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may you always be curious.

biomedical-visuals: Final piece of my second semester here at UIC! One of my main goals of this piece was to not only show the pressure forces behind glomerular filtration, but the physical barriers working as well. I’ve created a cut-out to display the three layers of the glomerular arterioles (from inner most to outermost): The fenestrated endothelium, the basement membrane and interlacing pedicles of the podocytes. I would say about 75% of this illustration was just reading scientific journals to find out the exact sizes of all of these components in order to accurately show their relationships. Sometimes it is amazing how those scientists can hide the one piece of information I need, haha!  View Larger

biomedical-visuals:

Final piece of my second semester here at UIC! One of my main goals of this piece was to not only show the pressure forces behind glomerular filtration, but the physical barriers working as well. I’ve created a cut-out to display the three layers of the glomerular arterioles (from inner most to outermost): The fenestrated endothelium, the basement membrane and interlacing pedicles of the podocytes. I would say about 75% of this illustration was just reading scientific journals to find out the exact sizes of all of these components in order to accurately show their relationships. Sometimes it is amazing how those scientists can hide the one piece of information I need, haha! 

Reblogged 23 hours ago from scientificillustration (Originally from biomedical-visuals) 51 notes
A system that values obedience over curiosity isn’t education and it definitely isn’t science.

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Florida Teen Tried With Felony For Trying Science

A beautiful rant about misguided public science education and how the fear of punishment kills curiosity, especially for minorities because they tend to receive harsher punishments, and for the poor because punishments end up being harsher on them when something like bail ends up putting their families even farther in debt.

(via kindofamenace)

In regards to 16 year old Kiera Wilmot’s case, there is a petition going around to drop the charges against her:

http://www.change.org/petitions/the-bartow-police-and-bartow-high-school-drop-charges-against-kiera-wilmot

(via gender-and-science)

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matthen: If a mathematician wants to cross a road, they will think carefully about their optimal path. The total distance of the path should be minimised, but they prefer walking on the sidewalk to the road. If there is no extra discomfort from being on the road, the best path is a straight line, but as it increases it is better to cross the road more directly.  The resulting path is exactly the same as a ray of light refracting through a block of glass [with relative refractive index equal to the ratio of these ‘discomfort levels’]. Fermat’s principle says that light will want to spend less time in the glass (on the road), as it actually travels more slowly in the glass. [video] [code] [more]

matthen:

If a mathematician wants to cross a road, they will think carefully about their optimal path. The total distance of the path should be minimised, but they prefer walking on the sidewalk to the road. If there is no extra discomfort from being on the road, the best path is a straight line, but as it increases it is better to cross the road more directly.  The resulting path is exactly the same as a ray of light refracting through a block of glass [with relative refractive index equal to the ratio of these ‘discomfort levels’]. Fermat’s principle says that light will want to spend less time in the glass (on the road), as it actually travels more slowly in the glass. [video] [code] [more]

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medicalstate: The Satchel. Through thick and thin, my satchel has accompanied me through medical school. Initially, it strictly carried books and papers; now it is a repurposed bag for a clinical life. I talked briefly about what I usually carry with me in my first clinical pearl post. In response to Wayfaring MD’s post, I thought I would share what I actually bring with me. These are my standard issue items, with room for changing or adding more items as needed: Satchel Pocket evaluation forms: For clinical skills and procedures. Pocket Medicine: A compact book for diagnostics, investigations and laboratory values. Two clipboards: The first contains regular paper for note taking including pre-printed progress notes and other chart-related forms; the second contains preceptor documentations including more formal evaluation sheets and outcomes checklists as well as my weekly schedule. The notepad: Where I write and gather my patient information and keep the to-do list for the patients I am responsible for. Moleskin notebook: Where I keep rotation specific clinical pearls and other tips and tricks. Two pens: Always keep a back up pen. Always. Pen light: For the quick neurological screen. ID cards Three sets of lubricant jelly: Need to do a digital rectal exam or a bimanual exam? Gloves are everywhere but these are not. Access codes and contact list Juice box Two granola bars Pager: How I wish this could not be standard issue. Stethoscope: If I am not walking around with it around my neck, it goes back into the bag until its next calling. Other items that I will sometimes include are rotation specific pocketbooks, headphones, and my phone charger to name a few. To the medical readers, what do you carry with you? Tag your response with #what’s in your pocket. The way to do it. View Larger

medicalstate:

The Satchel.

Through thick and thin, my satchel has accompanied me through medical school. Initially, it strictly carried books and papers; now it is a repurposed bag for a clinical life.

I talked briefly about what I usually carry with me in my first clinical pearl post. In response to Wayfaring MD’s post, I thought I would share what I actually bring with me. These are my standard issue items, with room for changing or adding more items as needed:

  • Satchel
  • Pocket evaluation forms: For clinical skills and procedures.
  • Pocket Medicine: A compact book for diagnostics, investigations and laboratory values.
  • Two clipboards: The first contains regular paper for note taking including pre-printed progress notes and other chart-related forms; the second contains preceptor documentations including more formal evaluation sheets and outcomes checklists as well as my weekly schedule.
  • The notepad: Where I write and gather my patient information and keep the to-do list for the patients I am responsible for.
  • Moleskin notebook: Where I keep rotation specific clinical pearls and other tips and tricks.
  • Two pens: Always keep a back up pen. Always.
  • Pen light: For the quick neurological screen.
  • ID cards
  • Three sets of lubricant jelly: Need to do a digital rectal exam or a bimanual exam? Gloves are everywhere but these are not.
  • Access codes and contact list
  • Juice box
  • Two granola bars
  • Pager: How I wish this could not be standard issue.
  • Stethoscope: If I am not walking around with it around my neck, it goes back into the bag until its next calling.

Other items that I will sometimes include are rotation specific pocketbooks, headphones, and my phone charger to name a few.

To the medical readers, what do you carry with you? Tag your response with #what’s in your pocket.

The way to do it.

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The way we try to recruit girls into STEM fields is all wrong. We typically compare them to some great woman or someone that has gone before them. We are saying, “Hey, you can be like Madam Curie or Sally Ride.” It is recruiting by intimidation. We need to change that message. We need to recruit by appealing to WHY we need them in STEM. We NEED you to help make the world a better place We NEED you to help discover the cure for cancer. We NEED you because you have the ability to change the course of humanity for the better.

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Tim Holt on why we still see the number of females in STEM fields fall way behind their male counterparts. Also see how geography paved the way for women in science.

(↬ gender and science)

(Source: explore-blog)

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