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GMOs: They aren’t as bad as you think – Jessica the Scientist
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A SCISCHOL 102 Blog. GMOs: They aren’t as bad as you think. October 7, 2015. October 8, 2015. Have been getting a lot of bad publicity in the media lately. It is a matter than generates incredibly strong opinions in people, but unfortunately, a lot of the information you will find online about the topic is misleading. As a result, it can be difficult to know what we should be listening to so we can make our own informed opinions. What is a Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)? But I understand that it isn...
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Jessica the Scientist – Page 2 – A SCISCHOL 102 Blog
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A SCISCHOL 102 Blog. Climate Change: Are you scared? Does this scare you? What about a world with limited food? A world in which we are forced to migrate into the only remaining habitable climate? This is a real possibility if our climate continues to change as it is currently doing. I’m not trying to be a scaremonger. Well maybe I am. But this is an important issue, and it is one that many people refuse to acknowledge. The climate is definitely changing. Humans are causing it. As you can see, in the las...
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Will I need a sports drink when I compete this weekend? – Jessica the Scientist
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A SCISCHOL 102 Blog. Will I need a sports drink when I compete this weekend? October 13, 2015. October 13, 2015. On Saturday, I will be competing in three events. First up will be Kata. The next event will be Kumite. When we land a punch), as opposed to how hard we can hit our opponent. Each round will last 2 minutes, and the number of rounds can vary depending on how many people are in your division. The third and final event I will be competing in is Team Kumite. Sports drinks are made up of:. During i...
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Money Money Money: Where should our science funding go? – Jessica the Scientist
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A SCISCHOL 102 Blog. Money Money Money: Where should our science funding go? August 24, 2015. For arguments sake, let’s say that we, the scientists, are correct, and the government decides to give us a tonne of money so that we can do our research. How do we decide which areas to spend our money? Should we spend more studying ‘Big Data’ than conservation? Should we spend more on our research about space than on natural disasters? These are incredibly difficult questions to answer. Our Land and Water.
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100% Pure New Zealand? – Jessica the Scientist
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A SCISCHOL 102 Blog. 100% Pure New Zealand? September 15, 2015. New Zealanders love to boast about how we are ‘100% pure’, with our beautiful landscape drawing tourists from all over the world. If you google ‘100% Pure New Zealand’, you’ll see many beautiful images of our elegant mountains, our crystal-clear lakes and rivers, our green forests, and our dazzling beaches. We paint a picture of this stunning, pollution-less, green country. But how pure are we really? Have a look here. Tagged 100% Pure NZ.
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GMOs: They aren’t as bad as you think – Jessica the Scientist
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A SCISCHOL 102 Blog. GMOs: They aren’t as bad as you think. October 7, 2015. October 8, 2015. Have been getting a lot of bad publicity in the media lately. It is a matter than generates incredibly strong opinions in people, but unfortunately, a lot of the information you will find online about the topic is misleading. As a result, it can be difficult to know what we should be listening to so we can make our own informed opinions. What is a Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)? But I understand that it isn...
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Learning how to learn – Jessica the Scientist
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A SCISCHOL 102 Blog. Learning how to learn. August 31, 2015. August 31, 2015. I love to learn. Finding out how the world around me works is one of my favourite things to do. It captivates me. Finding out how the hormones released by our brain stimulates our development into a male or female is amazing! Learning how exactly our bodies respond when we get a fright is exciting! But I hate to cram! Learning how YOU learn. VARK Questionaire – Find your learning style. While not everyone learns in the same way...
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Is what we see even real? – Jessica the Scientist
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A SCISCHOL 102 Blog. Is what we see even real? September 30, 2015. September 30, 2015. During our Science Scholars session this week, we watched this. Video about a lady with paranoid schizophrenia. And when you think about it, our perceptions aren’t even constant. What you see or how you see it can depend entirely on what kind of mood you’re in, and by thinking about things in a different way can mean that you actually see things differently. You can ‘zone out’ and almost turn off all your senses. You a...
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Queen Ova – Jessica the Scientist
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A SCISCHOL 102 Blog. Will I need a sports drink when I compete this weekend? On Saturday, I will be competing in three events. First up will be Kata. The next event will be Kumite. When we land a punch), as opposed to how hard we can hit our opponent. Each round will last 2 minutes, and the number of rounds can vary depending on how many people are in your division. The third and final event I will be competing in is Team Kumite. Or should I stick with water and avoid all sugar? Sugar (for fast energy).
