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Underneath It All: Mary K Gaillard’s Adventures in the World Subatomic
The sub-atomic world as we learn about it in high school is a seemingly settled and staid affair - you have protons and neutrons in the...
Dale DeBakcsy
Aug 611 min read
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Laura Mahan and the Crusade to Save the California Redwoods
To stand before a redwood is to remove yourself from the context of space and time as experienced by human beings. Crane your neck up as...
Dale DeBakcsy
Jul 299 min read
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Descent: The Twisting Path of Death and Dying Psychologist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.
The good wrought by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926-2004) is beyond dispute. The insight she offered on how to psychologically prepare for...
Dale DeBakcsy
Jul 219 min read
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From ATP to MRI: Mildred Cohn's Pioneering Work in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
ATP is the stuff of life. Without it, cell communication shuts down, muscles freeze, and anything requiring ready energy (which is to...
Dale DeBakcsy
Jul 125 min read
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Giving Shelter: How Dr. Hawa Abdi Created a Medical Sanctuary in a Time of Civil War.
In the mid 2000s, a small patch of ground in the middle of a country torn apart by the marauding violence of warring clans and religions...
Dale DeBakcsy
Jun 248 min read
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