Fun STUFF
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The bohart museum of entomologyThe Bohart Museum of Entomology is located on the University of California, Davis campus. The museum is dedicated to teaching, research and service. They have the 7th largest insect collection in North America. The collection holdings total more than seven million specimens and a wonderful traveling live insect collection.
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CSUEB Science festivalCSUEB has held science festivals since 1974. This year the Pakpour lab participated for the first time in this fun celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. We had fantastic time sharing the insects we borrowed from the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology with the public. Special thanks to the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District for participating and sharing the day with us.
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phd comicsPiled Higher and Deeper (PhD) is the comic strip about life (or the lack thereof) in academia.
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IFLSIFLS is here for the science - the funny side of science. Quotes, jokes, memes and anything awesome and strange.
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radiolabRadiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience. Two of Dr. Pakpour's favorite podcasts are about transgenic mosquitoes and CRISPR.
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XKCD comicsXKCD a web comic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.
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Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellBeautiful videos explaining things with "optimistic nihilism". I have found the videos on GMOs, genetic engineering, Ebola and the immune system particularly useful.
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Armando Hasudengan: biology & medicine videosThese are great explanations with drawings that really help you learn a particular disease or system, especially if you copy them with him as he is drawing. I highly recommend the immunology and malaria series.
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