Tag: Science

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August 28, 2013
08/28/2013
High Scientist: Precision Medicine, Breakthroughs in Cancer Treatment

High Scientist: Precision Medicine, Breakthroughs in Cancer Treatment

Being diagnosed with cancer is likely one of the most frightening things that can happen in life. Not only can the disease be fatal, the treatment itself...
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August 5, 2013
08/05/2013
High Scientist: Pacific Ocean Ring of Fire

High Scientist: Pacific Ocean Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire. No, I am not writing about a carnival ride or the song by Johnny Cash. When I heard the name recently on television, that’s...
By: Mercedys
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July 29, 2013
07/29/2013
High Scientist: Lenticular Galaxy in Virgo

High Scientist: Lenticular Galaxy in Virgo

I was cruising phys.org, one of my favorite science news sites, and saw this story about the sighting of a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Virgo (see...
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July 15, 2013
07/15/2013
High Scientist: The Mind-Blowing Size of The Universe

High Scientist: The Mind-Blowing Size of The Universe

I am a big fan of science, particularly astronomy. It is incredible to sit, smoke and think about other planets, other stars, other galaxies and really ponder...
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June 17, 2013
06/17/2013
High Scientist: 3D Printing…the Future is Here!

High Scientist: 3D Printing…the Future is Here!

3D printing is simply an amazing process. One machine capable of making virtually any non-digital product: i-Phone stands, jewelry, dental braces, tools, or even weapons. Practically anything could...
By: Mercedys
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June 3, 2013
06/03/2013
What It’s Like To Be High While Carl Sagan

What It’s Like To Be High While Carl Sagan

In this age of increasing marijuana acceptance, Huffington Post has revived the message of Carl Sagan. Carl Sagan was an avid marijuana advocate and, in my personal...
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June 3, 2013
06/03/2013
High Scientist: The Lives of Neanderthals

High Scientist: The Lives of Neanderthals

The discovery of the remains of human-like individuals millions of years old sparked a long-standing curiosity about the origins of humanity. Archaeological evidence has shed a ton...
By: Mercedys
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March 11, 2013
03/11/2013
Bees Can Get Addicted to Caffeine-laced Nectar

Bees Can Get Addicted to Caffeine-laced Nectar

Science is now telling us that bees will repeatedly go back to a plant to collect nectar, if the nectar is laced with caffeine. So bees are kind of...
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March 5, 2013
03/05/2013
High Scientist: Storing Data in DNA

High Scientist: Storing Data in DNA

I’ve mentioned my interest in all things science. Most of the cool shit in this world came around because of discoveries in science and technology, and I...
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February 27, 2013
02/27/2013
Caltech Prof: If All Science Were Run Like Marijuana Research, Creationists Would Control Paleontology

Caltech Prof: If All Science Were Run Like Marijuana Research, Creationists Would Control Paleontology

In the face of obstacles to marijuana research from both the Drug Enforcement Administration and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology and...
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December 26, 2012
12/26/2012
The High Scientist: End of the Mesozoic

The High Scientist: End of the Mesozoic

I recently obtained a box full of science documentaries and lectures. As someone with a curious interest in most science, I thought it would be wild so...
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August 20, 2012
08/20/2012
Granny Storm Crow’s List Archives

Granny Storm Crow’s List Archives

I recently stumbled upon Granny Storm Crow’s list (July 2012) the other day and I have to say, you will not find a more comprehensive single list of...
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July 31, 2012
07/31/2012
Five Scientific Conclusions About Cannabis That the Mainstream Media Doesn’t Want You to Know

Five Scientific Conclusions About Cannabis That the Mainstream Media Doesn’t Want You to Know

Here are five recent examples of scientific findings about cannabis that the mainstream media (and the Feds) don’t want you to know about: Cannabis use is associated...
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June 29, 2012
06/29/2012
The Endogenous Cannabinoid System, a Biological Perspective

The Endogenous Cannabinoid System, a Biological Perspective

For those folks who must know how it works, here is a biology geek deep-dive into the endogenous cannabinoid system from Cannabis Science video magazine.  According to...
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June 14, 2012
06/14/2012
How Does Eating Cannabis Work?

How Does Eating Cannabis Work?

As an alternative to vaporizing or combusting, cannabis may be ingested. However, to have as much effect, the cannabis or its extract must be sufficiently heated or...
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June 3, 2012
06/03/2012
Cannabis and Human Evolution

Cannabis and Human Evolution

An interesting video that asserting that the sea squirt, our evolutionary great-great-great…great-grandparents, has a nervous system that reacts to cannabinoids.  It passed that biology down to homo...
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