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What is change??

Posted October 24, 2017 by Briana K. Whitaker

Graphical display showing four different trend lines, each in a different color. Direction of the trends is generally positive (increasing moving left to right across the plot), but with variation over time.

What is “change”? This might at first seem like an oddly philosophical question to encounter in a science blog. The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once described change as the idea that “One cannot step into the same river twice” (paraphrased; Graham 2015). However, this more existential definition for change differs in important ways from the one… Read more »

Digging up your roots: How DNA is used to trace your ancestors

Posted October 10, 2017 by Riddhi Sood

Image showing blurred image of random people in the background and sequence of DNA with SNPs highlighted

Have you ever heard of genetic testing? Ever had a family member who sent a sample to companies like ancestry.com? With the rise in popularity of sites like ancestry.com, it’s becoming increasingly tempting to trace your roots through genetic testing. But, how do these genetic tests work? In this post, I will explain the science… Read more »

An introduction to spectroscopy: Applications from astronomy to art

Posted June 13, 2017 by Ed Basom

Astronomers have a favorite saying that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then a spectrum is worth a thousand pictures. A spectrum is measured by the scientific technique known as spectroscopy, and unless you’re already familiar with the term, this may compel you to ask: what is spectroscopy? The short answer is that… Read more »

Makerspaces and their growing role in STEM education

Posted May 2, 2017 by Kerri Donohue

Dr. Maltese is working with two undergraduate students in the MILL. He is showing them some of the tools available so that they may work on their projects.

As a young child, years before the first Harry Potter book was published, I sat at my mother’s kitchen table mixing together anything I could find into a tall glass and calling it a potion. Now, this was just pure imagination and I’m sure that none of my concoctions were palatable, possibly even so bad… Read more »

Earth Day 2017: Onwards and upwards

Posted April 20, 2017 by Kerri Donohue

A picture of a statue of the Lorax

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,  nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” ― Dr. Seuss, The Lorax Less than fifty years ago on April 22, 1970, the modern day environmental movement was born and the first Earth Day was celebrated. Rachel Carson, scientist and writer, is credited with raising environmental awareness… Read more »

“Freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men’s minds”[1]: Topic modeling Darwin’s reading at Indiana University.

Posted February 10, 2017 by Emily Byers

In our December 27th post  “On On the Origin of Species: An ode to science writers”, Clara Boothby explored how clear, compelling science writing can increase circulation of scientists’ ideas among the general public. While our previous post saw the Origin of Species as a model for scientific writing, here we explore how researchers at IU… Read more »

Biological Venn diagrams: Where do math and biology intersect?

Posted December 20, 2016 by Briana K. Whitaker

Think back to some of the core materials you learned from a biology course, either in college or high school. What do you remember? Maybe you remember something about human anatomy, or the carbon cycle, the structure of cells, or how DNA is replicated? But do you ever immediately think about how math and biology… Read more »

Branching out with interdisciplinary science

Posted December 13, 2016 by Ed Basom

A theoretical chemist and a biochemist walk into a bar.  They both speak the same language, yet it’s difficult for them to have a conversation about each other’s research.  They’re both intelligent, educated scientists who have at least a basic understanding of the other’s field, so what’s the problem? The first post from the ScIU… Read more »

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