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humanisticscience: Magdalenian Girl Currently on display at The...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:49:07 -0400

Magdalenian Girl

Currently on display at The Field Museum, this is the name given to an anatomically modern human dating from the Magdalenian period. Although she is commonly known as the Magdalenian Girl, evidence suggests that she is more likely 25-30 years old, with some researchers placing her at age 35. Early researchers initially thought that she was much younger than that because her wisdom teeth had not ruptured, but new research suggests she is older than originally thought because of epiphyseal fusions of the femurs.

Unfortunately, she was discovered when a worker hit her skull with a pickaxe. This greatly damaged her skull and the black you see on her skull is a reconstruction that early researchers fused to the bone.

At the time that Magdalenian Girl was discovered, researchers believed that homo neanderthalensis was the direct ancestor to anatomically modern humans, and so when they reconstructed her skull they gave her Neanderthal features, which is incorrect. The reconstruction you see here was done by Elisabeth Daynès, who also did the most recent facial reconstruction of Tutankhamun.

Magdalenian Girl is currently on display at the Field Museum in their current exhibit Scenes from the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux. She is part of the museum’s permanent collection and is the most complete paleolithic skeleton in North America.

astronomerinprogress: How to Solve a Physics Problem

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:46:09 -0400

astronomerinprogress:

How to Solve a Physics Problem

pbsthisdayinhistory: June 18, 1983: Sally Ride Becomes First...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:19:43 -0400

pbsthisdayinhistory:

June 18, 1983: Sally Ride Becomes First American Woman in Space

On this day in 1983, at the age of 32, astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger. After the voyage, Sally Ride received many honors for her contributions to the field of science and space exploration. In May 2012, Sally Ride became the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States.

On July 23, 2012, Sally Ride died at the age of 61 after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Visit PBS NewsHour to learn more about Sally Ride

Photo: Courtesy of NASA

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:16:54 -0400

visualgraphic: PUSH

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:41:53 -0400

visualgraphic:

PUSH

Eye Exams.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:35:23 -0400

Eye Exams.

terra-mater: 15 amazing things in nature you won’t believe...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:37:32 -0400

terra-mater:

15 amazing things in nature you won’t believe actually exist

Source

15 Amazing Places I want to visit.

"No experience ever goes wasted."

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:42:22 -0400

“No experience ever goes wasted.”

- Oprah Winfrey

mouseinscrubs: byanymeansnecessary: mariesucco: Paper torso...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:24:14 -0400

mouseinscrubs:

byanymeansnecessary:

mariesucco:

Paper torso by Austrian artist & architect Horst Kiechle. Downloadable templates allow for personal construction of the torso with removable organs.

I am so excited to do this!

This is so cool!

medicalschool: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:23:39 -0400

medicalschool:

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

schala: geometricdeathtrap: pugsies: PLEASE READ. WILL NOT...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:52:35 -0400

schala:

geometricdeathtrap:

pugsies:

PLEASE READ. WILL NOT HURT TO AND FORWARD.

Kids are putting Drano, tin foil, and a little water in plastic drink bottles
and capping it up - leaving it on lawns, in mail boxes, in gardens, on driveways etc. just waiting for you to pick it up intending to put it in the rubbish, but you’ll never make it!!!

If the bottle is picked up, and the bottle is shaken even just a little - in about 30 seconds or less it builds up enough gas which then explodes with enough force to remove some your extremities. The liquid that comes out is
boiling hot as well.

Don’t pick up any plastic bottles that may be lying in your yards or in the gutter, etc.

Pay attention to this. A plastic bottle with a cap. A little Drano. A little water. A small piece of foil.
Disturb it by moving it; and BOOM!! No fingers left and other serious effects to your face, eyes, etc.

Please ensure that everyone that may not have email access are also informed of this.

Snopes confirms.

I’ve dealt with these before. If you find one:

Do not touch it

Do not touch it

Clear the area around it. It will explode on its own in time.

Once it explodes, do not make contact with the liquid inside. If needed, flush it away with large amounts of water.

Do not try to detonate it. You’ll probably be disfigured.

I’ve seen what these can do. The acidic liquid inside can strip the paint off a car.

Snopes says this is true.

This made me nauseous. Why would anyone build something like this and then leave it for an unsuspecting victim? That is awful. Be careful out there!

natureofnature: Paramecium

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:19:01 -0400

natureofnature:

Paramecium

A Very Serious Kennedy Breakfast.

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:18:43 -0400

A Very Serious Kennedy Breakfast.

mdanitka: hula-hope: My grandpa has Alzheimer’s so he has no idea who my grandma is but everyday...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:38:57 -0400

mdanitka:

hula-hope:

My grandpa has Alzheimer’s so he has no idea who my grandma is but everyday for the last three or four months he brings her in flowers from their garden and asks her to run away with him and be his wife and everyday she says she already is and everyday the smile my grandpa gets on his face is the most beautiful heartfelt thing I have ever seen.

i got teary eyed reading this <333

nprglobalhealth: Haiti On Track To Eliminate Elephantiasis In 4...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:54:18 -0400

nprglobalhealth:

Haiti On Track To Eliminate Elephantiasis In 4 Years

Haiti has finally carried out a nationwide campaign to get rid of the parasitic worms that cause elephantiasis.

Haiti has waged other campaigns against the condition, characterized by severe disfiguration of the legs and arms. But until now, it has never managed to adequately reach residents of the chaotic capital Port-au-Prince.

The latest effort by the Haitian Ministry of Health now puts the country on track to wipe out elephantiasis within the next four years, says a study published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Elephantiasis — officially called lymphatic filariasis — is a cruel condition. Parasites invade your lymphatic system and cause grotesque swelling, primarily of the legs, but also, at times, of the arms and scrotum.

Continue reading.

Photograph by Maggie Steber for The Washington Post/Getty Images

Saw this my very first day volunteering in the ER.

If a life in pediatrics is in my future, my first action is to...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:24:55 -0400

If a life in pediatrics is in my future, my first action is to stock up on #LisaFrank bandages.

beyoncegifs: I have to say that the single most important...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:44:46 -0400

beyoncegifs:

I have to say that the single most important lesson I learned in 25 years talking every single day to people was that there is a common denominator in our human experience. Most of us, I tell ya, we don’t want to be divided. What we want—the common denominator that I found in every single interview—is that we want to be validated. We want to be understood.

I’ve done over 35,000 interviews in my career, and as soon as that camera shuts off everyone always turns to me and inevitably in their own way ask this question: “was that ok?”

I heard it from President Bush. I heard it from President Obama. I’ve heard it from heroes and from housewives. I’ve heard it from victims and perpetrators of crime. I even heard it from BE-YON-CÉ in all of her Beyoncé-ness. She finishes performing, hands me the microphone, and says “was that ok?” [x]

"Nurse: Patient Y has a temp of 120. Can he have a Tylenol? Intern: Seriously? Is that a real temp?..."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:07:26 -0400

“Nurse: Patient Y has a temp of 120. Can he have a Tylenol?
Intern: Seriously? Is that a real temp? Is he on fire?
Nurse: Oh I’m sorry Crissy, that’s his pulse! the numbers are so close together on the computer. It’s so confusing.
Intern: My name isn’t Crissy.”

- 3 am page on night float (via christinechronicles)

Basal Ganglia (overview)

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:17:34 -0400

Basal Ganglia (overview):

medicineisnotmerchandise:

Basal Ganglia (overview): anatomy. Brain MR images is used as support.

Excellent!!

Yes. I want (need) this is in my life. 🍷

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:33:17 -0400

Yes. I want (need) this is in my life. 🍷