tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47469650476127196532024-03-18T12:47:48.666-04:00EduSciTech By PJamal.comEduSciTech focuses on best web resources for Education, Science, Technology, Apps, Deals, Food, Music and TravelsMr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.comBlogger518125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-12545194896805805362024-03-14T09:34:00.002-04:002024-03-18T12:47:14.288-04:00MMM March Mammal Madness 2024 Tournament (MMM.PJAMAL.COM)<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGU2VzTLPjqyOFZnBgC_dYZL1-MXf-RkMfABCiQteNl99-Fs_3DXIdVEa8dTRiHJ20rIaABYsGUXWHiBMFH_pB6F8qjG1FwAp5pPl5zSR4R6sLK0vCKmj8sMQvewBbEXErzMmer4_ZDqfNFzaycEwJk7OH_ypGOGNHPx57e6Q3rGVk1b4vZQjJ8K9DPU/s983/results.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="983" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGU2VzTLPjqyOFZnBgC_dYZL1-MXf-RkMfABCiQteNl99-Fs_3DXIdVEa8dTRiHJ20rIaABYsGUXWHiBMFH_pB6F8qjG1FwAp5pPl5zSR4R6sLK0vCKmj8sMQvewBbEXErzMmer4_ZDqfNFzaycEwJk7OH_ypGOGNHPx57e6Q3rGVk1b4vZQjJ8K9DPU/s16000/results.jpeg" /></a></div><br /></span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What is MMM?</span></h3><h3><div style="font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">March Mammal Madness (MMM) is an annual tournament all about celebrating the diversity of life on Earth using simulated combats run by biologists and scientists. It started in 2013 and is run by <a href="https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness" target="_blank">Arizona State University</a> with Professor Katie Hinde. 65 combatants, 4 divisions, 1 champion. Who do you predict will win? </p></span></div></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">How do I submit my bracket? - <a href="https://www.mmmbrackets.com/index.php?invite_pool_pin=4081" target="_blank">Create New MMM Bracket</a> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>(or <a href="http://mmmbrackets.com">edit your bracket</a>)</i></span></h3><h3><div style="font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Submit Your Brackets by creating an account at <a href="https://www.mmmbrackets.com/index.php?invite_pool_pin=4081">mmmbrackets</a> by March 13th, 2024</span></div><div style="font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>[Sign In With Google is blocked with NYC School. Create Account or use non-school emails] </i></span></div></h3><h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><p>Research Your Combatants using the links below and review the rules before picking your brackets. Only completed brackets will be considered for Ranking in the Tournament. </p><p>Winners of each round will be posted on EduSciTech (First Name, Last Letter)</p><p><a href="https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness/collegestudent" target="_blank">College Students</a> | <a href="https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness/highschool" style="background-color: #ffd966;" target="_blank">High School Students</a> | <a href="https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness/MiddleSchool" target="_blank">Middle School Students</a> | <a href="https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness/k-5" target="_blank">K-5 Students</a> </p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="198" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ocjq3WPqX-E" width="238" youtube-src-id="Ocjq3WPqX-E"></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="192" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E4iIussaBdg" width="230" youtube-src-id="E4iIussaBdg"></iframe></p></div></div></h3><h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-weight: 700;">Game Time is 8 PM Eastern/5 PM Pacific for all tournament nights.</span></p><table class="table table-bordered table-striped" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); color: #191919; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; max-width: 100%; width: 818px;" summary="schedule of tournament events"><thead style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><th class="ck_border" scope="col" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;">Date</th><th class="ck_border" scope="col" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;">Event - Winner Will be Added here also after tournaments</th></tr></thead><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">March 10 (SUN)</td><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">Wild Card Eve </td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">March 11 (MON)</td><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9;">(</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnt55Aaqa60" style="background-color: #f9f9f9;" target="_blank">Result</a><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9;">)</span>WILD CARD</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">March 13 (WED)</td><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B5EdwMTV4Q" target="_blank">Results</a>) Round 1: Epic Animals</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">March 14 (THURS)</td><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N94z0wxxpcI" target="_blank">Results</a>) Round 1: Connoisseur Critters</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">March 18 (MON)</td><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">Round 1: Rainbow Collection</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">March 20 (WED)</td><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">Round 1: Take a Bow</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">March 21 (THURS)</td><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">Round 2: Epic Animals & Connoisseur Critters</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">March 25 (MON)</td><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">Round 2: Rainbow Collection & Take a Bow</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">March 27 (WED)</td><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">SWEET 16</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">March 28 (THURS)</td><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">ELITE TRAIT</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">April 1 (MON)</td><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">FINAL ROAR</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">April 3 (WED)</td><td class="ck_border" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.42857; padding: 8px; vertical-align: top;">CHAMPIONSHIP</td></tr></tbody></table></h3><div style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness">https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Why should you care about MMM? Neil DeGrasse Tyson explains it perfectly on his show Cosmos</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_AbvbfblSpY" width="320" youtube-src-id="_AbvbfblSpY"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Hs3xHdP6dA" width="320" youtube-src-id="9Hs3xHdP6dA"></iframe></h3><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: 700;"> </span><span style="font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: 700;">2024 Trailer for March Mammal Madness (MMM)</span></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-81328667859023448112024-03-11T14:12:00.000-04:002024-03-12T09:05:39.868-04:00Thousand Digits of Pi for Pi Day 3.14<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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What if you could keep track of how many digits of Pi you are able to memorize in one sheet? I designed this page for that specific purpose as we promote Pi digit memorizing contests in our school. This one page paper is easy to print and promote Pi Day.<br />
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Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-6827378442690568612024-03-08T23:08:00.000-05:002024-03-12T11:53:21.134-04:00Upcoming Great American Solar Eclipses<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/">Great American Eclipse</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1407" data-original-width="2500" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPb_hc8D-ySBsHjKePklPKKaQRpD1bX3E7WjyWqq7wnPLZgGAJAP_p44j9MS0TUKn68jC49OoSTIpWxHJC4BtbqqW2RFR40gPSFgKeFGSaeknVUES7_gVuDc6EwJRBg4IUgbRMi4mhoPG8K9iO_pjrMSu0OxB_PnMu0KApxajJ5E9DL-ygDX6bFB_rfyg/w400-h225/solar%20eclipse.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have two incredible solar eclipses to look forward to. Click the link above to learn more about the two upcoming opportunities. I was fortunate enough to travel to Nebraska to watch the one back in 2017 <span style="text-align: left;">to witness the total solar eclipse of 2 minutes 36 seconds in person. Plan Early for next year since we can predict with an incredible accuracy exactly when they will happen and where. It's a scientific phenomena worth experiencing at least once in your lifetime.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><blockquote class="ricoh-theta-spherical-image" data-height="575" data-width="700">#solareclipse #beatrice #nebraska #before - <a href="https://theta360.com/s/guwFc4Q09jgIbGBmMmTXLOyRM" target="_blank">Solar Eclipse</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://theta360.com/widgets.js"></script><blockquote class="ricoh-theta-spherical-image" data-height="575" data-width="700">Total solar eclipse 2017 - <a href="https://theta360.com/s/khvejfo7X5a0lhsmh2xCaGhyC" target="_blank">Solar Eclipse</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://theta360.com/widgets.js"></script><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="466" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j55NfB2Gfqc" width="720" youtube-src-id="j55NfB2Gfqc"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is why you should experience one yourself. Worth checking out this Ted Talk below - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div style="max-width: 854px;"><div style="height: 0px; padding-bottom: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" scrolling="no" src="https://embed.ted.com/talks/lang/en/david_baron_you_owe_it_to_yourself_to_experience_a_total_solar_eclipse" style="height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;" width="854"></iframe></div></div>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-24023425370113027312024-03-07T01:00:00.003-05:002024-03-09T14:48:13.378-05:00Exploring the science behind Daylight Saving and TimeZones! #DST<div>Don’t forget to change your clock this weekend. </div><div>Fall Back and Spring Forward. Twice a year, based on where you live, you might have to change your clocks. Daylight Saving Time begins in March and ends in November. Here are some resources that explain the science behind it based on how deeply you want to explore day light saving time<i> (not savings)</i>-</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div>One of the best explanations out there behind DST are below - </div><div>Professional [13 minutes] </div>
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/123074401">BBC - Daylight Savings</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/sunandmoonstudios">Sun & Moon</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<div><br></div><div><b>Finally, one of the science videos that explain how sleep and mind is affected by daylight saving time changes: </b><b>NOVICE: [2 minutes]</b></div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P9-fJI0iZv4" width="320" youtube-src-id="P9-fJI0iZv4" id="id_79b9_a909_f2ed_fe29"></iframe></div><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On a more related note, TimeZone is a fascinating concept. How many of you knew the entire country of China has only one timezone? Read about it <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/11/china-only-has-one-time-zone-and-thats-a-problem/281136/" target="_blank">here</a> (Atlantic) or <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/17/world/asia/china-single-time-zone.html" target="_blank">here</a> (NY Times). India also mostly follows one timezone, which is also odd for such a large country. As of 2021, Over 2 Billion people observe time zones that might be different from others, which reminds us how complex our world is. Here are <a href="https://america.cgtn.com/2015/08/07/locations-that-defy-the-worlds-time-standards" target="_blank">14 other examples of odd time zones</a> around the world. Always good to have a global perspective.</div><div><br></div><div>Here is a more in-depth look at India's Time Zone challenges:</div><div><br></div>
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<div>Source: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6upmuHClEw" target="_blank">Nutshell</a></div><div><br></div><div>So where do you stand on Daylight Savings and TimeZones in China or India? Have you discovered other awesome resources regarding DST? Share away! Bonus: If you want to schedule a meeting across the world where you have to take time zones into account, <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html" target="_blank">this</a> is one of my favorite tools.</div><div><br></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We end with a funny trailer on DST</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k4EUTMPuvHo" width="320" youtube-src-id="k4EUTMPuvHo" id="id_37c_2e7_565c_b9d7"></iframe></div><div><br></div><br><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/br0NW9ufUUw" width="320" youtube-src-id="br0NW9ufUUw" id="id_64af_a16_87eb_8c1"></iframe></div><br><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;" id="id_68d1_db5a_bd4e_58a9"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5neuPQ_gDgz2e49VB6eMDqrq-wOYad7fXUZAXeqAP56hGS0XIfN4aIiuaxkCBdsTVoZxDETeYhLgR2UWuuw5cfwg6Am8Rhb1zB4NFL5s4jT3Ivg9mJSOTNSVbol0oz_OLV2w8j-U2Do/s1600/P1010001.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5neuPQ_gDgz2e49VB6eMDqrq-wOYad7fXUZAXeqAP56hGS0XIfN4aIiuaxkCBdsTVoZxDETeYhLgR2UWuuw5cfwg6Am8Rhb1zB4NFL5s4jT3Ivg9mJSOTNSVbol0oz_OLV2w8j-U2Do/s320/P1010001.JPG" width="320" id="id_a738_30c8_5f20_c3e6" style="width: 320px; height: auto;"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">My photo of the Cornell Clocktower<br><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-38220166825963377542024-02-26T00:54:00.001-05:002024-02-27T15:03:12.170-05:00Science behind Leap DaysWith February 29th, or the Leap Day approaching, this is a great time to talk about the history and science behind Leap Day by none other than Neil DeGrasse Tyson.<div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="281" id="y_id_fc42_43f6_d361_d5f0" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WkhrL8NMycU?si=dF9T1mBbCz4MbHUW" width="500"></iframe></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Additionally, one of my favorites SciShow also does an incredible job of explaining the phenomenon.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CXcN4K7LiB4" width="320" youtube-src-id="CXcN4K7LiB4"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><p style="font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Microsoft YaHei", "Meiryo UI", Meiryo, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-font-variation-settings); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-line-height); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Microsoft YaHei", "Meiryo UI", Meiryo, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-font-variation-settings); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-line-height); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background-color: white;">Leap years exist due to the discrepancy between the calendar year and the solar year. Here’s a more detailed explanation below :</span></p><ol style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Microsoft YaHei", "Meiryo UI", Meiryo, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; gap: 4px; margin: 8px 0px 0px; padding-inline-start: 24px;"><li><p style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-size: var(--cib-type-body1-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-line-height); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;"><a class="tooltip-target" data-citationid="4dfc1376-91d1-c70b-b202-e5ee3ec4b5da-8-group" h="ID=SERP,5044.1" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-we-have-a-leap-year-anyway/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; position: relative; text-decoration-color: var(--cib-color-foreground-neutral-tertiary); text-decoration-style: dotted; text-underline-offset: 3px;"><span style="font-size: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-line-height); pointer-events: none;">Solar Year vs Calendar Year</span>: A solar year, the time it takes for Earth to orbit the Sun once, is approximately 365.24 days</a>. However, our calendar year is exactly 365 days. <a class="tooltip-target" data-citationid="4dfc1376-91d1-c70b-b202-e5ee3ec4b5da-10-group" h="ID=SERP,5044.1" href="https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/why-do-we-have-leap-years-and-how-did-they-come-about" style="border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; position: relative; text-decoration-color: var(--cib-color-foreground-neutral-tertiary); text-decoration-style: dotted; text-underline-offset: 3px;" target="_blank">This discrepancy of about 0.24 days, or 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 56 seconds, would cause the calendar to drift out of sync with the solar year over time</a>.</p></li><li><p style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-size: var(--cib-type-body1-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-line-height); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;"><a class="tooltip-target" data-citationid="4dfc1376-91d1-c70b-b202-e5ee3ec4b5da-17-group" h="ID=SERP,5044.1" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-we-have-a-leap-year-anyway/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; position: relative; text-decoration-color: var(--cib-color-foreground-neutral-tertiary); text-decoration-style: dotted; text-underline-offset: 3px;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-line-height); pointer-events: none;">Leap Year Rule</span>: To correct this drift, we add an extra day, known as a leap day, to the calendar approximately every four years</a>. <a class="tooltip-target" data-citationid="4dfc1376-91d1-c70b-b202-e5ee3ec4b5da-19-group" h="ID=SERP,5044.1" href="https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/why-do-we-have-leap-years-and-how-did-they-come-about" style="border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; position: relative; text-decoration-color: var(--cib-color-foreground-neutral-tertiary); text-decoration-style: dotted; text-underline-offset: 3px;" target="_blank">This makes the year 366 days long</a>.</p></li><li><p style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-size: var(--cib-type-body1-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-line-height); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-line-height);">Exceptions</span>: Not every year divisible by 4 is a leap year. <a class="tooltip-target" data-citationid="4dfc1376-91d1-c70b-b202-e5ee3ec4b5da-26-group" h="ID=SERP,5044.1" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-we-have-a-leap-year-anyway/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; position: relative; text-decoration-color: var(--cib-color-foreground-neutral-tertiary); text-decoration-style: dotted; text-underline-offset: 3px;">The rule is that if the year is divisible by 100 and not divisible by 400, the leap year is skipped</a>. <a class="tooltip-target" data-citationid="4dfc1376-91d1-c70b-b202-e5ee3ec4b5da-28-group" h="ID=SERP,5044.1" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-we-have-a-leap-year-anyway/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; position: relative; text-decoration-color: var(--cib-color-foreground-neutral-tertiary); text-decoration-style: dotted; text-underline-offset: 3px;">This adjustment ensures that the calendar year remains close to the actual solar year duration</a>.</p></li><li><p style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-size: var(--cib-type-body1-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-line-height); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;"><a class="tooltip-target" data-citationid="4dfc1376-91d1-c70b-b202-e5ee3ec4b5da-33-group" h="ID=SERP,5044.1" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-we-have-a-leap-year-anyway/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; position: relative; text-decoration-color: var(--cib-color-foreground-neutral-tertiary); text-decoration-style: dotted; text-underline-offset: 3px;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-font-weight); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-strong-line-height); pointer-events: none;">Effects</span>: Without leap years, our calendar would get increasingly out of sync with the cosmos</a>. <a class="tooltip-target" data-citationid="4dfc1376-91d1-c70b-b202-e5ee3ec4b5da-35-group" h="ID=SERP,5044.1" href="https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/why-do-we-have-leap-years-and-how-did-they-come-about" style="border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; position: relative; text-decoration-color: var(--cib-color-foreground-neutral-tertiary); text-decoration-style: dotted; text-underline-offset: 3px;" target="_blank">For example, if we stopped using leap years, then in around 700 years the Northern Hemisphere’s summer would begin in December instead of June</a>.</p></li></ol><p style="font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Microsoft YaHei", "Meiryo UI", Meiryo, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body1-font-variation-settings); line-height: var(--cib-type-body1-line-height); margin: 8px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background-color: white;">So, leap years are essential to keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth’s revolutions around the Sun. <a class="tooltip-target" data-citationid="4dfc1376-91d1-c70b-b202-e5ee3ec4b5da-38-group" h="ID=SERP,5044.1" href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-we-have-a-leap-year-anyway/" style="border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; position: relative; text-decoration-color: var(--cib-color-foreground-neutral-tertiary); text-decoration-style: dotted; text-underline-offset: 3px;" target="_blank">It’s all about catching up astronomically</a>.!</span></p></div>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-78358527629276751862024-01-29T10:38:00.001-05:002024-01-30T09:40:01.229-05:00How to set SMART Goals<p>A new semester is a great opportunity to set new goals for yourself. 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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U4IU-y9-J8Q" width="560"></iframe><div>Source: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4IU-y9-J8Q" target="_blank">KhanAcademy YouTube</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Have you found other helpful SMART Goal resources? Share them with me!</div>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-77391195594489757582024-01-24T09:05:00.003-05:002024-01-24T09:05:14.595-05:00Ever wondered why NYC is full of steam in the winter?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QRKzA8JlYBU" width="320" youtube-src-id="QRKzA8JlYBU"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ConEd owns and controls those orange steam pipes we see all over NYC and it's tall skyscrapers. It's a sustainable solution that has lasted for ages since the 1800s and will probably continue. Better to have steam technology as opposed to individual boilers. I am curious though what the advancement of this steam technology would look like? </div><br /><p></p>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-82856956013226426322024-01-11T11:07:00.006-05:002024-01-11T13:00:31.181-05:00MLK: I have a dream speech (Original)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">As MLK Day approaches, we should be reminded of the power of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's famous "I have a dream" speech...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">It is also fascinating to understand how we came about celebrating this federally recognized MLK Day National holiday in the US. I hope we spend the day volunteering and reflecting on how far we have come and how we have so much more progress to make as a society.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1WCbq4xYLIs" width="320" youtube-src-id="1WCbq4xYLIs"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="372" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vP4iY1TtS3s" width="448" youtube-src-id="vP4iY1TtS3s"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-24426347874123622662024-01-02T22:20:00.001-05:002024-01-02T22:23:08.215-05:00Elevate App: Your Personal Brain Trainer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Elevate is currently my favorite App. I have been trying to keep up the streak of practicing everyday. They basically give you three different and visually pleasing fun games or exercises everyday. These are short games that do not take more than 10 minutes to go through. Consider this your daily quick mental exercise. The app now also includes fun daily crossword puzzles.</span></div>
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Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-54127332490217863712023-12-23T18:04:00.001-05:002024-01-24T09:08:08.460-05:00Happy Holidays From EduSciTech<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJf2cSzPYpTURkINWRLRtwstt3EKdctYoQL3qe59sKBJBbAaGphAyoMHKKkFcF1JsjFVjQUpefgie3Zb1zrl0yc2GNftf9BE_bX2R9M1emwd3rCid_Lu7oaWdc7dQfj9FSaMdN1FDpz0x0xwM8MZuoypz0aIO6hHz2wz0igZOzpfAEcWG_Tt64Nfk4GJQ/s1024/eduscitech.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJf2cSzPYpTURkINWRLRtwstt3EKdctYoQL3qe59sKBJBbAaGphAyoMHKKkFcF1JsjFVjQUpefgie3Zb1zrl0yc2GNftf9BE_bX2R9M1emwd3rCid_Lu7oaWdc7dQfj9FSaMdN1FDpz0x0xwM8MZuoypz0aIO6hHz2wz0igZOzpfAEcWG_Tt64Nfk4GJQ/s320/eduscitech.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Keep Exploring and Being Curious / Kind into 2024</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">-EduSciTech</div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-41018135975659049412023-12-08T12:07:00.002-05:002023-12-08T12:07:30.859-05:00Hands-On Demo of Google's ChatGPT Competitor Multimodal Gemini-AI<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UIZAiXYceBI" width="320" youtube-src-id="UIZAiXYceBI"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIZAiXYceBI" style="text-align: left;">(2) Hands-on with Gemini: Interacting with multimodal AI - YouTube</a></div><br /><p></p><p>We live in a post ChatGPT world where competition for making AI more powerful and useful (hopefully not evil) continues as we keep pushing boundaries. These are incredible advances that make me hopeful for our AI future, which is already here.</p>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-34637449083775910352023-12-06T14:02:00.000-05:002023-12-07T13:58:35.791-05:00Think Sustainably this Holiday Season when planning gifts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStuzI5uWkBWFiw1tznioDJJTvn0eGCFf7zItmCzKHvgz64HgGA4PYfcRfN2umwghNbl8mz7uZIKb1CijOoGK8Qd8cApnuU25o5nolkPoz7Z-6wR5gJRfnUn9PjysYt2ktvxTwAJWkHF8/s960/gifts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStuzI5uWkBWFiw1tznioDJJTvn0eGCFf7zItmCzKHvgz64HgGA4PYfcRfN2umwghNbl8mz7uZIKb1CijOoGK8Qd8cApnuU25o5nolkPoz7Z-6wR5gJRfnUn9PjysYt2ktvxTwAJWkHF8/s16000/gifts.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">As we prepare for the holiday season, it is ever more important to be kinder to planet Earth and reduce waste and junk. I have been researching and trying to locate resources that are more sustainable. Here is my growing list and findings so far - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">0. Be a conscious consumer and think sustainably starting with green thanksgiving ideas <a href="https://wediditourway.com/19-easy-eco-friendly-thanksgiving-ideas-for-more-sustainable-holidays/" target="_blank">here</a> </div><div><br /></div></div><p>1. <a href="https://bookshop.org/gift_cards" target="_blank">Bookshop</a> - You can support your local bookshops and send out gift cards via email.</p><p>2. <a href="https://www.kiva.org/gifts/kiva-cards" target="_blank">Kiva </a>- You can send gift card to focus on reducing poverty and you empower the person to micro-loan and have a bigger impact for projects that they support. What better way to reduce worldwide poverty - which is the #1 Goal of UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)</p><p>3. <a href="https://curiositystream.com/gift" target="_blank">CuriosityStream</a> - Science based documentaries at your fingertips for only $1 a month!</p><p>4. <a href="https://www.masterclass.com/gift" target="_blank">MasterClass</a> - Feeling fancy? Learn the best skills from the greatest talents around the world. My favorites are Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. You get 2 for 1 annual membership deal (limited time only)</p><p>5. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1oZ8XShY9uTHs_ghmHCYCwdJkgHgSrfBatnfzwM68ApY/mobilebasic" target="_blank">Jackson Heights Gift Guide</a> - Look into supporting your local businesses and restaurants especially during this pandemic. One of the best ways to reduce your carbon footprints is to shop locally! </p><p>6. Join a <a href="https://buynothingproject.org/" target="_blank">Buy Nothing Group</a> near you locally to give away and receive items near you - to reduce your carbon footprint.</p><p>Do you have other ideas that belong in this list? Share them with me @eduscitech and you can help grow this list of sustainable gift ideas - </p><p>Interested in more ideas? Enjoy these helpful resources to help you plan more sustainable gifts:</p><p><a href="https://adventuresallaround.com/eco-friendly-gifts-for-sustainable-travel-lovers/?fbclid=IwAR3D4JJC5EzptpgSMUh16YNveJbcdgomOGmfKajUo0FOzgU4OHROp7Gv14o">https://adventuresallaround.com/eco-friendly-gifts-for-sustainable-travel-lovers/</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrNQ-CAQ-lg0WY_xBFhTWkbGy5HNAs_Zx5ZkF73gsre-pydyO1B7Af1M7WvOLxPXipnEwGrcmCnKnOWIoe4ao9NH-DYkut1SYWbAbv-X8Buf5XAksx14tu2Hf997XkAmgiGBpnjMvIxs/s747/Screen+Shot+2020-12-21+at+1.51.49+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="747" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrNQ-CAQ-lg0WY_xBFhTWkbGy5HNAs_Zx5ZkF73gsre-pydyO1B7Af1M7WvOLxPXipnEwGrcmCnKnOWIoe4ao9NH-DYkut1SYWbAbv-X8Buf5XAksx14tu2Hf997XkAmgiGBpnjMvIxs/w400-h231/Screen+Shot+2020-12-21+at+1.51.49+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-31149364788985645512023-11-13T21:16:00.008-05:002023-11-14T15:24:57.474-05:00The Problem with Black Friday and Try Buy Nothing Instead<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="327" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p3Z8TodvNuM" width="477" youtube-src-id="p3Z8TodvNuM"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you are rethinking the consumer culture of Black Friday and making more sustainable and greener choices during every holiday season. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote>"<span face="Apercu, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f5f3f1; color: #222222; text-align: left;">But Black Friday’s environmental impact doesn’t stop the moment the products land on our doorsteps. No—Black Friday promotes overconsumption, pushing consumerism to its extremes by telling us we need more unnecessary, unwanted, cheap goods made from poor-quality, unsustainable materials. And what happens when we realise that juicy deal is falling apart? Most of us throw it away. In fact, one study has suggested that </span><a href="https://phys.org/news/2019-11-black-friday.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: #f5f3f1; background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgb(34, 34, 34) 0%, rgb(34, 34, 34) 100%); background-position: 0% 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 100% 1px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: Apercu, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 125ms cubic-bezier(0.215, 0.61, 0.355, 1) 0s;" target="_blank">up to 80% of our Black Friday purchases are thrown away</a><span face="Apercu, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f5f3f1; color: #222222; text-align: left;"> after just one or even zero uses." <a href="https://goodonyou.eco/issues-with-black-friday/" target="_blank">Source: Goodonyou.eco</a></span></blockquote><span face="Apercu, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #f5f3f1; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><a href="https://goodonyou.eco/issues-with-black-friday/" target="_blank"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Continue your Greener practices of Reduce first, then Refuse, followed by Reuse and finally Recycle. One of my favorite alternatives is <a href="https://buynothingproject.org/find-a-group" target="_blank">Local Buy Nothing Groups</a> or Used Book exchanges with families and friends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://buynothingproject.org/find-a-group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="560" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzlw6kdPe9rAE4d3d2XsSmmJmcswttpFSlPsatO3TiExses1xd05T28Q_BnIOIhZ2CZsO2sjdhGadit-3mo86HX1vVpW4po_usGlXHCzkEItxCNNKBD3JKZowA1KMk36-QHhJH5M8u0QPiPvqyDZaZzpRR_8wkBPP6v3__jvqoTgcfKs2_BI3lH35PAc/s320/IMG_0289.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-46466846621301295802023-11-12T15:14:00.000-05:002023-11-13T07:26:36.228-05:00Happy Thanksgiving: Longest study on happiness!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="https://embed.ted.com/talks/lang/en/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br />
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A fascinating 75 year study to understand happiness. Authentic relationships lead to healthier and longer life. Be thankful for the families and friends in your lives. Keep working on improving your relationships. Happy Thanksgiving!<br />
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<br />Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-69401226430430293952023-10-19T17:24:00.005-04:002023-10-19T20:37:48.873-04:00Why Do Fall Leaves Change Colors? (Science Explained)<img id="id_ccdf_37db_df5e_c103" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/drive-viewer/AK7aPaD-1BXRwLZg9XCjq4raWI5O60ma7eH3XP2g-mrm1nJsEbh1GqBub3p2dLy_nLWcNtmYwEf64Nn28Hh7SPf2T9ZoRw_-zQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><p>A phenomenon worth exploring: how would you explain the photo above? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="403" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JWva5AaDkXw" width="485" youtube-src-id="JWva5AaDkXw" id="id_45e7_8656_6c2d_d54c"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWva5AaDkXw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWva5AaDkXw</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are also some of my best captures of Fall Leaves so far through pjamal.com Photography</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Prefer to read an explanation behind this phenomenon? Read below - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><p></p><p style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Microsoft YaHei", "Meiryo UI", Meiryo, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body2-font-variation-settings); line-height: var(--cib-type-body2-line-height); margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;">The leaves of deciduous trees change color in the fall as a result of a complex chemical process. During the growing season, leaves are green because of the chlorophyll they use to absorb energy from sunlight during photosynthesis. As the season changes, temperatures drop and days get shorter. Trees get less direct sunlight, and the chlorophyll in the leaves breaks down. The lack of chlorophyll reveals yellow and orange pigments that were already in the leaves but masked during the warmer months. <a class="tooltip-target" data-citationid="19d91616-42b9-ef9a-03b6-4bbebb93e943-6-group" h="ID=SERP,5026.1" href="https://www.si.edu/stories/why-do-leaves-change-color-fall" style="border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; position: relative; text-decoration-color: var(--cib-color-foreground-neutral-tertiary); text-decoration-style: dotted; text-underline-offset: 3px;">Darker red leaves are the result of a chemical change: Sugars that can get trapped in the leaves produce new pigments (called anthocyanins) that weren’t part of the leaf in the growing season </a><a aria-label="1: " class="ac-anchor sup-target" data-citationid="19d91616-42b9-ef9a-03b6-4bbebb93e943-2" h="ID=SERP,5026.1" href="https://www.si.edu/stories/why-do-leaves-change-color-fall" style="position: relative;" target="_blank"><span color="var(--cib-color-foreground-accent-primary)" style="align-items: center; background: var(--cib-color-fill-accent-alt-primary); border-radius: var(--cib-comp-message-citation-border-radius); display: inline-flex; font-size: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-font-weight); height: 14px; justify-content: center; line-height: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-line-height); margin: 0px 2px; min-width: 14px; outline: transparent solid 1px; position: relative; text-decoration-color: transparent; top: -1px; vertical-align: top;">1</span></a><a aria-label="2: 1" class="ac-anchor sup-target" data-citationid="19d91616-42b9-ef9a-03b6-4bbebb93e943-4" h="ID=SERP,5026.1" href="https://www.rutgers.edu/news/why-do-leaves-change-color" style="position: relative;" target="_blank"><span color="var(--cib-color-foreground-accent-primary)" style="align-items: center; background: var(--cib-color-fill-accent-alt-primary); border-radius: var(--cib-comp-message-citation-border-radius); display: inline-flex; font-size: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-font-weight); height: 14px; justify-content: center; line-height: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-line-height); margin: 0px 2px; min-width: 14px; outline: transparent solid 1px; position: relative; text-decoration-color: transparent; top: -1px; vertical-align: top;">2</span></a><a aria-label="3: 2" class="ac-anchor sup-target" data-citationid="19d91616-42b9-ef9a-03b6-4bbebb93e943-6" h="ID=SERP,5026.1" href="https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/leaves/process" style="position: relative;" target="_blank"><span color="var(--cib-color-foreground-accent-primary)" style="align-items: center; background: var(--cib-color-fill-accent-alt-primary); border-radius: var(--cib-comp-message-citation-border-radius); display: inline-flex; font-size: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-font-weight); height: 14px; justify-content: center; line-height: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-line-height); margin: 0px 2px; min-width: 14px; outline: transparent solid 1px; position: relative; text-decoration-color: transparent; top: -1px; vertical-align: top;">3</span></a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Microsoft YaHei", "Meiryo UI", Meiryo, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body2-font-variation-settings); line-height: var(--cib-type-body2-line-height); margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;">The best colors are produced when the weather is dry, sunny and cool. <a class="tooltip-target" data-citationid="19d91616-42b9-ef9a-03b6-4bbebb93e943-9-group" h="ID=SERP,5026.1" href="https://www.si.edu/stories/why-do-leaves-change-color-fall" style="border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; position: relative; text-decoration-color: var(--cib-color-foreground-neutral-tertiary); text-decoration-style: dotted; text-underline-offset: 3px;" target="_blank">Places that are cloudy, damp or warm won’t see the same degree of changing color </a><a aria-label="1: " class="ac-anchor sup-target" data-citationid="19d91616-42b9-ef9a-03b6-4bbebb93e943-9" h="ID=SERP,5026.1" href="https://www.si.edu/stories/why-do-leaves-change-color-fall" style="position: relative;" target="_blank"><span color="var(--cib-color-foreground-accent-primary)" style="align-items: center; background: var(--cib-color-fill-accent-alt-primary); border-radius: var(--cib-comp-message-citation-border-radius); display: inline-flex; font-size: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-font-weight); height: 14px; justify-content: center; line-height: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-line-height); margin: 0px 2px; min-width: 14px; outline: transparent solid 1px; position: relative; text-decoration-color: transparent; top: -1px; vertical-align: top;">1</span></a>.</p><p style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, Roboto, SegoeUI, "Segoe UI", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Microsoft YaHei", "Meiryo UI", Meiryo, "Arial Unicode MS", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-body2-font-variation-settings); line-height: var(--cib-type-body2-line-height); margin: 12px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; user-select: text; word-break: break-word;">When trees start building a protective seal between leaves and their branches as the weather turns, they take in as many nutrients as possible from the leaves, but leaves wouldn’t survive the winter and would make trees vulnerable to damage if they remained. <a class="tooltip-target" data-citationid="19d91616-42b9-ef9a-03b6-4bbebb93e943-12-group" h="ID=SERP,5026.1" href="https://www.si.edu/stories/why-do-leaves-change-color-fall" style="border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; position: relative; text-decoration-color: var(--cib-color-foreground-neutral-tertiary); text-decoration-style: dotted; text-underline-offset: 3px;" target="_blank">When the leaves are cut off from the fluid in the branches, they separate and drop to the ground </a><a aria-label="1: " class="ac-anchor sup-target" data-citationid="19d91616-42b9-ef9a-03b6-4bbebb93e943-12" h="ID=SERP,5026.1" href="https://www.si.edu/stories/why-do-leaves-change-color-fall" style="position: relative;" target="_blank"><span color="var(--cib-color-foreground-accent-primary)" style="align-items: center; background: var(--cib-color-fill-accent-alt-primary); border-radius: var(--cib-comp-message-citation-border-radius); display: inline-flex; font-size: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-font-size); font-variation-settings: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-font-variation-settings); font-weight: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-font-weight); height: 14px; justify-content: center; line-height: var(--cib-type-caption2-strong-line-height); margin: 0px 2px; min-width: 14px; outline: transparent solid 1px; position: relative; text-decoration-color: transparent; top: -1px; vertical-align: top;">1</span></a>.</p></div><p><br></p>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-12502114973844588032023-10-03T23:15:00.016-04:002023-10-09T15:20:38.510-04:00STEM News: Who won the Nobel Prizes last year and who will win this year?<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.weareteachers.com/nobel-prize-winners/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBZ3yi2RjCvoIqMKoRQr44wHH-IjafX_6-ES8RgYxhPiQXDqhvooHae_IQPzLC7BDqmapZ0IU02fVQYeneF3-l12CO62wDEfxZycw78CoHwRengCAnfE7SJ_YLQo1_6zN2ajUbwy0HNXAuTh1JeXAkliM39F282A1jF3xJOBPqF5nuGt9Xsk2GFLOAlw/w394-h221/Nobel-Prize-Winners.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><br /><span color="var(--color-content-secondary,#363636)" face="nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 1.25rem;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span color="var(--color-content-secondary,#363636)" face="nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 1.25rem;">Every year the first week of October is an exciting time to celebrate those who are recognized to have contributed the most "to the benefit of mankind". Nobel prizes matter because they recognize the best of the best, and those who subjectively made incredible contributions to society. The most famous Nobel Prize winners you might recognize are listed <a href="https://www.weareteachers.com/nobel-prize-winners/" target="_blank">here</a>. Let them always inspire you to be your very best!</span></p><p><span face="nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;"><b>Who will be the winners for 2023?</b></span></p><p><span face="nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;"> </span><a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists/all-nobel-prizes/" style="background-color: white; font-family: nyt-imperial, georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 20px;">Announcements coming right up </a> (to be updated as we find out)</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u><span style="color: red;">Medicine/Physiology - Day 1 - Monday</span></u></b> </span><a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2023/kariko/facts/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Katalin Karikó</a><span style="color: #2e2a25; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px;"> (UPenn) and </span><a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2023/weissman/facts/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Drew Weissman</a><span style="color: #2e2a25; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px;"> (UPenn) “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19”</span> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/health/nobel-prize-medicine.html" target="_blank">Source</a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u><span style="color: red;">Physics - Day 2 - Tuesday</span> </u></b></span><a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2023/agostini/facts/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pierre Agostini</a> (Ohio State University)<span style="color: #2e2a25; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px;">, </span><a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2023/krausz/facts/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Ferenc Krausz</a><span style="color: #2e2a25; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px;"> (Max Plank, Germany) and </span><a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2023/lhuillier/facts/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Anne L’Huillier</a> (<span style="color: #2e2a25; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px;">Lund University, Sweden)</span><span style="color: #2e2a25; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px;"> “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”</span><span style="color: #2e2a25; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px;"> </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/03/science/nobel-prize-physics.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/03/science/nobel-prize-physics.html</a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">Chemistry Day 3 - Wednesday</span> - </b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Chemistry Nobel Prize today for </span><a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2023/bawendi/facts/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Moungi G. Bawendi</a> (MIT)<span style="color: #2e2a25; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px;">, </span><a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2023/brus/facts/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Louis E. 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font-size: medium;">Economic Sciences - Day 6 (Monday)</span></p><p><a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2023/goldin/facts/" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--studio); cursor: pointer; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s; vertical-align: baseline;">Claudia Goldin</a> (Harvard)<span style="caret-color: rgb(46, 42, 37); color: #2e2a25; font-family: "Alfred Serif Regular", Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px;"> “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes”</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Fall is also the season where we witness fall of leaves, fall of temperature, fall back of one hour for daylight savings. Watching the leaves change color during Fall is one of the main ways the Fall season continues to be remarkable.<div><br /></div><div>Wishing everyone a very Happy Autumnal Equinox as we begin the new school year!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHdKXAVO2OK9Dec8o4nsyKkQFlxcQ6P1u1NX4u68iEQ5YL2mDqs_C5Kx1Pigj2qKcOj69YKMEJlszcFAQXWmwtjecuo5U0jdOkDRGqsC8o4WPbNieJ-zsKG32cHezHp_0jgb1sBj-8nQhBFAecIdLHrVRUqQlmkFU9sh9WITC-j2sCsJRjgQlB11WAos/s4032/IMG_0067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHdKXAVO2OK9Dec8o4nsyKkQFlxcQ6P1u1NX4u68iEQ5YL2mDqs_C5Kx1Pigj2qKcOj69YKMEJlszcFAQXWmwtjecuo5U0jdOkDRGqsC8o4WPbNieJ-zsKG32cHezHp_0jgb1sBj-8nQhBFAecIdLHrVRUqQlmkFU9sh9WITC-j2sCsJRjgQlB11WAos/w335-h447/IMG_0067.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Below is the science behind the equinoxes:</div><div><br /></div><div><iframe frameborder="0" height="562" id="y_id_b5c9_b130_2f78_465b" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MVDCsXUygEw" width="1000"></iframe><br /></div><div><br /></div>Source: <a href="https://youtu.be/MVDCsXUygEw" id="id_331b_40e9_d627_2756">It’s Okay to be SMART</a><div><br /></div><div>Here is an alternate shorter explanation:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a2kLvnlfkTs" width="320" youtube-src-id="a2kLvnlfkTs"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-88108855176475778302023-09-11T15:52:00.001-04:002023-09-12T09:30:53.246-04:00Science of Rainbow [all of them are complete circles]<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="468" id="id_7b15_9aaf_42c_a9d3" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Njzes3EYXao" width="581" youtube-src-id="Njzes3EYXao"></iframe></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had the privilege and luck to observe a rainbow form in front of my eyes while traveling in Guadeloupe. The science behind the phenomenon of Rainbow might be the oldest but I was blown away to discover that ALL Rainbows are <a href="https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/atmospheric/rainbows-are-circular.htm" target="_blank">actually circular</a>, even though we only see arches from the ground. You would have to be high enough to watch the circular rainbow from a birds eye view or high enough above ground.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the science behind the circular nature of Rainbows explained below -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" id="id_4454_5e6c_bd04_ed55" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JGW7SnOgSgk" width="320" youtube-src-id="JGW7SnOgSgk"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-68050454315592399052023-08-20T23:00:00.003-04:002023-08-21T23:04:49.146-04:00Planner.PJamal.com #BackToSchool SY2023-2024 Visual Planner from TpT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Have a successful new school year 2023-2024!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Download the Free PDF file below from TpT, which ensures that the format stays intact. The word document is available for purchase so you can make changes to the calendar. </span><span style="text-align: left;">CLICK VIEW PREVIEW for the free PDF of this yearly visual planner from EduSciTech.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-11419935245770971952023-08-14T20:36:00.001-04:002023-08-14T20:36:33.315-04:00Science behind why you should always turn on AirPlane mode when flying<br><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iKYHf22qVdM" width="500" height="281" id="y_id_a704_90d_1b_fa0a" frameborder="0"></iframe> <div><br></div><div>If you ask me, your phone should go into automated airplane mode anytime you fly anyway. But just in case you forget to do this - pay special attention to make sure you turn on AirPlane mode not for yourself, but for others around you. Safety first. Always!</div>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-51371385130422773592023-07-21T10:58:00.005-04:002023-07-26T06:45:47.544-04:00Barbenheimer Weekend Reminder: Oppenheimer was incredible! <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="437" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xzv84ZdtlE0" width="526" youtube-src-id="Xzv84ZdtlE0"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can't wait to see both Oppenhiemer and Barbie this weekend of summer blockbuster. Was taken back by the historical significance of Oppenheimer and why he mattered. There are a lot of Cornellian Physicists in the Oppenheimer movie, so especially looking forward to Christopher Nolan's movie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In what order are you watching these two blockbusters by two incredible directors?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Update 7/25: The Movie Oppenheimer was alright. I found the storytelling a bit confusing. Lets see how Barbie compares...</div><p></p>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-90083730241906687972023-06-19T20:02:00.005-04:002023-06-19T20:18:31.821-04:00Happy Juneteenth - the newest federal holiday and a celebration of freedom and the end of slavery!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bnDt8PqcYic" width="320" youtube-src-id="bnDt8PqcYic"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Juneteenth! A celebration of Freedom and the end of slavery on June 19th, 1865. This also happens to be the year that Cornell was founded, so the year is a very special one for me personally. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For a more nuanced and detailed understanding of the latest federal holiday, I found the following video with CBS interview from Professor Henry Louis Jr. below helpful. Freedom is worth celebrating! Juneteenth as well as Father’s Day are wonderful <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: left;">opportunities to reflect on the progress that has been made since Juneteenth 1865, and to continue to fight for a more just and equitable future.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/W6unHgUZ6IA" width="320" youtube-src-id="W6unHgUZ6IA"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-85006261126931517782023-06-02T19:25:00.001-04:002023-06-04T11:03:52.647-04:00Fight Climate Change by reducing AC usage<br><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fbhLBBcm2Fg" width="500" height="281" id="y_id_816b_2934_bce8_ff77" frameborder="0"></iframe> <div><br></div><div>One of the biggest source of your electricity bill is your air-conditioner. Now that summer is basically here and today happens to be one of the hottest day of the week, we had one of the highest usage of energy as a school building. We need to rethink how we can reduce our air conditioner to reduce energy bill as well as reduce our carbon footprint.</div><div><br></div><div>Video Source: Minute Earth - <a href="https://youtu.be/fbhLBBcm2Fg">https://youtu.be/fbhLBBcm2Fg</a></div>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-75147271900045913152023-05-19T09:53:00.003-04:002023-05-19T09:53:26.791-04:00[TedTalk] Why Incompetent People Think They're Amazing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="427" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pOLmD_WVY-E" width="513" youtube-src-id="pOLmD_WVY-E"></iframe></div><br />This is a good reason to be aware of your biases - implicit or explicit. If you are interested in learning more about your implicit biases, harvard has an excellent tool to help you discover your implicit biases in several different through their <a href="https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.html" target="_blank">Project Implicit Test</a> Be patient while taking these implicit test to discover our own strengths and weaknesses.<p></p><p>Ted Talk Source: <a href="https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-incompetent-people-think-they-re-amazing-david-dunning#watch">https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-incompetent-people-think-they-re-amazing-david-dunning#watch</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746965047612719653.post-3567658003751031452023-05-12T09:08:00.008-04:002023-05-12T09:21:22.825-04:00Celebrating International Compost Awareness Week (May 7-13)<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="478" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H5KAfmSJjIk" width="575" youtube-src-id="H5KAfmSJjIk"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">EduSciTech is where I share my passion for living a green and sustainable lifestyle. Today I want to talk to you about one of the easiest and most rewarding ways to reduce your environmental impact: composting!</span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Composting is a natural process that turns organic waste, such as food scraps and yard trimmings, into a valuable soil amendment called compost. Compost is rich in nutrients and organic matter that can improve the health and fertility of your soil, whether you use it in your garden, lawn, or houseplants.</span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Why should you compost? Here are some of the amazing benefits of composting:</span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Composting reduces the amount of trash you send to the landfill and saves you money on garbage fees. According to the EPA, food and yard waste make up about 30% of what we throw away. By composting these materials, you can divert them from the landfill and reduce methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.</span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Composting enriches the soil with nutrients and organic matter, which reduces the need for chemical fertilizers. Compost contains nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and other micronutrients that plants need to grow and thrive. It also increases the soil's ability to retain water and prevent erosion.</span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Composting supports the soil food web, which is a complex network of organisms that live in the soil and help plants grow. Compost introduces beneficial bacteria and fungi to the soil, which break down organic matter and make nutrients available to plants. Compost also attracts earthworms, insects, and other creatures that aerate the soil and create channels for water and air.</span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Composting is fun and easy to do! You can start composting at home with a simple bin or pile in your backyard, or even indoors with a worm bin or a bokashi system. You can also join a community composting program or drop off your food scraps at a local farmers market or garden center. There are many options for composting that suit different lifestyles and preferences.</span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As you can see, composting is a great way to turn your trash into treasure and help the environment at the same time. Happy composting!</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you live in NYC, you can </span><a href="https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/food-scraps-and-yard-waste-page/nyc-food-scrap-drop-off-locations" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">drop off your composts</a><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"> at a location closest to you!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Learn more about the <a href="https://www.compostfoundation.org/ICAW/ICAW-Home" rel="nofollow">International Compost Awareness Week</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">YouTube Video Credit: </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5KAfmSJjIk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5KAfmSJjIk</a></span></span></div><br /><p></p>Mr. Jamalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15854661494571296459noreply@blogger.com0