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PhD biologist writing about science, nature, medicine and tech

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Category Archives: students

What happens when data scientists crunch through three centuries of Robinson Crusoe?

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What happens when data scientists crunch through three centuries of Robinson Crusoe? Duke Research blog, Sept. 6, 2018. Reading 1,400-plus editions of “Robinson Crusoe” in one summer is impossible. So one team of students tried to train computers to do it for them.

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Can’t decide what clubs to join outside of class? There’s a web app for that

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Can’t decide what clubs to join outside of class? There’s a web app for that. Duke Research Blog, August 21, 2018. E-advisor helps students figure out the right activities for their interests.

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Recent writing

  • Brain scans reveal what happens in the mind when insight strikes
  • How changes in lemur brains made some mean girls nice
  • ‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere. Most of their health effects are unknown
  • College basketball can be hard to predict. That didn’t stop these student data whizzes from trying
  • How baby birds know when their song practice is paying off
  • Hibernating lemurs can turn back the clock on cellular aging
  • Farmers on the frontlines of climate change struggle to adapt

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Photos by Alexandrea Lassiter. Copyright © 2011 by Robin Smith. All rights reserved.

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