Chocolate. Just typing the word makes me happy (and hungry). We want to eat chocolate. We’re supposed to eat it. But the world’s cocoa supply is in danger. One reason […]
All of the July’s*
It’s July. How many “July” things do the JHU libraries have in their catalog? Let’s find out. On the library home page, you can search for things. But we kindly […]
The Road That Shriver Built, and a Surprise
Have you ever been reading or researching something and found a fact that relates to you personally? This happened to me just last week! Down on A Level, a book […]
Research Remix: They Came From Ocular Space!
What if artists and researchers got together to talk, and then the artists created art based on the science and engineering and medicine that they heard about from the researchers? […]
What’s New on C Level?
Your favorite bricks-and-mortar location for science, engineering, and medicine — that’s C Level, of course — has made some changes. Let’s discuss. I went to the shelf where I always […]
Go To Other Worlds This Weekend
JOHNCON IS HERE! Yes, this is news worth shouting. Prepare for the non-stop extravaganza that will be JohnCon 2015 (April 10-12). JohnCon is the annual convention of JHU’s Science Fiction […]
Why Can’t Some People Donate Blood? Is That Fair?
Are the guidelines used to screen potential blood donors discriminatory? This question will be the subject of the talk given at this year’s Undergraduate Conference in Public Health, the theme of […]
Affordable Care Act – Hear the Practitioners
The major topic in health care policy for the last several years has been the Affordable Care Act. This month’s Conversations in Medicine Symposium is entitled Can We Afford the […]
Virtual Reality, Virtual Worlds
What’s going on in the world of virtual worlds? Snow Crash (1992) — Okay, follow this: Facebook recently bought Occulus VR — the Federal Trade Commission said OK — because […]
Sci Fi News – New Books and Movies
It’s so important to keep up on the science fiction news, especially when you’ve made it to Winter Break. William Gibson, the author of Pattern Recognition and The Difference Engine, […]