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Being In Academia

a: Being in academia ~
b: bathing in altruism

What: "He says that being in academia is like "bathing in altruism." Under its influence, he wrote his first book, a biography of the comic Louie Anderson." the rest is in the link, which is a story about finding a career goal.....

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Writer: Carl Kurlander
LCC: L
Where:
Date: Dec 31 2010 5:57 AM



a: Synthetic biology ~
b: writing software for cells

What: "Since synthetic biology is like writing software for cells, wouldn't it benefit from open source in the same way that the technology industry did? Additionally, the science was changing, with synthetic biotech moving from the lab into more and more computer-based calculations."

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Writer: Pink Army Cooperative
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 28 2013 9:56 PM


Which Way To Move?

a: Anxiety ~
b: web

What: "Anxiety is like a spider's web. It is difficult to isolate one strand of the web from rest of the web. With anxiety, it may be difficult to isolate one cause from other related factors. This illustrates the need for Christian counseling and prayer. In the following discussion, I will give six causes with answers to those causes."

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Writer: Dr.Trudy Veerman
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Apr 24 2014 5:44 PM



a: sunspots ~
b: magnetic fields

What:

"Only when you do close observation can you see them. Sunspots are like magnetic fields, when iron fillings are put near a simple bar magnet on earth, the fillings show a pattern the same thing happens to the sun, this pattern is called a sunspot."


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Writer: April Dennis, Danielle McDonald, and Raven Wynn
LCC:
Where:
Date: Feb 7 2015 10:25 AM



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