Science and Medicine

Daily post on science and medicine from @JohnDCook

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Stellar magnitude https://t.co/mSxjbaVPrq

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Kepler's third law of planetary motion: square of the period proportional to cube of the major axis.

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Right hand rule for cross products and solenoids. https://t.co/rXmvQFQ9Yl

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Banana equivalent dose https://t.co/5ObTQmhTow

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The suffix -plegia refers to paralysis. Examples: hemiplegia, paraplegia, quadriplegia.

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Boyle's law: At a given temperature, the product of pressure and volume of a fixed amount of gas is a constant.

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How the term 'scientist' came to be https://t.co/X4ejuVdkxA

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Why are so few foods blue? https://t.co/TT5IXbNZG1

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The name jejunum comes from the Latin word for empty because this part of the intestine was found empty on autopsy.

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F = ma

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Python software library for astronomy: https://t.co/PZl8v5LYYL

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Adipose tissue stores fat. Babies have what is called brown fat, which has more mitochondria and is very vascularized, while adults have white fat that is more closely packed.

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Lorentz force: F = q(E + v x B)

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Most published research results are false https://t.co/XdkHEpuGEE

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Gallium and cesium melt at room temperature, if your room isn't air-conditioned and it's warm outside. (Around 84 F, 29 C).

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Hardy-Weinberg principle https://t.co/L2jSQ71eYF

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LASER = Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

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The hypochondriac region is the upper abdominal regions beneath the ribs. Hypochondria gets its name from the hypochondriac region. An unknown organ in this region was thought to be responsible for symptoms.

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Why water is wet https://t.co/gRpvtfh6sK

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For those unaware that the replication crisis has come for the “hard” sciences: