By Hannah Johnson Figure 1: Marie Curie née Skłodowska1 Marie Curie is mostly remembered for her contributions towards the discovery of radioactivity1,2,3. The full scope of the groundbreaking contributions she has made as one of the first women in STEM are less commonly known. As the driving force behind the discovery of two radioactive elements, … Continue reading The Life of Madam Curie

Thank you to everyone who voted for Lions Talk Science’s Best Blog Post of Summer 2022! The results are in, and your favorite LTS article was "How Tf Do We Get This Drug in the Brain?" written by our fantastic editor, Stephanie Baringer! For her winning article, Stephanie will receive a $25 gift card! Additionally, our randomly chosen voter to … Continue reading Winner of Summer 2022 LTS Best Blog Post

By Jackson Radler If most of your driving career has been in North America, it’s likely that circular traffic intersections are a bit unconventional. We Americans like intersections clean and efficient: with sharp 90° angles and computer-controlled lights maintaining an orderly flow of traffic. So, what’s the deal with these loopy curvy European contraptions? Are … Continue reading Roundabouts and Rotaries and Traffic Circles, Oh My!

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By Julia Simpson The project that would eventually become the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was initially proposed in 19961, 2. The goal was to build a powerful telescope specifically designed to image in infrared, allowing scientists to see through cosmic dust clouds and look further into the history of the universe than ever before2. … Continue reading A Webb of Wonder: The James Webb Space Telescope

By Stephanie Baringer Since the FDA’s founding in 1906, the agency has only approved approximately 140 drugs to treat diseases of the central nervous system1, compared to over 450 drugs to treat various cancers2. While there are a variety of reasons for this dichotomy, one is the difficulty of getting drugs into the brain due … Continue reading How Tf Do We Get This Drug in the Brain?

By Jessica Heebner As of July 2022, your money is able to buy, on average, 9.1% less than it was last July. What does that mean, exactly? How are you making more money (if you were lucky enough to get any raise at all) but your money buys less? It’s all due to inflation. Stick … Continue reading What’s the Big Deal with Inflation?

By Christopher Kendra Little Susie went about her Saturday like a normal 14 year-old girl. She woke up, watched cartoons, contemplated dismantling the patriarchy and had her favorite sandwich for lunch. Later in the day, she did in fact dismantle the patriarchy, but that’s not the point of this article. By Tuesday, Susie felt nauseous … Continue reading Tracking the Pathogen: Foodborne Outbreaks

By Ian Hayman You’re sitting in lab, fiddling with the newest duct tape/wire/clamp/tubing/ring stand amalgamation you jury-rigged to support your experimental apparatus. Everything looks good (or as good as it can look), so you start your experiment and head to lunch. Calamity strikes. Upon returning to lab, your monstrosity has fallen apart and your precious … Continue reading Tea! Earl Grey! Hot! How Star Trek Replicators are not so Sci-Fi After All