Tag: science
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What you feel when you look up at the sky
I grew up in the country. Away from the city lights. Away from the light pollution. Where the sky rolls on for miles and the stars shine brightly at night. Constellations were easily seen and the Northern Lights were a pretty routine occurrence. The sky never made me feel small. Except for when we were…
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Memory #32: People who change your life part 2
Late last spring, my very dear friend, Chris, a university professor, approached me about consulting on a research project he was thinking about taking on. He wanted me to work as the project manager for a cross-country research initiative for a combined scientific and humanities project, pioneering changes in the agriculture community. Without delving too…
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Memory #36: People who change your world part 1
A lifetime ago, I worked for a research and development firm designing laboratories. I interacted with really smart people on a daily basis. I learned all kinds of science in all kinds of fields. Engineering, life sciences, oil and gas, agriculture. I worked on labs of all shapes and sizes for all kinds of purposes.…