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Breaking the Gender Barrier in Engineering
How Dartmouth became one of the first national research universities to a graduate a majority-female class of engineers
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War of the (Manufacturing) Machines, 1916
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Better Late Than Never: On Being Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at 33
In a truly person-centered health system, my clinicians would have asked a lot more questions a lot earlier
Geologists Have an Incentive to be Naughty
Why you should never try to get a geology buff to behave by threatening them with coal in their stocking.
The First Fish in Orbit
The late John Glenn was the first American in orbit, and that the Russian pooch Laika was the first dog—but it's time to acknowledge another species
How Do You Distinguish Between Religious Fervor and Mental Illness?
It's not meant as insult to believers; the two states of mind can share many similar characteristics
Christmas 2016, When I Finished All the Fishes
It is that time of year once more...
The Worst Wildlife Conservation Stories of 2016
We saw several extinctions this year, while numerous more species suffered terrible losses
A Crushing Bite Gives Sea Otters Their Cute Mugs
Sea otters owe much of their adorable look to the way they eat
How Science Visualization Can Help Save the World
Information graphics and the fight for science in Trump’s America
Chickadees Sing Different Songs Depending Where They're From
Carrie Branch tells me about her recent finding that chickadee populations vary in the songs they sing
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