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	<description>Getting to Grips with my Favorite Subject</description>
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		<title>How the Wiimote Works</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trina Short</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advanced Problems in Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black box]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For my new course, Advanced Problems in Science, my students will occasionally be writing blog entries about a variety of subjects.  I intend to write about the same subjects when they do.  Our first blog entry was about &#8220;black boxes&#8221; &#8211; you can add input and see output, but you don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s going on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bigger Weapons or Bigger Testes – Choose Only One</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trina Short</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masters Program]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[insects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the animal kingdom, males often compete with each other for the chance to mate with females.  Antlers on deer and horns on beetles, for example, help those males compete against others.  However, when females mate with multiple males, fighting isn&#8217;t the only way to ensure the male will produce offspring – having a greater [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Only YOU Can Save the Climate!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trina Short</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Masters Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s article and next week&#8217;s are both examples of USA Today-style science articles.  Smaller word count, lower reading level.  I actually found these easier to write than the New York Times-style articles. Once again, I snuck a graph in.  Heh. “But mo-ommm!  Why do I have to reduce my greenhouse gas emissions?  The other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Propaganda as Perfected by the Tobacco Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trina Short</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masters Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[propaganda]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In an age when uncorroborated conspiracy theories run rampant, it is surprising to find one that has evidence to support it.  According to the study “Tobacco industry sociological programs to influence public beliefs about smoking” by Anne Landman, Daniel K. Cortese and Stanton Glantz, several tobacco companies in the 80s and 90s were working together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Think the Frogs are Trying to Tell Us Something</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trina Short</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[extinction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This article and next week&#8217;s are my attempts at New York Times-style science reporting, which was undertaken for my Scientific Writing course. While writing these, I found a new respect for science writers &#8211; this isn&#8217;t easy! Although my professor thought I had too many graphs for a newspaper article, I&#8217;ve gone ahead and left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daylight Saving Time &#8211; It&#8217;s the Thought that Counts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trina Short</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Masters Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Misconceptions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[statistics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[B. Hanwerk, Extended daylight saving time not an energy saver? National Geographic News, March 7, 2008. http://news.nationalgeographic.com. Actual reports: http://www.ucei.berkeley.edu and http://www2.bren.ucsb.edu The expression “it&#8217;s the thought that counts” has a lot to answer for these days. Take Daylight Saving Time, for example. If you have Daylight Saving Time (DST) implemented, you&#8217;ll surely save energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Meat Consumption &amp; Breast Cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trina Short</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masters Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science articles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Meta: Sorry about no posts for May &#8211; I think I&#8217;ll take May off every year. Just way too much going on at work to think about science blogging. But summer is now upon me, so I&#8217;ll try to get back to my once a week posting. Tonight&#8217;s post is my first assignment for my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acids and Bases and pH, Oh My!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trina Short</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chemistry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[household chemicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pH]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Acids and bases are found throughout nearly every home. Carbonated beverages have carbonic acid (a weak acid) in them. Drain cleaners usually have sodium hydroxide (a strong base) as a main ingredient. Window cleaners are often based upon ammonia solutions (a weak base). Your own stomach has hydrochloric acid (a strong acid) in it. Acidity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water you talking about?</title>
		<link>http://pagefillers.com/scienceblog/?p=28</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trina Short</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Misconceptions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[*ouch* Sorry for the bad pun in the title. But I wanted a catchy title for this post about Water as a Diet Aid. I&#8217;ve had many people tell me just how helpful water is in a diet. &#8220;It&#8217;s common sense,&#8221; they tell me, &#8220;If you drink cold water, your body uses energy to warm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Like Dissolves Like&#8221; because &#8220;Opposites Attract&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://pagefillers.com/scienceblog/?p=27</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trina Short</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chemistry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polarity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solubility]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I like to make statements that make people think. When I teach about molecular attraction, I like to tell my students that &#8220;like dissolves like because opposites attract.&#8221; Then we discuss what that all means. So, what does that mean? I&#8217;ll start with the idea of &#8220;opposites attract.&#8221; This expression has been quite ingrained in [...]]]></description>
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