Mind the Science Gap http://www.mindthesciencegap.org Ten students. Ten weeks. One hundred science posts Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:55:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Troubles with titles… and other musings http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/30/troubles-with-titles-and-other-musings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=troubles-with-titles-and-other-musings http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/30/troubles-with-titles-and-other-musings/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:25:44 +0000 Seema Jolly http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/?p=1972 For anyone who has heard me talk about this course over the last few months, you’ve likely heard me talk about how much I loathed coming up with a title for my posts.   It’s just a few words, but how can …

]]> http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/30/troubles-with-titles-and-other-musings/feed/ 5 So Long, Farewell http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/29/so-long-farewell/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=so-long-farewell http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/29/so-long-farewell/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:56:26 +0000 Ashley Alexander http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/?p=1968 Wow.  I honestly can’t believe that my time writing for MTSG is over!  These 10 weeks flew by—although I must admit, there were definitely times when I thought it might last forever.  Not to sound like it wasn’t a great …

]]> http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/29/so-long-farewell/feed/ 3 All Good Things Come to an End… http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/28/all-good-things-come-to-an-end/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-good-things-come-to-an-end http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/28/all-good-things-come-to-an-end/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:15:46 +0000 Pamela Barclay http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/?p=1961 When we began posting in January I did not know what I was going to write about, had written nothing but formal papers since 8th grade, and the thought of putting my work out there for public comment was …

]]> http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/28/all-good-things-come-to-an-end/feed/ 2 Closing the Science Gap http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/27/closing-the-science-gap/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=closing-the-science-gap http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/27/closing-the-science-gap/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:07:33 +0000 Colleen Davis http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/?p=1958 Thank you so much for reading my posts this semester!  I didn’t really know what to expect from this class.  I’ve always loved writing, but I’m more of a creative writer, and I wanted to jump into the realm of …

]]> http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/27/closing-the-science-gap/feed/ 2 There are no rules. http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/26/there-are-no-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=there-are-no-rules http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/26/there-are-no-rules/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:00:07 +0000 Candace Rowell http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/?p=1955 The only rule is that there are no rules. There may be guidelines. But there are no rules.

I like rules, even if it’s just for the principle of breaking them. I enjoy rules. Communication, especially through social media, is …

]]> http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/26/there-are-no-rules/feed/ 2 Ten students, ten weeks, 100 posts – thank you! http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/25/ten-students-ten-weeks-100-posts-thank-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ten-students-ten-weeks-100-posts-thank-you http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/25/ten-students-ten-weeks-100-posts-thank-you/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:38:34 +0000 Andrew Maynard http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/?p=1947 It’s hard to believe, but the ten weeks of Mind The Science Gap posts are over for this semester!  The ten students did an incredible job, and demonstrated an enviable degree of skill in translating complex science to a broad …

]]> http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/25/ten-students-ten-weeks-100-posts-thank-you/feed/ 9 Dirt and You: The Hygiene Hypothesis http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/23/dirt-and-you-the-hygiene-hypothesis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dirt-and-you-the-hygiene-hypothesis http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/23/dirt-and-you-the-hygiene-hypothesis/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:30:14 +0000 Joe Martin http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/?p=1867 From what I have garnered from generations before mine, things used to be different. Not just different, but better. (Or worse, when it meant the grizzled old man telling the story was manlier than I, and had to put up …

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Like many of my fellow Michiganders, due to the unseasonably warm weather*, I got to dust off my sandals and let my feet peak into the life of sunshine and warmth . . . and mosquito bites!  Ever since I …

]]> http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/23/research-bites/feed/ 5 Relieving Stress with the Help of a Four-Legged Friend http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/22/relieving-stress-with-the-help-of-a-four-legged-friend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=relieving-stress-with-the-help-of-a-four-legged-friend http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/22/relieving-stress-with-the-help-of-a-four-legged-friend/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:03:23 +0000 Ashley Alexander http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/?p=1919 Anyone who knows me knows that my Newfoundland dog, Moose, plays a leading role in my life.  I’m sure some people think I’m crazy for letting him do things like sleep in bed with me, but Moose is just …

]]> http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/22/relieving-stress-with-the-help-of-a-four-legged-friend/feed/ 11 The Schoolyard Bully: A Menace to Public Health? http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/22/the-schoolyard-bully-a-menace-to-public-health/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-schoolyard-bully-a-menace-to-public-health http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/03/22/the-schoolyard-bully-a-menace-to-public-health/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:56:35 +0000 Drew Heyding http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/?p=1905 Bullying came up as a topic on the radio the other day as I drove to daycare. A new documentary is coming out called Bully. The subject is unsettling for a relatively new parent like me. I’ve had glimpses …

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