“Hey Stephan, how long does it take for Ebola to take effect?” “…why?” “I dunno, I’ve been feeling sick lately and I think I might have it.” “don’t worry, there’s no Ebola in the US.” “No, my friend heard someone got infected up in Sacramento!” After thoroughly assuaging my friend’s worries, I began thinking about […]
Marathon runners who suddenly die.
I recently became aware of marathon runners who have suddenly died. Recently, a 42-year-old man died in London, England during a marathon, and two men, aged, 31 and 35, died in North Carolina while completing a half-marathon. Why did the incidence of healthy people dying in marathons take a steep incline in the recent years? […]
What’s all that jazz about 3-D printing?
3-D printing has been really popular in the scientific world in the recent months. At first, when I heard about 3-D printing, I was very astonished yet confused about how it actually works. So far in the news, 3-D printers have printed insoles for shoes, pens, toys and in the medical world tv-shows, like Grey’s […]
