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Christopher Mims Nails It on Nuclear Energy

"...through negligence and poor planning, two of the most technologically advanced civilizations on the planet -- the USSR and Japan -- effectively dirty-bombed huge swaths of their own territory."

That resonates.

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I saw Chernobyl Diaries yesterday. My only saving grace is to say that I saw it in the name of research. As a PhD student in actinide chemistry, how could I not see a popular film featuring the most devastating nuclear catastrophe ever?

But enough about my misgivings.

Tap, Tap. Is this thing on?

May I have your attention please? I have an announcement to make!

Conference Poster: Hot or Not?!

I'm traveling this afternoon to San Francisco for my fourth conference of the year (I know, right?). BUT this will be my first presentation of the year. I'm heading to the Materials Research Society spring meeting to present my work in the Materials Science and Materials Chemistry for Energy symposium on Actinides--Basic Science, Applications, and Technology. Holy smokes. That was a mouthful.

Conflict of Interest

Most of you know that I'm in the process of morphing from an actinide Ph.D. student into a science journalist, yes?

Blog for International Women's Day

OMGoodness. Today is Blog for International Women's Day. Where has the time gone?

Uranium nano-materials suggest migration following nuclear accident

A persistent uranium peroxide species demonstrates deficiencies in current nuclear fuel assessment models

Scientist Finds Pen Mightier Than Pipette

VANCOUVER—If the field of journalism is struggling, you wouldn't know it at the 178th meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The conference, held Thursday through Monday in Vancouver, British Columbia, brought together nearly 8,000 attendees—with press representing just under 10 percent—to share and promote science under the theme Flattening the World: Building a Global Knowledge Society.

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