Scientific Rhodes

Forgive my hiatus; I have been working on my graduate project and have only recently finished it. Now that it’s submitted, I will...

Continuing what has apparently become a series of explaining poorly understood illnesses, this week we’re going to talk about autoimmune...

Forgive me for my brief hiatus, I have been busy with my classes and my graduate project. This week, I thought I would branch out into...

With variants of Covid-19 in the news more, I thought it would be beneficial to provide more information about these variants. Some of...

There were a few stories in the news recently that reminded me of our previous post on climate change. So I thought it would be a good...

I have recently begun a new semester of my graduate studies as well as beginning my graduate project, so posts here might become a bit...

This will be a sequel of sorts to my previous post, as there were a few bits of Covid information that I thought would be worth talking...

With the release of the new Covid vaccines, I thought it would be good to look at these two vaccines, review some of our previous...

Well, this is a blog dedicated to science education, so it was inevitable that this topic would come up eventually. Today, we’re going to...

Please forgive my hiatus, in the past few weeks I had both a midterm exam and a major project due at once. In our last discussion about...

Before we begin, I want to let you know that I've recently begun a new semester of my graduate studies and, as such, I might be posting...

How Does Science Work? Today, I’m going to take a break from the coronavirus to talk about something broader. Why we can trust science. I...

Part II: New Covid-19 Vaccines And Safety Protocols As I mentioned in my previous post, this is an area that I find really exciting and...

Part I: How Do Vaccines Work? I’m a bit excited to talk about this one because this is one of my fields of study. Because there is lots...

How Do Masks Work? As we all know, health agencies around the world are requesting that everyone wear a protective mask out in public...

What is “R Naught”(R0)? If you haven’t seen the movie Contagion, this pandemic may be your first exposure to the term “R naught” or R0....

If you have ever uttered the words, "science is confusing" this blog is for you. First topic, Coronavirus.