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How the Cloud Works - Pros & Cons
Cloud computing provides a variety of services through the internet, such as storage, databases, servers, software and analytics. Instead...
Sylvia Rose
Mar 195 min read
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Artificial Intelligence: Technology & Society
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a powerful force. It enables machines to think and act like humans. From perky virtual assistants and...
Sylvia Rose
Mar 96 min read
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Buddhist Violence in Rakhine State Myanmar
Buddhist violence erupts in Rakhine State, Myanmar with a long and complex history of politics and social dynamics. While most Buddhists...
Sylvia Rose
Mar 45 min read
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Gallic Wars: Caesar's Invasion of Germania
Julius Caesar's military campaigns in Germania provoke fierce opposition, strategic alliances and guerilla warfare. Rome conquers most of...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 245 min read
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Pheromones in Microbes, Plants & Animals
Pheromones are communication tools. Chemical substances released by an organism into the environment trigger responses to relay...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 184 min read
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Five Types of Resistant Starch: Fiber & Health
Resistant starch is a carbohydrate. It doesn't digest in the small intestine but ferments in the large to provide fibrous bulk and...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 24 min read
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Treponema pallidum: About the Syphilis Bacteria
Treponema pallidum is a parasitic spirochete or spiral bacterium, primarily known for causing the STI syphilis . It's tricky to...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 295 min read
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Tannins: Complex Astringents of Nature
Tannins are phenol compounds found in a variety of plants. Their survival strategies in nature produce benefits in wine, food, health...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 235 min read
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Top Fermenting & Bottom Fermenting Yeasts
Fermentation in brewing transforms sugar into alcohol through the action of a vast colony of one-celled, immotile microbes. Top...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 114 min read
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How Lactic Acid Bacteria Make Yogurt
Yogurt is enjoyed throughout the world, created by the natural industry of lactic acid bacteria (LAB). Transformation of milk into yogurt...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 31, 20244 min read
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German Romanticism: Nature & Emotion
German Romanticism (Deutsche Romantik) is an influential movement emphasizing profound emotions, the beauty of nature, and the power of...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 29, 20247 min read
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Mysteries of Bona Dea: Women's Rites in Ancient Rome
Bona Dea, the "Good Goddess," has a special place among ancient Roman deities. Her mysteries are only for women. Goddess of fertility,...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 25, 20244 min read
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Kakia: Greek Goddess of Vice & Abominations
Kakia in Greek mythology represents vice and moral corruption. Her name directly translates to wickedness. She relates to darker aspects...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 23, 20244 min read
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Silicon (Si): Fueling the Robot Apocalypse
Silicon (Si) is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, a ductile metal important to industry and natural processes. Silicon is used...
Sylvia Rose
Dec 1, 20245 min read
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German Peasants' War: Rebellion of Despair
The German Peasants' War (1524-5) is short, bloody and violent, and changes the course of history in Europe. Up to 400,000 peasants rise...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 22, 20245 min read
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Nine Years War 1688-1697 France vs. Europe
The Nine Years War, also known as the War of the League of Augsburg, is a key conflict in European history. Fierce battles erupt,...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 16, 20247 min read
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Copper (Cu) Effects on Human & Plant Health
Copper (Cu) and its warm golden red hue is part of humanity. It's one of the most important metals of alchemy , aids plant health and is...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 11, 20246 min read
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Chlorine (Cl): Properties, Hazards & Uses
Chlorine (Cl) is a vital element in nature, used in industry as a disinfectant. Characterized by its highly reactive habits, chlorine is...
Sylvia Rose
Nov 8, 20245 min read
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Mosaic Gold: Alchemy of a Forgotten Art
Mosaic gold is also known to alchemists as aurum musivum or aurum mosaicum due to its mottled formation. Forgotten in the data fields...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 31, 20243 min read
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Artisan Perfumery: Four Degrees of Fragrance
Perfumes are grouped according to their strengths. Every fragrance has a purpose, from a fresh splash of rose or mint to mysterious...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 30, 20243 min read
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