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STEM / STEAM: James Webb Space Telescope
On Christmas Day, December 25, 2021 at 4:20 AM PST, the James Webb Space Telescope will launch a new era in space exploration. The telescope successfully launched in Christmas Day 2021: With far superior technology than the aging Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope will be able to see far into the past…almost…
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STEM / STEAM: WordPress Gutenberg Plug-in Eliminates Whitespace in the Left Margin
UPDATE 12/22/2021: Gutenberg was updated to version 12.2.0 today. It STILL does NOT work correctly. Meaning….there is still ZERO whitespace in the left margin! WordPress….can you hear me? 😉 For the last month, or two, I noticed that the whitespace in the left margin as I wrote these blogs was….well……MISSING….making it nearly impossible to see…
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Callie Rodriguez: NASA’s First Woman to Explore the Moon
Using graphic novels and augmented and virtual reality technology, NASA introduces us to Callie Rodriguez, the first woman to explore the moon. With the upcoming Artemis program liftoff, NASA will, be sending a woman of color to the moon, these stories lead up to that occasion. I grabbed this description from the “First Woman” web…
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STEM / STEAM: How COVID-19 Vaccines Were Created
Here is a very instructive video by Dr. Elizabeth Wayne, Biomedical Engineer, and Kaitlyn Sadtler, PhD, Regenerative Tissue Engineer, describing how mRNA technology COVID-19 vaccines were created so quickly. Go here for more TED-Ed videos. I’ll try to grab more STEM / STEAM related videos moving forward for ForCarol.com, Inc. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math…
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Bug Found in the Latest Version of the Broadsheet Theme
UPDATE Sept 10, 2021: Bluehost / WordPress upgraded the theme last night and….it is FIXED! UPDATE Sept 8, 2021: Pro Theme Design told me that they had found the bug and fixed it. We are just waiting for Bluehost / WordPress to install the fix. It may take a few days. Oddly enough….yesterday….I finally purchased,…
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NASA’S MARS ROVER PERSEVERANCE LANDS on MARS
Yesterday, 2/18/2021, was a historic day in the search for life on Mars as NASA’s newest Mars Rover, Perseverance, successfully landed on Mars after launching on July 30, 2020. Here is the first picture sent back to NASA from Perseverance. I grabbed this from the NASA blog, here. Many more will follow from cameras with…
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“Radioactive” Movie Review
Marie Sklodowska (Rosamund Pike) was a brilliant scientist living and working in 1893 Paris, after leaving her home in Poland. She wanted to learn science from the best scientists, and was well on her way to making a name for herself in the scientific community. Unfortunately, the thinking back then was that women need to…
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Amanda Gorman Poet Laureate
Amanda Gorman, our National Poet Laureate, January 20, 2021 at the Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris (and, yes, I’m a joyful warrior!). Awesome Inspiring Breathtaking Drive Safe! Never Forget A reminder that science, technology, engineering, art, and math rock! STEM/STEAM
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STEM / STEAM: How the Pfizer COVID 19 Vaccine Works (mRNA)
Science is real and the latest result of some really cool science, and lots of really smart STEM / STEAM people, is a vaccine for the coronavirus. That vaccine has just shipped and is now being injected in front line workers and nursing home residents so they will be protected against the COVID-19 coronavirus. In…
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