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Official Tumblr of Islin Munisteri. Petroleum engineer living in Alaska. Mom, wife, volunteer leader.

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A wind turbine is just an oil well turned upside down.

Bill Miller

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We can choose to define ourselves (our smarts, our brand, our character) on who rejects us. Or we can choose to focus on those that care enough to think we matter. Carrying around a list of everyone who thinks you're not good enough is exhausting.

Seth Godin

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You may be small but you still serve a purpose. You may be big but don't forget how you got there. Everyone is equal. Everyone should be treated with respect.

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Lesson Learned: You do not have 20% time. Identify your top three priorities. Throw away numbers two and three.

Brett Martin

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Prayer and meditation facilitate intense gratitude for all that you have. Gratitude is having an abundance mindset. When you think abundantly, the world is your oyster. There is limitless opportunity and possibility for you.

Benjamin Hardy

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Indecision is a bad decision.

Benjamin Hardy

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10 posts!

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LEGO Lettering by Muokkaa Studio

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How do vaccines work?

Using the same principles that the body uses to defend itself, scientists use vaccines to trigger the body’s adaptive immune system, without exposing humans to the full strength disease. This has resulted in many vaccines, which each work uniquely, separated into many different types.

First, we have live attenuated vaccines. These are made of the pathogen itself, but a much weaker and tamer version.

Next, we have inactive vaccines, in which the pathogens have been killed. The weakening and inactivation in both types of vaccine ensures that pathogens don’t develop into the full-blown disease. But just like a disease, they trigger an immune response, teaching the body to recognize and attack by making a profile of pathogens in preparation.

Another type, the subunit vaccine, is only made from one part of the pathogen, called an antigen, the ingredient that actually triggers the immune response. By even further isolating specific components of antigens, like proteins or polysaccharides, these vaccines can prompt specific responses.

Scientists are now building a whole new range of vaccines called DNA vaccines. For this variety, they isolate the very genes that make the specific antigens the body needs to trigger its immune response to specific pathogens. When injected into the human body, those genes instruct cells in the body to make the antigens. This causes a stronger immune response and prepares the body for any future threats, and because the vaccine only includes specific genetic material, it doesn’t include any other ingredients from the rest of the pathogen.

If these vaccines become a success, we might be able to build more effective treatments for invasive pathogens in years to come.

To learn more about the body’s adaptive immune system and how vaccines work, watch the TED-Ed Lesson How do vaccines work? - Kelwalin Dhanasarnsombut

Animation by Cinematic

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What are the benefits of compassion in the classroom? 

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From the TED Talk Every kid needs a champion - Rita Pierson

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scientificphilosopher:

There is no better first post than one celebrating the accomplishments of women.

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High Current/Amps through metal

Any metal that can conduct low voltage / high amperage electricity acts as a resistor between two electrode wires (as in the case above), which are made out of copper, which has a better conductivity than iron/steel which heats up due to the extreme electrical resistance. 

Copper (Cu):

Resistivity: ρ(Ω·m) at 20ºC = 1.68×10−8

Conductivity: σ (S/m) at 20ºC = 5.96×107 

Temp. Coefficient:  0.003862 (K−1)

Iron (Fe): (although what you see in the gif is steel, iron comes pretty close)

Resistivity: ρ(Ω m) at 20ºC = 1.00×10−7

Conductivity: σ (S/m) at 20ºC = 1.00×107

Temp. Coefficient: 0.005 (K−1)

Giffed by: rudescience  From: This video

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The mathematician Archimedes once said, “Give me a place to stand, and I shall move the Earth.” As it turns out, he was describing the fundamental principle behind the lever.

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#FeelingInspired

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It’s okay to freak out, worry, and wonder as you make the transition into the real world, but don’t let the opinions and voices of others drown out your own. Once you start tuning into what you think and feel, and what you truly care about, you can begin to forge your own path.

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“Inside Out” is a brilliant tale about the importance of feeling all of your emotions, even the unpleasant ones. It teaches children, even if they don’t know it at the time, that the best way to experience true happiness is to let yourself feel fear and anger and sadness and all of those emotions you might otherwise be afraid of. It’s a lesson to all, regardless of age or locale, that feeling things other than happiness won’t ruin your life and, in fact, just might save it.

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/26/i_couldnt_be_their_happy_girl_pixars_inside_out_childhood_depression_and_the_emotional_stranglehold_of_minnesota_nice/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow