Technology & Innovation — November 2, 2017

23 Reasons to Follow the #MyOneScienceTweet Hashtag on Twitter

Scientists share that thing they want everyone to know on Twitter with the hashtag #MyOneScienceTweet.

Entomology grad student Dalton Ludwig started it. It’s great. Knowing that scientists are just as bugged — especially entymologists — about misconceptions as the rest of us, Ludwig asked a simple question on Twitter:

If you could have the entire world know just one thing about your field of study, then what would it be? #MyOneScienceTweet

— Dalton Ludwick (@EntoLudwick) October 27, 2017

Health

A short history of where medical schools get cadavers

From grave robbing to giving your own body to science.

High Culture

4 masterpiece books that were (or still are) extremely controversial

Some classic books, like Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” remain controversial to this day.

Personal Growth

Albert Camus on suicide, absurdity, and the meaning of life

Albert Camus was a Franco-Algerian philosopher with some great insights on the meaning of life, why you should look to this life and not the next, and why suicide is a poor choice.

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The Learning Curve

Why gaining power turns you into an actual Cookie Monster

As Abraham Lincoln famously said, “If you want to test a man’s character, give him power and a plate of cookies.” (Something like that.)

a painting of a group of men standing next to each other.

The Past

5 ways ancient Persia shaped our modern world

From landscaped gardens to road systems, the Persians were among the first to create many things we still enjoy today.

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