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Ebola: A Crisis in Science Literacy

Ebola: A Crisis in Science Literacy

By Meredith Wright A few weeks ago, an alarming link appeared on my Facebook newsfeed: “BREAKING NEWS: CDC confirms first case of Ebola in Paramus, NJ.” Considering that my hometown is only thirty minutes away from Paramus, I was quite shocked and clicked the link, […]

The Science of Empathy

The Science of Empathy

By Danielle Sonnenberg Ever since I can remember I have been very aware of the suffering of the people around me. I am cognizant of their facial expressions, body language, and tone of voice. The first time I remember being empathetic was when my parents […]

Geek of the Week: Theobald Smith

Geek of the Week: Theobald Smith

By Joe Luna Imagine that you’re a Texas rancher in 1887 and your cattle are dying of a strange fever. Not all of them, you notice, only those recently brought from the north of the country (weak yankee bovines!) Your southern cattle are otherwise fine. […]

Geek of the Week: Friedrich Wöhler

Geek of the Week: Friedrich Wöhler

By Joe Luna IN THE BEGINNING, there was Jons Jacob Berzelius. Discoverer of silicon, scribe of the Law of Constant Proportions, coiner of the word “protein”, we need not add to the tomes outlining his greatness as a father of modern chemistry (plus he was […]

Our First High School Workshop at Rockefeller University

This post is mirrored from Software Carpentry. By Daniel Chen Camille Avestruz, Ivan Gonzalez, Timothy Cerino, and Daniel Chen all had the great opportunity to teach Software Carpentry’s first zero-entry workshop to high school students. We were able to teach at Rockefeller thanks to the […]

The Future of the Library

The Future of the Library

By John Borghi I work in an academic library, the Rita and Frits Markus Library at Rockefeller University, but I am not a librarian. I attend weekly lab meets, keep track of the latest developments in research methodology, and read academic journals; I am a […]