Author Archives: Kate

Drinking Recycled Urine in Space

According to NASA, “when it comes out, it’s cleaner than most of the drinking water you have on planet earth.” Lately I’ve been obsessed with NASA video from STS-128, the current shuttle mission. Some of the video doesn’t have sound, … Continue reading →

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Landlord Lessons: How to Recycle

This is the first in a series of posts that capture real-life lessons provided by my landlord.

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Ruby Laser T-shirt

As I mentioned in the previous post, I’m designing t-shirts for AcademicFlair.com. It’s a great site, created by my friend Tina, where you can find awesomely geeky t-shirts, tote bags, Sigg bottles and more. Since I have an interest in … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Tech Support Genius

Clearly explained in this flowchart:

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Sample Problems (and Solutions) from the 2009 International Mathematics Olympiad

Earlier this month, high school students from around the world gathered in Bremen, Germany to test their math skills in the 50th annual International Mathematics Olympiad. If you’re interested in the type of problems that high school students can solve … Continue reading →

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