Science Topics

Topic - Cooking

"Cooking Up Bigger Brains"  - Rachael Moeller Gorman *
"Evolving Bigger Brains Through Cooking: A Q&A with Richard Wrangham" -  Rachael Moeller Gorman  *Human Brains Getting Smaller - NPRGrowing Human Brains - The Guardian (2019)
Neanderthals cooking crabs 2.7.23


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Topic: CRISPR


CRISPR 10 yrs  June 27, 2022 - diagram & history
New Scientist magazine
Live ScienceCRISPR fighting cancer - NPRCRISPR TED TalksWhat is CRISPR? Broad InstituteUS National Library of MedicineCRISPR babies born in China


Topic - Perserverance - The Mars Probe


Nasa.gov
First Testdrive
NY Times - Landing
Landing - Earth/Sky
Planetary.org
MIssion Overview



Topic - Human Induced Global Warming/Climate Change

LiveScience  (current)NASA  (current)Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (current)Climate Action Network (CAN) (current)Union of Concerned Scientists (current)Yale Program on Climate Change Communication Climate Change & Wine Making in France (NPR 2019)New York Times 2018Natural Resources Defense Council The EconomistBBC ScienceOpen Source SystemsThe New York TimesScience Daily 2014Inside Climate NewsHope for the Climate - The GuardianUnion of Concerned ScientistsTED Talk - Al Gore " Averting the Climate Crisis"The controversy:   ProCon.org ( current)Humans are to blame:  Science DailyNational Geographic, Washington Post 2014Nature, not humans at fault: Prof at Univ MissouriFox News 2015
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Topic - The Melting Permafrost

National GeographicDormant Diseases Waking Up - BBCArctic Ice Melting the size of India - The IndependentThawing Permafrost - EPAThe Warming Artic - NASAThe Big Thaw - National GeographicAlaska Permafrost Melting - New York TimesAll About Frozen Ground - National Snow and Ice Data CenterTED Talk - Woolly Mammoth 
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Topic -  De-Extinction

Resurrecting extinct animals - SmithsonianGenetic engineering - National GeographicScientists - Wall Street JournalWith CRISPR - Science MagBring back T-Rex? - ABC NewsDawn of De-Extinction - TED TalkTED Talk theme - multiple videos
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 Topic -  Human Brain Development

Live Science (current)The Scientist (current)Nature.Com (current)"Cooking Up Bigger Brains"  - Rachael Moeller Gorman *"Evolving Bigger Brains Through Cooking: A Q&A with Richard Wrangham" -  Rachael Moeller Gorman  *Human Brains Getting Smaller - NPRGrowing Human Brains - The Guardian (2019)
Neanderthals cooking crabs 2.7.23
Learning Domains/Styles? NPRTeen Brains - NGM"Human Gene" ARS TechnicaBrain Chapter from AP Psych *TED Talk -  The Rise of HumansTED Talk - Our Stories Make us HumanTED Talk - Our Family Tree - DNA*- Unified Classroom Learning in PowerSchool
Topic - DNA - Human SpeciesNational Geographic - Human Species7 other Humanoids SpeciesWhy are we the only human species?Different human species by 2050TED Talk - Human Species Next Evolution
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Topic - Vaping


NPR - Long Term RisksNPR - DeathsWebMD - The Vape DebateCDC Vaping deathsBan on Flavored eCigarettesLiveScience

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Topic - The Science of Addiction


The Science of Addiction - National Institute on Drug AbuseThe Science of Addiction - The National GeographicAddiction - TED TalkHow Science is Unlocking the Secrets to Addiction - The National GeographicGenetics and the Brain - Genetic Science Learning CenterThe Sinister Science of Addiction - Washington PostOpioid Addiction - "Opioid Addiction and the Most Controversial Bathroom in New York" - CNN Inside a Killer Drug Epidemic: A Look at America's Opioid Crisis - The New York Times. College Drug Abuse - Addiction CenterTED Talk - "Everything you know about addiction is wrong" _____________

Topic - Nanotechnology

Technology is not only expanding, it's also getting smaller. Nanotechnology is the development of technology and machines at the molecular or atomic levels. These technologies could be injected into our bodies and become very useful in combating diseases, old age, and illnesses.
Center for Responsible NanotechnologyWhat is nanotechnology? Developments in nanotechnolgyInstitute for Ethics and Emerging TechnologiesNanotech for high schoolers.TED Talk - The next stepTED Talk - Human & technology symbiosis
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Topic:   Ebola

Approaches may include: 1. general scientific information, 2. quarantines, 3. dangers/likelihood of a pandemic, 4. appropriate international responseCDC (Center for Disease Control) WHO (World Health Organization) Ebola Outbreak 2018CNN NewsMore CDCBBC NewsNYTimes NewsScience JournalsTED Talk - Humanity vs Ebola