.
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Queen Elizabeth is 90 years old, the longest reigning monarch in British history. Her life in pictures.
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Why do so many Inuit die from suicide in Greenland? Loss of community, family ties, and the disruption of traditional ways of life lead to isolation, despair, and a lack of emotional resiliency. Also? Atsa Schmidt is my new hero.
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From the "be careful what you wish for" files: An autistic adult obtains emotional awareness through cutting edge medical treatment, with mixed results.
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From the Mighty Girl Files: This female Indian wrestler is the Bomb-Diggity, and so is her husband.
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NPR reports on the very strange world of Nepal's child Goddess. Moral: People are odd.
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Video of my Heart: AntiVaxx parents take a ride on the Magic School Bus.

H/T Brother Paul


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