Bringing You Some Info on Life Skills for Those Who May Be Less Experienced with Slow Cooker Meal Prep

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New KNowledge WedNesday

Letters aren't specifically medical or scientific, but 

you'd probably be hard pressed to find a physician or a 

scientist (or a physician-scientist) who didn't use letters

on a daily basis in the usual course of their work.

Here's a little history lesson behind some of the tiny 

information-storing entities known as letters. 

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Beer is kind of a big deal in Madison, WI, so here's a

song to teach you a bit more about it. We're a

little late for St. Patrick's Day proper, but the song is

catchy nonetheless!

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New KNowledge WedNesday

How do humans measure up to various other members

of the animal kindgom in feats of speed and strength? 

Check out this lovely animated NPR feature to find out!

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Some Last-Minute Science-Related Valentine's Day Suggestions

We at the UW MSTP recognize that there is an entire

spectrum of opinions Valentine's Day and whether or 

not its observance results in a net good. 

Just in case anyone out there in the pro-Valentine's 

camp is feeling pressured to find someone with

whom to celebrate this day at the last minute, 

here's some interesting advice on how you might

go about finding that special someone while taking

advantage of some of what behavioral science has 

discovered over the years. 

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Quick and Easy 1-Ingredient Recipes

We're all about wellness here at the UW MSTP. 

For some people, wellness includes using only the 

most uncooked of foods as a means of fueling

their bodies. Whether or not you're one of those 

people, please enjoy this recipe for an amazing

one-ingredient raw vegan cucumber pizza!

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Enjoy That Extra Hour Of Sleep, Studying, or Being on Call, Everyone!

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In This Era of Fake News, A Simple Explanation of Theory vs. Hypothesis vs. Law

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Fun Fact Friday

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New KNowledge WedNesday!

This week, we bring you more clarifications to

address a number of common misconceptions about disease. 

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Fun Fact Friday

There's quite of bit of German(-American) culture to be enjoyed 

around the state of Wisconsin, but have you ever wondered

why different languages all seem to have such different names for

Germany? Arika Okrent explains how this came to be. 

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See how many of these clarifying facts you can 

remember from this video about common

misconceptions about memory. 

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Today's Fun Facts Friday Teaches You About The History Behind Yet Another Everyday Object

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Science Science Sunday!

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Think You Know All About Exercise? See How Many of These Misconceptions Are News to You

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A History Lesson on the Amazingly Unfortunate Medical Treatments Carried Out During Washington's Final Days

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New Knowledge WedNesdays

Light is both a particle and a wave, or something like that. 

We can observe doppler shift from moving light sources as

changes in wavelength, but what happens when gravity 

shows up to complicate things?

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Really the Chances that April Fools Will Fall on a Friday are Only About 1/7*

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*There are seven days in the week. The chances of this event on a given day over the course of infinite days is exactly 1/7.

A Dose of Science on this Fine Thursday

It's no secret that the cell phone signal around the HSLC

can be pretty abysmal, but is it worse than in a microwave?

Check out this video by Physics Girl to learn more about

cell phones, microwaves, and Faraday cages.

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New Knowledge WedNesdays?

Always trying to expand the horizons of your knowledge, 

if you're unfamiliar with Zipf's Law, check out this fun

and interesting short video to learn a little more about

the weirdness of our world. 

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