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  • Abstract 3D fractal tunnel with intricate geometric patterns in shades of purple and blue.

    Science Through Books: A Wrinkle in Time

    A Wrinkle in Time, written by Madeleine L’Engle, is probably one of the most classic science fiction novels. Most of us read it in elementary or middle school for a class or for leisure. The novel is about a young girl named Meg whose father goes missing on a trip, soon finds out he’s been…

  • Back view of a female scientist working in a modern laboratory setting with various equipment.

    Science Through Books: Lessons in Chemistry

    I think a lot of us avid feminist readers have read or at least heard of Lessons in Chemistry, written by Bonnie Garmus, and if you haven’t read it, maybe watched the show on AppleTV. The first time I saw the book, my mom was in the middle of reading it, and because the cover…

  • Two astronauts holding hands, exploring rocky Mars-like terrain.

    Science Through Books: Atmosphere

    Following the successful journey of Artemis II, I couldn’t help but think about Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid and the joy her main characters would feel at seeing Christina Koch be the first woman around the moon. I read Atmosphere around two weeks ago, just after finishing another one of Jenkins Ried’s books. Atmosphere centers…

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  • A painting of a man with a thick, curly beard and dreadlocks against a muted blue background. Warm tones highlight his facial features, and he wears a draped garment—part of a Creative Project from the University of Michigan’s Prison Arts program.

    Univerity of Michigan Prison Arts Creative Project

    The Prison Creative Arts Project exhibits hundreds of incarcerated artists’ works and serves as an outlet to those who don’t have access to the outside world. One artist in particular is Miles El, who was offered the program as a creative outlet to process his trauma. Many incarcerated individuals use art and creativity to process…

  • A child in a red plaid shirt plays a flight simulation video game on a large TV, holding a blue game controller. Several video game cases are stacked on the dresser in front of the TV.

    Class or Video Games?

    Professor Jane Charlton at Penn State University was frustrated that her students in her astrophysics and astronomy classes weren’t coming to class but rather skipping to play video games, so she did something about it. The course is titled “The Atristic Universe”, created in 2015, and she blends astronomy and art to create an immersive…

  • A NASA space shuttle launches with fiery liftoff, ascending into the sky amid plumes of smoke.

    Future Space Travels

    The recent craze over the “Project Hail Mary” movie starring Ryan Gosling has sparked conversations about NASA’s Artemis II mission, scheduled to launch in early April, which will send four astronauts to the Moon. NASA’s long-term plan is to establish a permanent base on the Moon, in competition with private space organizations and other countries…

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