Bloom Archives
Category: Science & Education
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Citizen Scientist: Stay Cool with âPenguin Watchâ
Maybe youâre understandably wilted from the heat. Or youâre still recovering from the cicadasâor the piles of whatâs left of them. Happily, you can…
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STEM to Them Mobile Lab Brings Technology to Schools
A robotics laboratory and makerspace on wheels will be pulling up outside elementary schools across Monroe County starting next fall as part of the…
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Guest Column: The Insidiousness of Implicit Bias
mplicit bias is described by the National Institutes of Health as a form of bias that occurs automatically and unintentionally, but nevertheless affects judgments,…
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Adventures of a Passionate Paleontologist
As a kid, Steve Bodi scoured his Indiana surroundings for âpretty rocksâ and fossils.
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Backyard Farming Popular in a Pandemic
Adam Hamel always imagined gardening someday, but with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, someday arrived sooner than expected.
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Jill Bolte Taylorâs New Book Explores Brainâs âCharactersâ
Bloomingtonâs Jill Bolte Taylor is a veritable brain whisperer.
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Look Out, Here They Come! Billions of Cicadas to Emerge in May
After 16 years and 11 months of solitary confinement, billions of âBrood Xâ periodical cicadas will emerge from beneath Bloomingtonâs parks and neighborhoods, the…
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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Are Popping Up in Bloomington
Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations have begun to appear in parking lots around Bloomington, including four at Switchyard Park.
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How Hip Are You To Youth Speak? Take This Gen Z Quiz
Spend enough time around someone and youâre likely to pick up on their vernacular.