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April 6, 2026
Surviving and Thriving during the AAAS STPF Executive Branch Finalist Week
Congratulations on making it to finalist week! Finalist week can be very busy and hectic, particularly as you request and navigate interviews with host offices you are interested in. My goal with this post is not to overwhelm you, but to offer several strategies for starting finalist week off on the...
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March 15, 2015
World Water Day: Powerful Water, Thirsty Energy
It’s World Water Day. Designated in 1993 by the United Nations General Assembly, March 22 now represents a day to celebrate water. A day to make a difference for the members of the global population who suffer from water-related problems. And a day to prepare...
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December 31, 2013
Biomimicry Energy Systems: What's Next?
Biomimicry (also known as biomimetics) is the process of using natural-world mechanisms, many of which have evolved over billions of years, to inspire man-made designs and technological innovations. The following examples highlight pioneering energy ideas and...
Sci on the Fly
December 13, 2013
Biomimicr-E: Nature-Inspired Energy Systems
Biomimicry (also known as biomimetics) is the process of using natural-world mechanisms, many of which have evolved over billions of years, to inspire man-made designs and technological innovations. The following examples highlight pioneering energy ideas and...
Sci on the Fly
June 10, 2013
The Missing Manual: A User's Guide to the Mind
Whether it’s a computer, a car, a screwdriver, or a pen, you probably have a tool that you’ve used for years—and can use more effectively because you know it inside and out. But there’s a tool we carry with us everywhere, and use for almost everything, whose...
Sci on the Fly
May 31, 2013
Old drug finds potential new use in treating pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a particularly deadly form of cancer. Not only is it the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the US (lung, breast in women, prostate in men, and colon are the only cancers with higher rates), the mortality...
