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VOICES January 2024
Welcome in January and the New Year! The name-giver for the first month of the year is the Roman god Janus. He is the God of all beginnings and endings, doorways, transitions, and time. With his two faces, he looks into the future and the past at the same time. In the beginning of the…
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Shiu plastik
Siç e dimë tashmë, mikroplastika është zbuluar në trupin tonë. Mushkëri, tru, zemër, gjak, placentë, feçe. Është në dheun ku ne kultivojmë ushqimin tonë dhe në ajrin që ne thithim. Kjo vlen edhe për kafshët gjithashtu. Niveli i toksicitetit është ende duke u studiuar, por mendoj se të gjithë mund të biem dakort se ka…
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Plastic rain
As we already know, microplastic has been detected in our bodies. Lungs, brains, hearts, blood, placenta, feces. It’s in the soil where we grow our food and in the air we’re breathing. This concerns animals as well. The toxicity is still being studied but I think we can all agree that it’s most likely not…
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Building a lunar radio telescope
NASA engineers have taken on the challenge and formed a plan to build a lunar radio telescope. But what is it, why are they building it, and what are the challenges they’re encountering? Most likely you’ve seen a radio telescope before, whether in movies, shows, or in person. They look quite stunning, definitely the bigger…
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Opioids and the global crisis
Drugs and medicine might sound like different things even though often it’s the same ingredients. Originally extracted from a poppy, opium has been a harmless medicine for decades. It’s been a help to many troubles, from the flu to a stomach ache. In the 19th century, people started to develop stronger forms from opium like…
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VOICES September 2023
September carries a bittersweet feeling of summer’s end and the arrival of fall. It evokes images of changing seasons, with leaves turning vibrant colors and temperatures cooling down. The month holds a certain calmness as the pace of life shifts, and it’s a time for reflection and preparation for the months ahead. For the reflection,…
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A brief History of the transistor
If I were to ask you right now, what is the most important discovery of the 20th century, what would you say? Probably Television or the World Wide Web… But what if I tell you that the most important discovery during the 20th century is the transistor, would you believe me? It may be hard…
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“Science-Fiction is torn between the desire for progress and the denunciation of its possible perversions” – Gérard Klein, french Sci-fi author
Origin of Science Fiction In the XIXth century, the progress of science inspired a lot of new fiction authors. Rather than to tell about old gods and magic, they wrote about stories taking place in a future relying on science instead of magic to imagine fantastic adventures made possible by the technological advances, and that…
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Your Trauma
Have you ever wondered why you behave the way you do? Sometimes people look into themselves and realize certain events have modified them into who they are today. But what about the behavioral traits that don’t have an explanation? There’s a possibility your ancestors did the job for you. Trauma is a psychological response to…
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The science of love
If you have experienced love, you know its power. The confusing emotion has been given credit for million-dollar industries, songs, movies, and even rises and falls of whole empires. But why? It turns out love is both: surprisingly simple and complex at the same time. And definitely useful according to evolution. For centuries, people have…
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Only the risk is certain? Atomic power
While Germany is shutting down its last nuclear power plants the rest of the world seems to move in the polar opposite direction; gearing up, strengthening and magnifying dependency on this actually very efficient power source. In the discussion about nuclear power plants there seem to be two strong opinions, a middle ground is nearly…
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