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Myeashea Alexander September 23, 2022

This year has been a busy year, so the blog site has not been as active as I would normally have liked. Also, there have been technical issues that I just haven’t had time to solve. I appreciate those of you who continue to support all of my different endeavors- science-y, nerdy, creative and otherwise. […]

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Announcing “Science and…” A New Series

Myeashea Alexander December 30, 2021

I miss being able to wheel the mobile bone lab into classrooms and provide new and fun learning experiences for people. I had hoped to bring it back in 2021, but that didn’t happen. Instead, Read More

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My Favorite Science Communicators! pt. 2

Myeashea Alexander June 3, 2021

Before I start on part 2 of my list, I have also been thinking about science communicators that other people seem to LOVE, but thoroughly get on my nerves! I won’t make that list, but Read More

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Book Review: The Skull Collectors: Race, Science, and America’s Unburied

Kristy Winter September 10, 2020

With such a controversial topic, steeped in centuries of damaging practice, it was odd that Fabian tried to remain neutral. The inclusion of quotation marks around scientific racism gives the impression that this is a Read More

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Part Three of the Black History Month Series: From NYC

April 15, 2019

This is part three (final) of the 2019 Black History Month series on two important sites- the African Burial Grounds in NYC and a tiny island called St. Helena. Sorry, it was delayed, but Black History Read More

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Announcement: Black History Series: From NYC to St. Helena- The

January 31, 2019

Because World Anthropology Day and Black History Month occur in the same month, and I wanted to spend some time talking about a topic I love (re: that February holiday day about love). I decided Read More

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Tales from the Grave: Concha Bullosa

September 27, 2018

This is a small series that will focus on some of the types of trauma, pathology, interesting variations and degeneration I examined while in Cyprus at the Odyssey Field School. Please note that the images Read More

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ReBlog: First-Ever LSD Microdosing Study Will Pit the Human Brain

May 15, 2017

by Daniel Oberhaus Amanda Feilding used to take lysergic acid diethylamide every day to boost creativity and productivity at work before LSD, known as acid, was made illegal in 1968. During her downtime, Feilding, who now Read More

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Download Free March For Science Posters

vvrj0 February 4, 2017

I designed a few signs that you are welcome to download and use! These posters are optimized for 18×24 inches and are in PDF. I’ll continue to add more as I think of them. Awesome Read More

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Bone Deformation: What is Proteus Syndrome?

Myeashea Alexander May 7, 2015

Proteus Syndrome is a rare disease that causes overgrowth of skin and muscles, and abnormal bone growth. Children born with the disease will often not show any signs of it because the skin tumors and Read More